Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro 7

Premetto che leggo manga da almeno 25 anni, spaziando in quasi tutti i generi (tranne i mecha che proprio non li digerisco), quindi un discreto metro di paragone, se pur ovviamente soggettivo, mi sento di averlo.Ho preso il primo tankobon di "Don't toy with me, Miss Nagatoro" qualche anno fa più per curiosità che per reale interesse: conoscendo i precedenti lavori di Nanashi-sensei (che possiamo definire...come dire...VM18 e per stomaci forti!) ero proprio curioso di vedere come si sarebbe destreggiato con un lavoro mainstream e decisamente più "tranquillo".Ne sono rimasto folgorato."Don't toy with me, Miss Nagatoro" è una commedia romantica fresca e divertete ma che sa anche regalare momenti di inaspettata dolcezza.Ma quello che da a questo manga due marce in più rispetto ad altre opere come "Teasing Master Takagi-san" oppure "Uzaki-chan wants to hang out!", che sono simili per spunto e premesse iniziali, è l'evidente evoluzione della storia e dei personaggi (quindi non bisogna aspettare il 200esimo capitolo perchè qualcosa si muova, qua in ogni capitolo si fa un piccolo passo avanti nella relazione tra i due protagonisti) e quella dose perfetta di ecchi che mette un po' di sano pepe nella storia.Hayase Nagatoro è una forza della natura che può essere dolce angelo e sadico diavolo allo stesso tempo...e Nanashi disegna questa doppia anima in maniera magistrale, dandole mille espressioni che spesso valgono più di tutti i dialoghi possibili.In conclusione, attualmente "Don't toy with me, Miss Nagatoro" è il mio manga preferito (2° posto per "The dangers in my heart", 3° per "Higehiro") e sicuramente entra nei primi 5 manga più belli che abbia mai letto.

i always loved this series its so funny every time when im down i just read this series and it makes me happy and laugh.

Fajna i bardzo śmieszna książka.

I love it, Can’t wait for future volumes

So, those of you who follow my reviews know that I abhor bullying of any kind. Yes, yes, I know, it's overwhelmingly pervasive throughout this series, its a main part of the premise of this story. However, for the most part, Miss Nagatoro is teasing Senpai, in rather obnoxious, yet good-natured ways. She just happens to go too far now and then. Yet, looking back, every single time Senpai was the target of actual bullying, Miss Nagatoro stepped in to stop it. She's got a rep as one bad ass little cookie. A lot of people are terrified of her. I like the characters, I like the story, I just think there could be a wee bit less bullying of Senpai. Poor guy. I was his total opposite growing up. I had extensive martial arts training from an early age. I hated bullies. I routinely stood up to and mopped the floor with bullies. And not just those who attempted to pick on me. Anytime I saw bullying, I stepped in and stopped it. By the start of high school, I had been given the nick name of "The Bully Smasher". I was well known, and my fighting abilities, which were of the most superior ability gave many other teens reason to go to great lengths to be nice to me, in case they ever needed to be rescued. Kids would offer me money and gifts to go beat up this or that bully. I refused any payment, coming from a wealthy family, I had no need of their stuff. Usually all I had to do was verbally confront the bully in front of other kids, that almost always was enough to not only stop the bullying, but often caused the bully to go seek out his victim(s) and apologize, in hopes of avoiding getting a beat down from me. I to this day absolutely HATE bullying. I have never been able to understand the mindset of victims of bullying - to just take it, to cower, to accept it without rebuke. You see, at an early age, I witnessed some other kids being bullied, and I made up my mind right then and there I would never be a victim. I would never take it. I refused to stand down. As an adult, I'm 6'5" and the size of a gorilla. Seriously. I still occasionally encounter bullying in the adult world, and while I'm much less likely to become physically violent, I ALWAYS will step in and lecture the bully. My size, and steadfast demeanor, along with having a steel testicular fortitude, well that usually causes the bully to immediately stop, and quickly leave the area. I mean, if you were a jerk who was giving some poor fellow grief, and suddenly a very large, very angry gorilla appeared out of nowhere and got right in your face, would you stick around? I think not. So, Senpai, and all those in this world who are bullied, know this: while you can't (and shouldn't) fight back physically, you CAN stand up and say NO MORE! Seek out the protection of an authority figure, be it a teacher, principal, police officer, work superior, or even a man of the cloth. The same goes for you who witness bullying: you DON'T (and shouldn't) have to stay silent. Use your voice, use your wits. No one deserves to be subjected to bullying, be they male, female, or otherwise; 15 or 50, white, black, brown, or purple. Make the world a better place by standing up and saying NO to bullying. You CAN make a difference. Because if YOU don't stand up, who WILL?