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Zettai Kareshi  
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Description
From Viz:
Rejected way too many times by good-looking (and unattainable) guys, shy Riiko Izawa goes online and signs up for a free trial of a mysterious Nightly Lover "figure." The very next day a cute naked guy is delivered to her door, and he wants to be her boyfriend!
Has Riiko died and gone to heaven? The cute guy turns out to be sweet, smart, a great cook, and lots more. And he looks like a million bucks, which is what he's going to cost Riiko if she doesn't return him in time...

*Includes two other side stories in the last volume called:

Ohoshisama ni wa Sasemasen! (I Won't Let You Become A Star!) -
A special short story that was published in a freebie book put out in Sho-Comi. Sneaking into a boys' school to exterminate ghosts! However, what is the boy Chima has always admired doing there...!?
- ShoujoMagic

Shounen Aromatic (Aromatic Boy) -
Kabuki Takitsugu is a boy who has the family trait of smell. He can smell anyone's fragrance and find their perfect match. One day, a mysterious girl named Hatsune appears before him, asking him to find a match for her. But, for some strange reason.. Hatsune doesn't have a scent.

Type
Manga

Related Series
N/A

Associated Names
絶対彼氏。
Absolute Boyfriend
I Won't Let You Become A Star
I Won't Let You Become a Star!
Lui ou Rien ! (French)
Shounen Aromatic
Zekkare

Groups Scanlating
Aerie Scans
ShoujoMagic
Syuura
Syuura's Angels
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Latest Release(s)
v.5 c.29 by Syuura (2765d ago)
v.6 c.30-32v2 by Aerie Scans (2822d ago)
v.5 c.28 by Syuura's Angels (2868d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
6 Volumes (Complete)
3 Bunko Volumes

Completely Scanlated?
Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter
N/A

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User Rating
Average: 7.8 / 10.0 (1158 votes)
Bayesian Average: 7.78 / 10.0
10
 22% (253 votes)
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7+
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Last Updated
May 21st 2013, 10:11am PST


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Year
2003

Original Publisher

Serialized In (magazine)
Sho-comi (Shogakukan)
Shojo Beat (Viz)

Licensed (in English)
Yes

English Publisher
Chuang Yi (6 Volumes - Complete)
Viz (6 Volumes - Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #795 increased(+245)
Monthly Pos #1618 increased(+36)
3 Month Pos #1400 decreased(-28)
6 Month Pos #1373 increased(+32)

List Stats
On 420 reading lists
On 356 wish lists
On 3353 completed lists
On 130 unfinished lists
On 198 custom lists

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Excellent.   
Rating: N/A
by Sabuya
October 4th, 2007, 7:16pm
Zettai Kareshi was a good mnaga. Just what I'd expecteds from Yuu Watase, but the ending was very heartbreaking. I believe it deserves a ten, but I'll minus .5 because it wasn't an ending I had hoped for.
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very good!   
Rating: N/A
by oblique
August 2nd, 2007, 5:49am
This is one of the very few Yuu Watase mangas that i didn't hate! sure, the main character kind of bugged me (as all Yuu Watase characters seem to do, haha), but the story and the art more the made up for it. still, like most people here, I was a little disappointed with the ending, however it did seem appropriate for the plot. It was probably better than a boring sappy ending with everyone happy, which I hate that even more than sad ones.

... Last updated on August 2nd, 2007, 5:51am
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Rating   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by akkung
July 16th, 2007, 12:21pm
although before I finished reading the series I rated it as a 6. But as I got more into it , I completely fell in love with it. It is so touching I love it. Especially in the end I actually cried. A perfect 10 for this.
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one of the best manga i've read   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by starbuckx
January 6th, 2007, 9:27pm
this manga was one of the best manga's i've ever read. it's funny, yet touching. i think it had a great ending, since it left the reader emotional. i cried so hard in the ending >< and for a few days, i couldn't even look at the other volumes. yes, this is a great manga, but i kinda hope they don't make this into an anime series since anime doesn't turn out as well as manga >_O
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touching manga indeed   
Rating: N/A
by akurashy
July 26th, 2006, 6:52pm
The manga is pretty funny,
I kinda predicted that Night won't last forever because of his hardware but still

The draws are amazing D:
also good to laugh D:
good drama =o

and in the end, there is no such thing as perfect :P *kills everyone with reality o.o*
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night is the no.1 bishounen!!!!!!   
Rating: N/A
by funki3
June 12th, 2006, 9:47am
i love this manga!! it's so cute!! and no one cud resist de ever-charming Night!! the only thing is i HATE THE ENDING!!!!!!!!!!! i cried so badly knowing that night is ... i f i was riiko, i wud cry for more than a month!!! dis manga is very different from watase-sensei's usual happy ending stories.. i reli wish i cud have Night as my "zettai kareshi"
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Skim it, don't read it   
Rating: 4.0 / 10.0
by mynameissusie
March 22nd, 2013, 12:16pm
If you want to skim through a manga quickly, then this is a good series to read. If you want character development and original plot, then I would not recommend this story. The characters are all one-dimensional, and the story draws on standard shoujo tropes. However, the artist has a consistent artistic style, and her drawing neither improves nor degenerates as the series progresses. This consistency is a definite positive!
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Nice   
Rating: N/A
by Skaro
July 26th, 2010, 9:49pm
I quite liked this manga. As several shoujo mangas, it's full of clichés, but they are really well developed and nice. You don't feel like all the cliches are being rushed into the scene to please you. Instead, the story moves at a nice pace and makes you wanna keep on reading.

The idea of a girl having to choose between two seemingly perfect guys is quite repetitive in shoujo mangas, but I believe this is one of the stories in which it makes you really, really sad when the girl has to actually choose one. In several others is oh! - so - obvious who she is going to go for and the lack of feelings on the part of the rejected guy makes you feel like this cannot be real. Here it almost made me cry seeing how the rejected guy reacted.

I wouldn't praise the ending, 'cause I don't think I completely understood it. I don't like endings which don't clearly show you what's happening or who the main character is going to stay with. Here you can understand either that she is going to wait forever for the one guy or move on and go for the other one.

All the same, I would recommend this to shoujo manga readers who like sweet stories with a bit of drama and sci fi in it.
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ARGH!!! The Ending!!! D:   
Rating: 6.0 / 10.0
by astroasis
February 18th, 2010, 11:11pm
I think it's sad that this manga was my first introduction to Yuu Watase's work. It left me with a bad impression of her and a wondering of how it was she'd gotten so popular. I've since read a lot of her other titles and am slowly starting to reassess my opinions.

I think Night would've been a better character for me (more likable) had Soshi not been in the picture. I mean, the girl needs a robot boyfriend when she has a hottie next door who's in love with her? And then the whole "Do I date this robot or the hot real guy next door" dilemma was so frustrating. Hello? Robot or Human? Is this really a decision you need to stress yourself out over?

I kept reading, wanting to see how this would all end... and I have to say, I wish I hadn't. The ending was absolutely horrid. I'm going to use a spoiler tag here, so I can sufficiently rant about it for a moment:
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ARGH!!! This is one of the worst endings I've ever seen! It would've been one thing if Riiko had chosen Soshi as her man... but no, Yuu Watase went another way with this one. A ridiculous way. Riiko chooses Night... and then he goes kaput, so she ends up with Soshi anyway. On what planet is this a good ending? Soshi knows he's not the guy Riiko really wants to be with - and not only that, she chose a friggin' ROBOT over him. Night's kaput, so the ending sucks for him, too. And Riiko is now stuck with her second choice, always pining away for the first choice... who was a friggin' robot. Absolutely ridiculous.


I feel generous giving this manga a 6... but on the other hand, as much as I dislike the ending and found the characters/plot pretty ridiculous, it was still a decent read. It had its charming moments, I suppose... and wasn't a complete waste of time.

Also, it's always nice to have a horrible ending to complain about. XD
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There should be an anime also   
Rating: N/A
by darcyaglow
December 22nd, 2009, 1:01pm
I do not know why people here complaning so much =.=
This manga is obviously good! Just admit that!
The artwork is beautiful and the length of the series is just nice. Not so many unnecessary scenes though (the improvement of Yuu Watase) and not a single dull moment.
I do enjoy all the series.
There r many cliche in manga and it is impossible for the mangaka to come up with the totally 100% original idea. But I do think that if the mangaka can express her own style in story-telling and artwork, she is the winner.
Anyway, there should be an anime ^^ I think it gonna be successful just like the drama and the manga itself.
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