Heroine Shikkaku

Description

Constantly gauging the roles of others, Hatori Matsuzaki has always been the main character, so it's only fitting that she be the right one for her crush and childhood friend, Rita Terasaka. Even though he has girlfriends, she is convinced that she is the only "right" person for him and that they will eventually be together.

This is the narrative Hatori has followed her entire life. However, her whole world is thrown into chaos when Rita begins paying attention to their classmate Miho Adachi, a plain and unassuming wallflower, and they soon start dating. Hatori begins to question the nature of her reality: has she been the side character the whole time?

Official English

Type

Manga

Related Series

Hirunaka Shikkaku (Spin-Off)

Sensei Kunshu (Side Story)

Associated Names

Heroine No More

Hiroin Shikkaku

No Longer Heroine

Неужто я больше не главная героиня?

لم أعد بطلة

นางเอกตกกระป๋อง

ヒロイン失格

女主失格

헤로인 실격

Groups Scanlating

200 wpm

Anime-tion Scanlation

Autumn Scans

Girls' Generation Scanlations

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Latest Release(s)

c.Kousuke Special by KCG Scans 4 years ago

v.10 c.Extra (end) by 200wpm 11 years ago

v.10 c.35-36 by 200wpm 11 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

10 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

User Reviews

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Forum

2 topics, 14 posts

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User Rating

Average: 6.9 / 10.0 (506 votes)

Bayesian Average: 6.86 / 10.0

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Last Updated

April 8th, 2025 8:12pm PDT - 2 months ago

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Genre

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

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)

Bessatsu Margaret (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Yen Press (9 Volumes - Ongoing)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #694

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Monthly Pos #1983

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3 Month Pos #3240

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6 Month Pos #3571

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Year Pos #3991

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List Stats

On 1116 reading lists

On 867 wish lists

On 917 completed lists

On 131 unfinished lists

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This could turn out to be good & unique but only if

10 years ago

mmm so where is it going...

11 years ago

User Comments [ Order by time added ]

Okay.

by ImaginaryWishes
12 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

I really enjoyed this series in the beginning. The subversion of shoujo cliches is executed successfully and I appreciated that Hatori was a human character. She's probably not likeable to everyone, but I liked her, and how she's shameless in what she wanted. It makes her more human. And if nothing else, her facial expressions are always entertaining. I also enjoyed her interactions with her ever-suffering friend Nakajima and the other love interest, Hiromitsu. Both ended up being necessary and sympathetic characters. Rita, on the other hand, turned out to be an irredeemable asshole. The more page time he had, the crappier he got and the more I wanted to burn him. (Compare and contrast with Hiromitsu, who demonstrated that he had the capacity to change for the better). I thought that was okay, though, because I could deal with Rita if his assiness was used to fuel Hatori's character development. But then everything that I thought this series was building up to got chucked down the gutter. Whoops. Just when I thought this series (read: Rita) could no longer raise my blood pressure. No such luck.

Maybe it's because my hopes were misplaced, it just became so exhausting to read by the end. That said, if you can just get into the zone of no-longer-caring, it's not so bad. By the time you get to the haphazardly slapped-together ending, it's just easier not to be disappointed. It's unfortunate that a funny series with an unconventional heroine ended being a shitty romance about emotionally stunted teenagers that don't know how to respect each other, but what can you do.

I still give it 7/10 for the number of times it made me laugh.

EDIT: Revised, b/c I noticed how messy my original comment was.

... Last updated 10 years ago

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Oh, Hatori...

by flowinmyboat
13 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

I really liked this series at first. Hatori's facial expressions were really funny and I liked how she was slightly self-aware. I could really relate to Hatori; every girl has that mean-out-to-get-you side and feels like their the best match for their crush especially in high-school. I was hoping it'd be more about how she gets past the fact she's not his heroine anymore and internally struggles with moving on to finding a new love...

But then, she confessed. Cue the love-triangle and tears. Rita went from being tolerable to being a total sleaze-bag. This manga would improve a lot if Hatori falls out of love with Rita and discovers what a jerk he is. She gets more and more pathetic as the story goes on, and become less and less relatable.

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Special enough to make it interesting

by Strobe
13 years ago

Rating: N/A

I think this manga is showing us a more in-depth of a side-character in a manga. Hatori's new girlfriend represent the usual main character - shy, not so pretty or special. Hatori is the mean, out-to-get the heroine rival who's also childhood freind with the hero, who is a bad boy. Seems familiar? I think this kind of plot makes it unique and worth reading since it's so different. this is probably what you're either gonna love or hate. The art is okay which is a plot and the scans are well done. Hopefully there will be more.

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Not that typical shoujo

by shinorei
13 years ago

Rating: N/A

Maybe I haven't read enough shoujo like this before... but the first few chapters made me thought I had the story all figured out, that the hero will eventually fall for the heroine who waits for him. Then again... when I went on and read the summaries for the manga up till chapter 21 - it was a rather unexpected turn out..

the heroine's friend, Nakajima is now also kinda involved in this love polygon, probably kicking Adachi out of the picture. Hatori's started dating Kousuke and is visibly in love with him although Rita recently came clean with his feelings.. he actually realised he liked her when she confessed in the first few chapters.

Basically it's totally unexpected and I am really anticipating how the author wraps this up - hopefully not too ugly, and I urge you guys to read on if you think this looks cliché, as it definitely isn't and I hope there will be more scanlations in the future!!

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UGGGGHHHHH.

by Pinky Poison
13 years ago

Rating: 4.0 / 10.0

Hatori is not like your typical shoujo main girl character. She's mean, but that's what makes this story realistic. And I like her personality, she's very honest to her feelings, also I can relate to her as much. When I read this series, I was all like "Oh she's truly like me!" so I sympathize with her, and I understand why she acts that way. Since she's just a teen, it's normal for her to be jealous, get mad when girls near the guy you like and feel anxious when he starts liking someone else.
The art is nice, it comes to my liking, though I don't like all the characters. Well, I like Kousuke, who appears in this story as a third person. He's nice, considerate, and also a hottie.. -laughs- I think he's the right one for her. I support him instead of Rita. Rita is the kind of guy that only feels the importance when someone takes his precious things away. Shoujos are always all like "only first love will bloom". But no, in this series, I'm rooting for the other guy! REALLY. If Koda-sensei chooses Rita instead of Kousuke, I will immediately drop this series right away! -_-
I give this a 8 because I have this bad feeling that the main girl is gonna be hooked up with Rita.. Agh.

---- new updates! -----

JESUS. Well, um it's been a while since I last checked this series.. now it's already finished and..
I just read the raws.

WHAT THE F**K IS WITH THE ENDING?!
I actually had HIGH HOPES for this one! Seriously! In the end, she ended being with Rita, one of the biggest jerks in the shoujo wooorld. Damn. SHE HURTED HIROMITSU-KUN AFTER ALL.
Really, I had been reading the mangaka's blog and it seemed like she was always uploading pictures of Hiromitsu-kun, sometimes together with Hatori. BUT WHAT'S WITH THE ENDING, UGH.

I'm changing my rating from 8 to 4. It's because Hatori dared to hurt Hiromitsu-kun. It's the second time in a day I've come across these kind of shoujo. I was just done with Koi Shitagari no Blue series and now THIS. Ugh,I'm really really disappointed with this series. I honestly thought it would have a MUCH better ending. Because I'm rooting for Hiromitsu-kun. Really cannot believe it. -crying-

Well, I'm done reading this manga. TOTALLY DROPPING IT.
THE WORST.

... Last updated 12 years ago

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Quite good but too long

by Maihnfnbn
11 years ago

Rating: N/A

I think it would have been better if it were to be shorter, the last half of the manga was quite tiring seeing Hatori and Hiromitsu, though I really hoped they get together.
And it would be so nice if Rita and that supporting character (forgot her name OTL) got together, cause after all seeing them went through such a journey, they really did have some kind of chemistry

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loved this immensely

by mystoxuan
11 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

from the very beginning to the very end of this series, i've loved it all the way through.
i'm glad hatori isn't your typical protagonist and even though she didn't end up with the person the majority of the fandom wanted her to, she was happy and i think as the series progresses, that's what everyone wants for her to be the most (well, for me anyway).
i don't know guys, this manga was just great. i feel so upset that it's over but at the same time i feel so glad because she's finally found her happiness.
it's definitely worth a go! you won't regret it.

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Nice!

by fracchan
13 years ago

Rating: N/A

This manga is very nice,both art and plot which I find original and hilarious xD I mean,Hatori is so funny in her reactions xD though I agree,I hope she doesn't end up with Rita but instead find a new one to love.
Give it a try,you won't regret it!

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Total train wreak

by 1122shadows
13 years ago

Rating: N/A

As much as I like Hatori, she's a total train wreak. To say that Hatori is a bully, stuck up or a villian would be overdoing it. She's not confident, prideful or mean but rather delusional, insecure and naive. Loving Rita who has a girlfriend (Adachi) just makes this one really bad mess because you feel her pain and hopelessness throughout the story. Rita is totally unreceptive of her love and his girlfriend is such a goody-two-shoes to the point of nausea. While Hatori's behavior towards her is more realistic than friction. As for Rita, you'll probably end up despising him.The only spark of hope in this story might be that Hatori may wake up and smell the coffee. On the other hand, for those who absolutely love stories where the protagonist is redundantly kicked in the teeth ( i.e unrequite love, played with and two-timed) this would be an olympian contender, so eat your heart out.

... Last updated 13 years ago

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Looove(d) it.

by aetherwyn
13 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

The first thing that really made me start loving this manga was the fact that Hatori is not your average shoujo heroine. She's "the other woman," basically. But instead of a Strobe-Edge-other-woman premise, where the heroine's still a sweetheart... Hatori is the mean, snooty, stuck up girl that always picks on the main character. Except it's HER story.

And, because it humanizes that stereotype of the mean girl bully, this manga is already awesome. But everything else about it is good, too; the art, the realism (Hatori looks like a wreck when she cries, for instance, as opposed to having big bubbly tears streaming down her face prettily), the other characters (Nakajima my queen!!!), the philosophical statements... it's a good one.

Update: so I think this manga got dragged out for a little longer than necessary; and Hatori kind of flip flopped back and forth and back and forth with her feelings in a way that got progressively irritating, but... still, I don't know. I really like the whole idea of "everyone's the heroine of their own story." And taking a character that's almost universally unlikable and making us root for them. But I did kind of... get really frustrated with the lack of consistent emotional growth. It was like one step forward, eighty steps backwards. And I do wish Hatori was able to develop some more positive aspects to balance out her negativity, but... but still. I think this manga had so much potential and it was still a nice read for a while.

... Last updated 11 years ago

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