With the really dubious premise of "sadomasochistic romance" you might think this has a lot of fanservice or something, but it doesn't at all. In fact, it's adorable. One of my favorites series; it really shows how S&M isn't just some off-the-wall fetish, and it isn't like Nana to Kaoru in that it's not perverted at all. I explain this better in a review I wrote for the series, but basically the idea of "control and being controlled", "dominating and being submissive" is explored in a surprisingly cute and heartfelt way. Nana to Kaoru can also be cute and heartfelt, but not nearly as much as Honto no Kanojo.

Full review:
https://terrenceswiff.wordpress.com/2016/08/01/honto-no-kanojo/

... about a budding S&M relationship. The manga isn't long - chapters are typically 10-13 pages -, but I enjoyed the romance, and it ends at a fitting point.
Oh, and thankfully, there's no frickin' love triangle...

Quite an adorable manga with some harshness to it, but that's what gives it that special something.
The art is pretty, but the panels are a bit cramped.
The dialogue is amusing and flowing enough to keep you interested, and the punchlines here and there really hit the spot.
I assume it's going to be a short manga, so there won't be much development, but it's enjoyable nonetheless.
Moe's fetishistic love for Yuuka is a big plus. ;p

... Last updated on October 24th, 2013, 10:23am