Gokinjo Monogatari

Description

Welcome to Happy Berry! No, this isn't a fruit stand, but the label dreamed up by aspiring fashion designer Mikako Koda. In her quest to make a name for herself in the fashion world, Mikako enters Yazawa Arts Academy, a prestigious art school, alongside her strictly platonic childhood friend Tsutomu. But there's one problem—Tsutomu's uncanny resemblance to a rock star skyrockets him to popularity and leads him to date the prettiest girl in school. Now Mikako can't help but wonder if what she feels is jealousy.

(Source: Viz Media)

Type

Manga

Related Series

Paradise Kiss (Sequel)

Tenshi Nanka ja Nai (Prequel)

Associated Names

Anh chàng hàng xóm

Cortili del cuore

Gokinjo, une vie de quartier

Historia de un vecindario

Neighborhood Story

Sąsiedzka opowieść (Polish)

ご近所物語

所近物语

芳邻同盟会

내 남자친구 이야기

Groups Scanlating

N/A

Latest Release(s)

N/A

Status in Country of Origin

7 Volumes (Complete)
4 Volumes (Kanzenban, Complete)
5 Volumes (Bunkoban, Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1

Ends at Vol 4, Chap 17 (E49)

User Reviews

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User Rating

Average: 8.3 / 10.0 (408 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.16 / 10.0

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Last Updated

October 18th, 2025 10:01pm PDT - 2 months ago

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Genre

Comedy Drama Romance School Life Shoujo Slice of Life
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Author(s)

YAZAWA Ai

Artist(s)

YAZAWA Ai

Year

1995

Original Publisher

Shueisha (1995; 2005; 2011)

Serialized In (magazine)

Ribon (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Viz (4 Omnibuses; Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #468

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Monthly Pos #1990 (No change)

3 Month Pos #3207

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6 Month Pos #3915

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Year Pos #5745

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List Stats

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On 636 wish lists

On 1258 completed lists

On 85 unfinished lists

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great

by andshesaysiLY
17 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

i feel like i'm one of the few people who read this before paradise kiss.
i started reading this manga a couple months ago, but i dropped it inbetween volume 3 b/c i felt it was kinda draggy.. i picked it up again today, and finished it right away 😀
the story's cute, and the characters are realistic. the art is simply gorgeous; it's so intricate. i especially love risa and takeshi's characters and designs. i guess you could say i liked the later part of the story more than the beginning...

next up is parakiss 🙂

... Last updated 13 years ago

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beautiful!

by xxamayaxx
17 years ago

Rating: N/A

I love this manga and have re-read it sooo many times! what I like best is that there are lots of little storylines, at the beginning it starts out as a pretty straight forward childhood love but it actually shows the couple together and then takes a focus on the other characters such as Ayumi (my personal favourite) and Yuusuke and I really prefer the later half of the manga which focuses on their relationship as its more interesting. To top it off we get to see trendy clothes and Midori and Akira again! this manga is completely different it has every thing a manga needs and is still pretty realistic a real gem!

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No regrets (:

by dreamit.
17 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

At first i was hesitant to read this manga b\c Paradise kiss was.. well, not tht good.
But now, i have no regrets =).
The art is unique and you'll get use to it ^_^. The story is really well done and the character development is superb!
Everything is resolved and doesn't leave you hanging (like other shoujo manga's) and it explains everything so you won't be confused. It is a story about following your dreams, friendship and Love. One of the best shoujo/romance manga's i've ever read.
Highly Recommended.<3
Ending was really well done too

They should make another manga on miwako and her 2 childhood boys ;) tht woulda been crazy. haha talk about love triangle hahhaha. I really liked how in the end, everyone is married, has a child and living happily. Especially Mikako and Tsutomu, how she's having a child and der married. haha really great ending!

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As expected of Yawaza

by Twilight_Moon
18 years ago

Rating: 8.7 / 10.0

This is probably one of the best shoujos out there. Since I already read ParaKiss, it was interesting seeing Mikako start her career as a designer. The art is beautiful, fashionable and unique. But then again this is Yawaza's work.

The characters and their relationships were developed in a realistic way. They are flawed and have imperfect personalities. The manga goes on to show how love may affect your decisions. But, I just loved Parakiss so much more... Maybe because it was a josei and showed more of the painful reality.

The ending of Gokinjo Monogatari was good, it was happy. Maybe overly joyful with no angst.. but this is a shoujo. It was good for a shoujo.

... Last updated 18 years ago

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cool

by aquamarinecharlotte
18 years ago

Rating: N/A

i love the art, it's very charming and unique, the fact that no one else draws the same makes it more fun like ouran high school host club, or even lovely complex!

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Mini Review of Sorts

by HCB
18 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Any shoujo manga connoisseur would give this two thumbs up! The mangaka put a lot of effort into costume design for every character. Styles run the gamut, from loli to punk, and each of them is well executed. You'd probably take a second glance at some of the clothes in here. Story-wise... it's engaging, and it's sure to draw you in. 😀

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Gokinjo Monogatari- Kiss the boy next door

by Orika
19 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

It's a so good manga! The art is... Yazawa-like. The story is funny, sad, romantic, serious, realistic etc. I'm a fan of MIKAKO and TSUTOMU! (And Noriji, of course!) I like all characters! Really, ALL!

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ETO...

by fluffyang
19 years ago

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it's one of the rare, best of the best reads you can ever find out there..for a manga series almost 11 years old, the art is supreme and I got blown away. The plot may come off draggy at first, but it gets better as it gets on. Packed with the right amount of everything; humour, romance and drama, what more could you ask for?
The characters are lovable and unforgettable too..I yearn for more! The cover art is really disastrous though, please don't judge from it. I guess the story fits perfectly with Mikako's little sister following her roots of design; growing up to become part of the fashion design team in Parakiss..with a fraction of her love life in there..!

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I *Love* it.

by same
19 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Yeah, it's even better than ParaKiss.
The story is lovely, the character are so real, I really loved all of them and I felt like crying a lot of times.
10/10, one of my favourites mangas.

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This is better then para kiss

by 2H
19 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

I thought this would be worse then Paradise kiss, cause ParaKiss was very good not to and its also newer, but when I read this I found out that this is way better. This is deffinitly a good read.

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