Ore Monogatari!!

Description

Takeo Goda is a giant guy with a giant heart. Too bad the girls don’t want him! (They want his good-looking best friend, Sunakawa.) Used to being on the sidelines, Takeo simply stands tall and accepts his fate. But one day, when he saves a girl named Yamato from a harasser on the train, his (love!) life suddenly takes an incredible turn!

Takeo can hardly believe it when he crosses paths with Yamato again, and he finds himself falling in love with her… But with handsome Sunakawa around, does Takeo even stand a chance?

Source: VIZ Media, Vol. 1

Note: Won the award for Best Shoujo Manga at the 37th Kodansha Manga Awards and was nominated for the 6th Manga Taishou in 2013. Was also nominated for the 18th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize "Reader Award" in 2014. Won the 61st Shogakukan Manga Award for Shoujo.

Type

Manga

Related Series

Ore Koi!! (Side Story)

Ore Ride!! (Side Story)

Associated Names

!!قصتي

Câu Chuyện Tình Tôi!!

Mano meilės istorija

Mi historia de amor

Mon histoire (French)

My Love Story!!

My Story!!

Oremonogatari!!

ไม่หล่อแต่เร้าใจ

オレモノガタリ!!

俺物語！！

Groups Scanlating

N/A

Latest Release(s)

N/A

Status in Country of Origin

14 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1

Ends at Vol 10, Chap 35

User Reviews

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Forum

5 topics, 12 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8.6 / 10.0 (529 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.48 / 10.0

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Last Updated

December 17th, 2025 8:15pm PST - 15 hours ago

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Genre

Comedy Drama Romance School Life Shoujo Slice of Life
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Category Recommendations

Ore Koi!!

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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)

Bessatsu Margaret (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

VIZ Media (14 Volumes; Completed)

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3 Month Pos #2621

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6 Month Pos #2969

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Year Pos #3343

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On 1019 wish lists

On 539 completed lists

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Forum Posts Click to view the forum

My Love Story!! returns for 2 new chapters

2 years ago

Ore Monogatari!! Gets Live-Action Film

6 years ago

Ore Monogatari!!" is Approaching Climax

10 years ago

Best shoujo

11 years ago

Ore Monogatari gets anime!

11 years ago

User Comments [ Order by usefulness ]

I Love it

by Ani Meh
4 months ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

When the anime first came out, I was immediately drawn in and knew I wanted to read the manga someday. After a few years, I finally did and it was absolutely worth the wait!

What stood out to me the most was the adorable and wholesome relationship between Yamato and Takeo. Their dynamic is sweet, sincere, and refreshingly genuine. But what truly kept me invested in the story was the deep, unshakable friendship between Takeo and Sunakawa. Their bond is built on such pure love that it honestly became the heart of the story for me. I was initially worried the author might go down the route I’ve seen in other manga—turning Suna into a romantic rival for either the male or female lead. Thankfully, that never happened. Instead, Suna remains a loyal, steady presence who genuinely supports his best friend without any hidden agenda.

Overall, this manga left me with a full heart. It’s a story not just about romantic love, but also about deep, lasting friendship!

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Wholesome

by LienHoa
2 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

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Great

by Hanatarot
3 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Read the manga, love how different and refreshing it is along with the wholesome of the story. Next to see something different for a change.

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Romance, Bromance, Manliness

by MondSemmel
5 years ago

Rating: 8.7 / 10.0

This is a great shoujo manga with a fantastic and unique protagonist. Takeo is strong, helpful, heroic etc., but also insecure and very thoughtful in his first romantic relationship. At first glance, Yamato seems like more of a generic love interest, but that's selling her character short. For instance, she's unusually proactive for an FL, which makes perfect sense in how their relationship is depicted.

Ultimately, I liked this story a lot, but not all of the story arcs were a hit for me. The story got a bit tropey at times, but Takeo occasionally resolves the tropes in novel ways.

That said, this was still an outstanding manga, shoujo or otherwise.

... Last updated 5 years ago

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My Personal Fave Shoujo Manga

by ChaoticOrder
6 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

This is a capital "F" Feel good story about true wholesome love. Is this the best-written story ever? No. But for me, it's my favorite. I like my drama in romance but what makes this special is the real lack of it. All of the characters are mature and will take the time to talk to each other. The main couple actually gets together fairly early on in the story, which is a nice change, so most of the drama is focused on the couple's insecurities about themselves. What's nice is that they almost never doubt the feelings that they have for each other, it's always "Am I good enough for him/her?". A fear that I can personally relate to.

Takeo, Male MC, I really relate to him and his insecurities. I may not be a 7-foot slab of pure muscle, but mentally he and I are similar and have the same values and fears. Yamato is the sweetest thing, she is cute and the perfect opposite to Takeo's character. Lastly, Suna (Makoto) is the best Bro that anyone could ask for. He is super understanding and acts as the voice of reason for the lovestruck couple, willing to listen and help with each of their problems. The Bromance between Takeo and Suna is real.

This series is Pure diabetes. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys Shoujo and romance. Also, watch the anime. It is an excellent adaptation.

... Last updated 3 years ago

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I dont care what others say

by Nikiharamai
7 years ago

Rating: N/A

I finally got to finish this hahahaha.

I am personally very simple minded. If the story is good and not annoying, I will read and finish it and not go too deep just to complain about it.

First and foremost, I don't understand why cant a shoujo manga not just be about girls?? The genre is to target mainly female audience NOT that it has to be about girls only.

Secondly, I admit that there are not much proper climax (/problem) to really overcome in this whole story. They solved it all pretty quickly and cleanly, but oh well, it isn't supposed to be 100% realistic anyways lol

Thirdly, I love OT3 - Takeo, Makoto (/Suna), Yamato
While the bromance is cool and all, I actually find it nice where Yamato is also able to confide in Suna as a friend would. She doesn't act all giddy being with him and Suna also doesn't become that 2nd lead dude who falls for his bbf girlfriend because they confide in him.

Lastly, the only reason why I put a 9 instead of 10 for ratings is that towards the end, it felt a little...stale?

But it is a good short read. 🙂

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Full of valuable lessons.

by incelebration
7 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

This series is amazing and should be required reading for all femoids young and old. Yamato is the platonic ideal of a femoid and it would do so many uppity femoids good to learn a lesson on proper feminine behavior from her. It is quite easy to tell some previous commenters have been upset at having their abundant inadequacies rubbed in their face while reading this, leading to unfair unfavorable reviews.

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I don't understand

by Himeowchama
9 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Oh yea? U guys wanna talk about how Yamato is suffering bc of the social conventions and how she must act or else she'll be hated by other characters? Lol. Honey, I've read a lot of bothersome mangas with useless heroines and their asshole partners. People hating this must not have read other shoujo mangas lololol

A lot of "shoujo" fans are bashing this show reallyyyy hard and then there's cough Wolf Girl and Black Prince cough

... Last updated 9 years ago

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Sweet, Unique, Pure Fluff

by NoOneSpecial75
10 years ago

Rating: 7.5 / 10.0

The premise of Ore Monogatari!! is kind of a double edged sword. Is it incredibly cute? Yes. Does it pull off the comedy? Pretty well. Is a story like this that breaks Japanese attractiveness stereotypes unique and a long time coming? Absolutely!

But at the same time, there's no real drama or tension, and so I'm never really rushing to get the next volume - I just pick it up and read it when I have the chance. It lacks the momentum for me to ever consider it a favorite title, but it accomplishes what it sets out to do and I would recommend it.

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shoujo manga that manly

by reivatin
11 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

what else??

it's categorized as shoujo
but i see it too manly for shoujo

mostly main char in shoujo is girl catch up a "GREAT" boy and the end is their having together
this one is mostly make the custom fall apart
the MC is guy with, well, very build body, but good heart
at least there are some girl notice and fall in love
and luckily (yeah this is the best part), they going out
not some romcom and tsundere style whatever
straight, the like each other, they going out
and this is the story of them when they going out
not the story before they going out where the end is when the confess

at least this story i like to continue to read
for now it's good for male and female audience

oh btw, the MC (takeo) is not dense or whatever about girls around him that (secretly) liking him
he is only have one in his mind, and it's yamada
which is nice

... Last updated 11 years ago

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