manga04_jpg login_tab_left_jpg
Username:   Password:    Forgot Password?
 

 
Manga Poll
How do you feel about mangakas who crossover to other genres / demographics?
9.6%
They should stick to what they're good at
73.3%
Could be interesting, so why not?
9.7%
I don't care what they write
7.3%
The mangaka are so good that of course they'll do great!

Manga is the Japanese equivalent of comics
with a unique style and following. Join the revolution! Read some manga today!



Coded in ConTEXT

Join #baka-updates @irc.irchighway.net

RSS Feed
 
 
center_left_tab Manga Info center_right_tab
 
ALL A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z 
B-Shock  
Login to add items to your list, keep track of your progress, and rate series!
Description
Nitta Arata is a typical 21 year-old junior attending college of science and engineering at Toaru University. He is bright, he's in the engineering program after all, but he definitely is from a working class background. He has been working his way through college for the past 3 years without major incident, so being swept up in a warped experiment of an equally warped professor was the last thing he expected in the second half of his college days.

One day, Arata received a letter asking him to meet someone whose initials were "N.H." at a relatively secluded location on campus. The letter looked suspiciously like a "love letter", but Arata had his doubts. More likely it was a cruel practical joke perpetrated by one of his buddies, especially when the initials matched those belonging to "Nogi Hatsune", also know as "Miss Engineer", the reigning heartthrob of the engineering department. Why would somebody like her be interested in a nobody like himself? The short answer was that she would not be interested, but why take the chance of missing out? So there was Arata, in ultra-cynical mode, waiting at the appointed location when he was suddenly grabbed from behind! His last thoughts as world turned to black was that the gloved hands covering his mouth and nose reeked of ether...

Type
Manga

Related Series
N/A

Associated Names
B Shock

Groups Scanlating

Latest Release(s)
v.4 c.51-52 (end) by Franky House (630d ago)
v.4 c.47-52 (end) by Manga-Sketchbook (644d ago)
v.4 c.50 by Franky House (646d ago)
Search for all releases of this series

Status in Country of Origin
4 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?
Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter
N/A

User Reviews
N/A

User Rating
Average: 7.5 / 10.0 (238 votes)
Bayesian Average: 7.51 / 10.0
10
 11% (25 votes)
9+
 17% (40 votes)
8+
 21% (49 votes)
7+
 34% (80 votes)
6+
 9% (21 votes)
5+
 3% (8 votes)
4+
 3% (6 votes)
3+
 2% (4 votes)
2+
 0% (1 votes)
1+
 2% (4 votes)

Last Updated
October 4th 2009, 5:48am PST

Image

Genre

Recommendations

Forum

Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year
1999

Original Publisher

Serialized In (magazine)
Weekly Young Jump (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)
No

English Publisher
N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #674 increased(+196)
Monthly Pos #1603 increased(+131)
3 Month Pos #2629 increased(+201)
6 Month Pos #3093 increased(+96)

List Stats
On 212 reading lists
On 142 wish lists
On 663 completed lists
On 18 unfinished lists
On 21 custom lists


Note: You must be logged in to update information on this page.

Forum Posts
No topics currently in the forum, view the forum or add a new topic now.

User Comments [ Order by usefulness ]
 

You must login to comment for this series! Register an account.

This is one of my favourite romantic/comedy mangas EVER by apart01 on January 26th, 2009, 1:25pm

First of all, the this is one of those mangas that gave me numerous Laugh Out LOUD moments and my stomach was aching from the constant laughing. The jokes were genuinely funny and the funny expressions the characters have only adds to the charm and funny factor of the manga.

However, the romance was poorly developed as some people have said. The manga goes on for 3 volumes with nothing much happening in the romance department (even though we know the main characters HAVE to hook up as a rule of romance mangas) Then comes the volume 4 and BAM the romance begins to develop (2 volumes too late IMO) Therefore, the development was rushed, the ending was rushed, many characters, and i mean important characters, only made it into the manga once or twice.

Despite the 'rushiness' the ending left me with a good feeling and was a good ending in my books compared to other mangas. It would have scored a 10 if the romance and the ending were not so rushed. (Kinda wish it was longer because i wanted more)

Rating: 8  / 10.0


Did you find this comment useful? Yes  No
  
......... by o0James0o on August 10th, 2008, 12:56pm

very nice...... its kinda romance manga but the last volume is rushed and many characters only appear once..... would be awesome if the manga is longer...

Rating: 9  / 10.0


Did you find this comment useful? Yes  No
  
very original by lonny on July 2nd, 2008, 6:05pm

The plot was really original. I really liked this manga. I feel like the ending was a little rushed but it was pretty good. I definitely think that this is more of a comedy with a dash of romance and not for those who are looking for romance.

Rating: 9  / 10.0


Did you find this comment useful? Yes  No
  
i hate the robot -.-U its scary! by lovelyevilness on April 23rd, 2008, 11:51am

the story a funny normalstory that ends... in well i wont tell but its also well kinda simple story, stil i put a 10 it mae me laught and lov when they make me laught! but... that robot..omg....i hate it! its almost like a clown.... scary!

Rating: 10  / 10.0


Did you find this comment useful? Yes  No
  
Augh... by JJTang on March 16th, 2008, 9:17am

At first, I thought it was a good comedy. Then, I found that the story went absolutely nowhere, and the romance was very poorly developed. The ending was horrible. You get a few kicks from the comedy, but that's about it. The chapters are extremely short too. I expected too much.

Rating: 7  / 10.0


Did you find this comment useful? Yes  No
  
Better then I thought by GeoHolyhart on February 28th, 2008, 7:21am

It was better then I thought, but still not great. Like many others mentioned it was a fairly straightforward plot, which comes with it pros and cons. You won't remember this story far in the future, but it was fun and easy to read while it lasted.

Rating: 7.2  / 10.0


Did you find this comment useful? Yes  No
  
Something to pass the time by tazman0208 on February 22nd, 2008, 3:28pm

This manga has a weak plot to say the least, totally predictable and felt more like random ideas where just being tossed around all throughout the story. I found that the initial idea was pretty unique, two people put in that situation, what would they do and how would they end up. Unfortunately the mangaka did not exploit all the benefits behind this idea and I felt that it was kinda wasted on simple humouristic situations and complete lack of any twist. The romance was also lacking, two people in their situation I would have expected to see romance growing between the two leads and maybe even throw in some ecchi situations. Unfortunately, that was not the case. In the end, the manga has no real plot and lacking in romance and the comedy was average at best. I gave it a rating of 7 just because it was interesting enough to keep me entertained for a few hours.

Rating: 7  / 10.0


Did you find this comment useful? Yes  No
  
Not world-shaking, but fun nonetheless by Geese1 on February 16th, 2008, 4:30pm

As others have pointed out, you're not getting more than an average romantic comedy with this one. The plot is fairly straightforward and predictable, and the characters pretty one-dimensional. Also, the artwork isn't horrible, but it isn't great either; strictly average at best.

Even with all this though, when all was said and done I still had fun with it. The simpleness of everything really means you can cruise through this without overloading your brain, and although the end comes quick (too quick in my book), it's still fairly satisfying and gives a decent close to the series.

Recommended for fans of the genre who have a few hours to waste.

Rating: 7  / 10.0


Did you find this comment useful? Yes  No
  
Simple -almost primitive- but good by Decel on February 15th, 2008, 6:31pm

The low quality art almost pushed me away from this series; the story is simple, the events are simple, heck even the secondary characters are one-dimensional. Now that I've finished it, I can say that I can't regret reading it.

Recommended for those who are lacking anything interesting to read.

Rating: 7.5  / 10.0


Did you find this comment useful? Yes  No
  
it just suddenly ends by kanvas on February 15th, 2008, 11:53am

it was doing ok but then it just ends. yeah just suddenly over. Feel like that the author decided not to continue the series over night and so he/she made up a short, rather meaningless ending.

Rating: 7  / 10.0


Did you find this comment useful? Yes  No
  
  Pages (3) [ 1 2 3 ] Next Page
Show  entries per page 

You must login to comment for this series! Register an account.
Manga Search
MANGA Fu
MEMBERS
TEAM-BU

Random Manga
Related Affiliate

N/A

footer