No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular! Vol. 1 (No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!) Kindle & comiXology

For those who watched the anime first, take note that the show doesn't follow the manga chronologically: there's some manga chapters here and there mixed together to make a single episode. It appears that the first 4 volumes of the manga are covered by the anime, and maybe you can continue with the 5th volume, but I'd recommend starting from the beginning with the manga because there are some things missed by the anime.What I love about this manga is how relatable it can be. Much of the humor is cringe-humor, and it's sometimes fueled by second-hand embarrassment. I find myself cringing and feeling Tomoko's embarrassment a lot, but it always turns out funny and very enjoyable. It's also one of the very few slice-of-life manga I really love. And I don't know about you guys, but I really like the added touch of digital hearts that shine in the light on the front and back covers (As shown in the picture provided). The cover art is really nice to look at. If you're into cringe comedy and can handle embarrassing situations, give this manga a try!

Anyone who has had to deal with feeling isolated or felt the need to shut themselves away from people will resonate with the story and main character.Vol. 1 Sets up the plot and a few characters well.The art and style aren't bad at all, but it's not uniquely remarkable either.The story has a way of pulling you into embarrassing or awkward situations and, more often than not, watching them crumble to pieces. I don't know whether to laugh or cry at times but what I do know is that before you know it, you're at the other end wanting more.I'm anxiously awaiting Vol. 2 and both hope and expect it to sell just as well as Vol. 1.

"No matter how I look at it, it's you guys' fault I'm not popular" or more commonly known as "WataMote" short for its original Japanese name - Watashi ga motenai no wa dou kangaete mo omaera ga warui. This title is the little engine that could. Nearly halfway through its original run the comic was going to be pulled due to low popularity [ironic isn't it?], but thanks to a certain online image board that went out of their way to import the books en masse it was not only saved, but an animated series were also made. Now we have here the official YEN Press release.WataMote takes the slice of life genre and rather than having a typical eye candy type protagonist that is destined for a fated romance in a coming of age story instead focuses on an awkward paranoid [you know the kind usually reserved as background character] freshman girl. Tomoko is our next door girl, an everyday heroine, with average looks, she's somewhat underdeveloped, isn't outstanding at anything, well except playing dating sims, looking at image boards online or watching tv animes; however she believes these skills set will translate flawlessly to real society and thus grant her popularity and a happy fulfilling high school life - cue reality. Most of the story deals with her setting up situations which we understand in hindsight as traps for herself and failing to reach her goal of popularity and happiness in the most absurdly amusing amazing and epic ways. Some of the facial expressions the manga artist has created are absolutely astounding. Give it a try especially if you are a closet otaku, you won't regret it. A very heartwarming and hilarious story.

I love this manga! The story is fairly simple, but every situation our heroine finds herself in just gives me that, "Oh no what is she doing?!" feeling and it keeps me drawn in. I can't help but wonder what she will do next and if she will be moderately successful. I am aspiring to be a mangaka someday and I must say I love these artists art style! They use little tone and rely more on their beautiful pen work to create a simple, yet dazzling art style. Some may say I am exaggerating about the art, but it really has a simple look that enthralls me. Most manga these days are extremely detailed to the point to where I cannot enjoy the characters or the story because I am confused about what I'm looking at! Overall this is an amazing manga, one of my favorites I've ever read and believe me I've read a lot! I have high hopes for this series and I just have to recommend this, especially if you've had a hard time making friends in school. I didn't have friend trouble, but I also wasn't popular and I can definitely relate to the crazy ideas she has about how popular kids act and such. 5 gold stars!!

The story revolves around Tomoko Kuroki, a 15 year old girl who suffers strongly from antisocial personality disorder. The series as a whole is know for two things 1; providing one of the most serious looks of Tomoko disease and 2; using comedy to help off set what could be a rather oppressive subject. : Now I'm no mental health professional, but the series really did help me to appreciate the struggle a person who suffers mental health problems and for that I am grateful. It's cool when a manga makes you stop and think. Personally I like things light hearted so the comedic situations Tomoko can find herself in both made me laugh and find touching. So if you're looking for a different sort of manga way not give it a read and maybe you to might learn something new.

I don't remember why I picked this up. Maybe it was the description. Maybe because I watched part of the anime adaptation on crunchy roll(which you should check out and I think it's called WaTaMoTe there). But I do know I loved it. It's a great read and a very enjoyable manga. Tomoko reminds me a lot of myself at that age(she's 15). She thinks things will change simply because she's starting high school. She thinks she'll suddenly become popular. But life just doesn't work that way and reading about her various failures to even talk to people or be in the same room as other people are hilarious. She has a wonderfully sharp tongue, but only in her own mind. I enjoy everything about this manga(and the anime too)!

I bought these as a directed gift from a younger relative, and found myself laughing all the way through.I had to learn how to read it back-to-front first, but once that cultural confusion was cleared, the pages turned themselves.An extremely good depiction of being a teenager. The main character sits up all night googling "how to be popular" and worrying obsessively that people won't like her, to the point where it becomes self-fulfilling and she trudges through a lonely school life. True to many teens, she's naive and horrifyingly judgmental of everyone but herself. She takes social cues from the absolute worst possible junk culture, with no defense against heavily-sexualized mass media marketed towards teenagers. I found myself cringing a lot in part-recognition of what life was like during that awkward period, and the many social holes she digs for herself are horribly resonant. Yet her comedic misadventures are bathed in pathos, and you can't help but want her to be happy one day.The fourth volume  No Matter How I Look At It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!, Vol. 4  in particular has a heart-breaking sequence in which our anti-heroine splits from a class outing she's been preparing for quite a while, and in one silent page she visits an arcade, then a bookshop, and then mingles anonymously with the Christmas shopping crowds. That one page captures "all dressed up and nowhere to go" perfectly.I don't claim to "understand manga" on the back of this one series, but I can see what the fuss is about now, at least. I was expecting something partly exploitative or crassly sexualized, and got a genuinely funny, genuinely touching, genuinely intelligent story instead. Would that Western graphic novels learn from this sort of Japanese storytelling, we've lost our way in the thirty years I've been reading comics, that's for sure. No Matter How I Look At It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!, Vol. 4

I watched the anime first before reading the manga (the anime is titled Watamote, if you're interested) and really enjoyed it. The gist of the story is about how Tomoko, the shy, introverted protagonist, expected to get more popular once she started high school. Suffice to say that this does not happen, and Tomoko tries various methods in order to improve her popularity. She's a bit of an airhead and ends up embarrassing herself every time. It's mostly comedy but at the same time you can't help but feel a bit sorry for her over her repeated failures.The manga is very good, love the cover's non-glossy feel (prevents fingerprints from showing); Tomoko's character in the manga is almost identical to the anime's except she's a bit more judgemental here. But this also adds to the realism: her envy and jealousy at her classmates is even more pronounced and really feels like that of a resentful teenager. Don't worry about the plot getting too serious - it's almost always played for laughs. I wholeheartedly recommend it.

A manga with a lot of funny scenes I first watched this on crunchyroll anime streaming very great manga well worth buying

It's more than just the comedy the anime makes it out to be. Definitely worth a look

This is the first in a new series and I really like it. Can't wait for April when the next book comes out. Buy it!!