I really had fun with this one; a nice, funny romantic comedy that has great characters and a good story arc that shows a lot of growth from the main characters (specifically, the heroine).

And although the genre listings don't reflect it, this is also surprisingly ecchi. Not all the time mind you, but about once or twice a volume you're hit with a chapter that comes out of nowhere and really cranks up the naughtiness factor. It's all done in fun though, and it's never detracts from the main storyline.

I guess the only negative I have with this story is the artwork is less than stellar. It's passable, especially considering the type of story it is, but it definitely isn't going to win any awards.

So if you're looking for a good romantic comedy, and don't mind a touch of ecchiness now and than, I highly recommend The Hating Girl. It's got enjoyable characters, a good, nicely-paced plot and an ending that leaves you with a smile on your face.

I agree with the previous comments. There were some hearty laughters mixed with curiosity in the beginning .But the story fell into the ole animeish stereotypical romance. A guy too shy to admit it, a girl too dumb to understand what's going on. In the end an arrow is just an arrow. Well, funny but forgetable.

Had some funny moments and a unique story (or rather heroine) then it got a little bit boring because it repeated the same storyelements again and again, maybe the mangaka run out of ideas. Nevertheless I thought it could become interesting but suddenly the mangaka finished the main story in 2 chapters and it ended abruptly, a little bit disappointing. The whole manga is quite forgetable but not bad.

Awesome manga. Laugh-out-loud funny, full of poignant moments, unique from beginning to end... what is there not to like about it?

Well, you could say the artwork is crude (even though it gets better as it goes on). However, the characters are so great, the gags are so funny, the touching parts are so unexpected and honest... that complaining about the graphics just seems petty to me. And Azumi is pretty all along, arrow and all, so what the hell.

I'll say this for "The hating girl": I have a ton of manga I want to read and precious little time to do so. So it speaks volumes that I choose to delay reading new manga in order to go back and enjoy this wonderful little story once again.

The manga is has some nice and funny moments, but overall very forgetable as it follows all the sterotypes for this genre.