Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun (Monthly Girls Nozaki-kun)

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Episodes: 12

Specials: 6

Run time: 26 minutes

Plot

Ever wondered how a mangaka’s (manga artist) daily life goes on beyond the world of pen and paper?
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun revolves around the life of popular shoujo manga artist, Nozaki Umetaro and his so called fan, Sakura Chiyo. What was supposed to be a love confession turned out to be a fan confession as Sakura unintentionally declared herself as a fan not knowing that his crush is a mangaka in secret, pen named Yumeno Sakiko.
The supposed failed love confession turned out as a good way for them to know each other better as Sakura is unknowingly pushed into Nozaki’s world of shoujo manga. Dealing with lots of plot twists, hilarious characters and shoujo manga references, Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun will surely tickle your funny bone while teaching you the 3D concept of love.

Review

It’s not every day that you find an anime that shows you what goes on in the production of manga. An insight about the inner workings of creating delightful works is truly enlightening for curious minds.
Following the cliché tropes of a typical shoujo love story, this anime tells you a lot of things that you should and should not know about handling real life relationships. Life isn’t like the stories that you read or watch.
Packed with funny gags and cringe worthy characters that you’ll eventually learn to love, this anime screams praises to desired relationships and scenarios that are too good to be true. Who doesn’t want a fairytale love story with a happy ending?
The amount of slapstick comedy and romance is amazingly balanced in this anime. Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun is a must see if you’re just starting to watch anime or if you want something on the fluffy lovey-dovey side.