Lovely★Complex

Name: Lovely★Complex
Rating: 8.33

Love★Com
ラブ★コン
Love Com Plus
Lovely Complex Plus

Manga8.330120 votes17 volumes · 68 chaptersFinished

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Synopsis

When the taller than average 172 cm Risa Koizumi learns that her occasional nemesis, the shorter than average 156 cm Atsushi Ootani, is romantically interested in her friend, she decides to team up with him. After all, she also has feelings for his friend. Unluckily, however, their respective crushes fall for each other instead. Determined to find new love after their recent misfortunes, the pair decide to cheer each other on while maintaining their usual dynamic of constant bickering. Although they continually deny it, Risa and Ootani are more similar than they like to admit: they both have unusual heights, failing grades, identical tastes in food, and a tendency to act extremely childish. Together, they inspire laughter among their peers as a so-called comedic duo. Could the love that these two are looking for be closer than they think? [Written by MAL Rewrite] Included one-shots: Volume 12: Hoshi ni Nattemo Aishiteru Volume 16: Bokura no Ibasho

Publication notes

Lovely★Complex won the 49th Shogakukan Manga Award for shoujo in 2004. The manga was published in English as Love★Com by VIZ Media under the Shojo Beat imprint from July 3, 2007 to March 2, 2010 and was adapted to two drama CDs, a live-action movie and PlayStation 2 game in 2006, and a TV anime series in 2007.

Published

Aug 13, 2001 to Aug 13, 2007

Authors

Nakahara, Aya

External links

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MAL rank: #324
Members (MAL): 69,593
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Sequel

Lovely★Complex Two

Adaptation

Lovely★Complex (anime)

Main characters

Risa Koizumi2964 fan favorites
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Birthday: August 3 Zodiac sign:Leo Blood type: O Height: 172 cm (5 ft 7 in) Weight: 50 Kg The protagonist, Risa Koizumi is not your average Japanese high school student. Standing 172 centimetres (5 ft 8 in), Risa's height is well above that of most Japanese girls her age (the average height for a female is 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)) Ironically, her surname means 'little spring'. She and other characters compare her to a giraffe. Risa can be impulsive and strong-willed at times, and is rarely willing to display her softer side. She had a crush on Suzuki before he started dating Chiharu. In the beginning of the series, Risa is 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) but she gains 2 cm (0.79 in) in height to become 172 cm (5 ft 8 in). (Source: Wikipedia)
Atsushi Ootani1961 fan favorites
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Height: 156 cm (5 ft 1 in) Weight: 45 kg (100 lbs) Birthday: March 25 Atsushi Ootani is one of the main characters. He is very short for a boy, standing 156 centimetres (5 ft 1 in). The average height for a male in Japan is 171 cm (5 ft 7 in). Like Koizumi, Ootani's surname (roughly, "big valley") is a pun on his diminutive stature, and he can be thoughtless and rude; at heart, however, he is kind and a little silly. Ootani is also the star player of the school basketball team. Some say he wears padded shoes so he can reach 162 cm (5'3"). (Source: Wikipedia)