Kyou, Koi o Hajimemasu

Description

Tsubaki is a girl who loves making her younger sister's hair pretty every morning, but she doesn't think that kind of style suits herself! The day of her High School Beginning Ceremony, after she failed in being the top student (who usually makes the ceremony speech), she finds herself sitting next to the actual top student of the first years, the worst rude guy ever, Kyouta. She ends up cutting his hair on purpose because of the bad things he says to her. Kyouta demands that Tsubaki pay him back with her body, but Tsubaki fixes his hair instead--making it even shorter! After that, Kyouta unexpectedly kisses Tsubaki and swears that he'll make her his woman.

Type

Manga

Related Series

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Associated Names

3, 2, 1... Liebe!

Astazi incepe dragostea noastra

Aujourd'hui, notre amour commence!

Bu gün, aşkımız başliyor

Bắt đầu tình cảm

Hoje, o nosso amor começa

Hoy comienza nuestro amor

Hoy, Nuestro Amor Comienza

I dag, starter vores forhold

idag börjar vår kärlek!

Khởi đầu tình yêu

Kyo, Koi wo Hajimemasu

Kyou, Koi wo Hajimemasu

kærligheden begynder idag.

Mộng mơ đầu đời

Today, Love Starts!

Today, Our Love Begins

Today, the Love Begin

Today, We'll Start Our Love

Tsubaki Love

Σήμερα, η αγάπη μας να αρχίσει!

Сегодня, Любовь начинается

היום, התחלנו לאהוב

اليوم يبدأ حبنا

เมื่อความรัก...มาทักทาย

今天开始恋爱吧

今天開始談戀愛

今日、恋をはじめます

오늘 사랑을 시작합니다

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Latest Release(s)

v.15 c.99 (end) by S2advance 11 years ago

v.15 c.98 by S2advance 11 years ago

v.15 c.97 by S2advance 11 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

15 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Made only from chapters 1, 15, 16, 32, 33 (also skips little parts from them)

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User Rating

Average: 7.5 / 10.0 (1368 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.47 / 10.0

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Last Updated

December 18th, 2024 9:11pm PST - 5 months ago

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Genre

Comedy Drama Romance School Life Shoujo Slice of Life Smut
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Recommendations

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Author(s)

MINAMI Kanan

Artist(s)

MINAMI Kanan

Year

2008

Original Publisher

Shogakukan

Serialized In (magazine)

Sho-Comi (Shogakukan)

Sho-ComiX (Shogakukan)

Licensed (in English)

English Publisher

N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

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Monthly Pos #1190

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3 Month Pos #2780

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6 Month Pos #3659

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Year Pos #4184

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On 910 wish lists

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Kyou, Koi wo Hajimemasu Gets Live-Action Film

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Kyou, Koi o Hajimemasu Manga Ends in Japan This Month

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[OVA] Kyou, Koi o Hajimemasu Episode 03

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I actually LIKE this series.

by Dubby
16 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

I'm a huge smut fan (go ahead, sue me), but the thing is, I only read smut because it's a guilty pleasure. The characters and storyline? Don't care. But Kyou Koi wo Hajimemasu is a series that has conquered me completely in a way more than just reading it for the smut as originally planned.

In most smut series, the girl is a defenseless idiot, and it leaves you thinking most of the time just what the hell the males see in her. It's always the same rinse-and-repeat plot of "haha, I'm an evil douchebag, I shall take your virginity away" and the girls, being idiots, always think the same of "ohhh no, please don't touch me!" but over time, they fall for the guy and think "ohhh, I don't care if he doesn't love me, he can go ahead and fuck me all he wants".

In Kyou Koi, the male is still the douchebag who wants to screw the girl just for the sake of screwing her. And Tsubaki, of course, stands by the whole "ohhhh no, dont touch" that follows, as mentioned above.

HOWEVER, the difference between this is I actually felt something for Tsubaki. Even after she fell for the guy (typical shoujo), she stood by her decisions and morals of say, not letting Kyouta touch or kiss her if he didn't mean it. Basically, she didn't want to be toyed around with.

Even if she is pathetic when compared to any other girl in the universe, in shoujo, the girl standing by her previous morals and crap even after falling in love is HUGE. Normally it's "oh shit, I fell in love. k lets forget about everything else, my morals go out the window". I liked that Tsubaki didn't suddenly decide to become Kyouta's plaything just because she fell in love. During their first date, she gets pissed that Kyouta is in it for the sex, and when he's about to put the moves on, she gets pissed at him and ditches him, dissing him on being just a womanizer ("Is this how you treat all girls?" or something like that).

Then when she's at school, and she walks in on Kyouta and that other girl, and then Kyouta wants to touch her and shit, she gets pissed and says "Don't touch me if you don't mean it." That seriously formed a knot in my stomach of pity and sadness for Tsubaki, and I was shocked that I could actually feel for her. Tsubaki, a shoujo character!

I liked that she stood by her morals, no matter what. And when the whole sex situation comes up, she still goes by her morals of wanting to walk down the virgin aisle. Of course, as most teenagers, she gets pressured into having sex. She almost gives in, but is terrified of it (so at least she doesn't think "Oh god, I'll give him my virginity because I love him so much and I want him"), and I honestly don't think she would have gone through with it either way.

Then they don't end up smeckzing, cause Kyouta turns out to be not such a huge prick and actually takes her feelings into consideration then, and promises her not to rush her into anything (A shoujo male saying that. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!?!). I was so shocked. For once, a male lead takes the girl's morals and feelings into consideration! For once, he doesn't say "fuck it" and screws her anyway! Wow!

I know that this isn't much to go by, and it isn't that impressive overall, but if you compare it to other Minami Kanan series or most shoujos out there, Kyouta and Tsubaki are pretty much amazing.

Kyou, Koi wo Hajimemasu stands by it's shoujo roots, yet unlike most shoujos, there's actual character development (especially in Kyouta) and the plot itself doesn't revolve around sex, sex, and sex. In fact, there's no sex at all!

It's quite shocking, really. But I enjoy this series. It's a nice change from those asshole-playboys-target-defenseless-females manga out there.

I'm surprised to say I'm not as disappointed with this series as I thought I would be when I first started reading it. Now this, along with Hapi Mari, are the only series I'm following very closely. I've given up on reading manga for the most part. : P

Good job, Minami Kanan. You finally learned to write not such shit series.

EDIT: I feel I gotta add this, after re-reading the first 3 volumes of the series (volume 2's quality just is... shudder). I think I understand the reason why my heart breaks for Tsubaki near the beginning. I can relate to her. Can't all the girls here? I know how it is having an unrequited love, particularly one that's not serious about relationships. & I know a lot girls think "a fling is better than nothing", but take it from me, that fling will just cause more pain & emotional attachment, so it is not something you want.

It's... it's so sad. ;__;

... Last updated 15 years ago

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Definitely dropping this

by elementalblood
13 years ago

Rating: 1.0 / 10.0

It's not the cliches, I'm used to those. It's not the art, it's perfectly fine, not good but alright. It's not that it's smut either (which is a mild turn-off but I knew what I was reading when I started). Really, it's the characters, how they interact and how they're portrayed. Ugh!
After reading halfway through this series, I have come to the conclusion that I despise Tsubaki in every way. She's weak, appears to have almost no common sense, can't understand thing about anyone around her and she never realizes when she's done something incredibly stupid.
Kyouta is an idiot too. He's your typical shoujo male MC (Good looking, smart, loved by women, etc, etc) but that's not the problem I have with him. My problem started when he technically assaulted Tsubaki (who hardly bothered to fight back, really, how many girls wouldn't kick a guy for practically molesting them?) and it only grew from there. The author tries to make his decisions seem heroic and well planned when the reader wants to strangle him and go "Why the f*** did you do that?! That didn't even make sense!"
And don't even get me started on some of the side characters this author has thought up. They're only there to create epic drama that leaves the same taste in your mouth as sour milk. It's all, "Oh, he's paying attention to another girl now I'm going to cry because I am now useless." Ugh -.-
I stayed with this series as long as I could but I simply can no longer read it. It's an average shoujo of this type if I'm being generous. Dull story, dull (and annoying) characters, the art's plain (I don't why people are saying it's so good,) and it's too long for its own good.

And there is my opinion. 🙂

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Annoying and frustrating...

by Dream4Life
13 years ago

Rating: N/A

With this being a Minami Kanan work, I didn't have high expectations when I first started reading. Her heroines tend to be incredibly weak and useless. Lack of communication is a major factor for all the drama that happens in the manga and it is boring since it gets repetitious. Tsubaki seriously needs to grow a backbone because her constant insecurity in her relationship with Kyouta and lack of confidence in herself is painful to sit through. It is tiring and predictable when girl after girl pops up to cause misunderstandings in the relationship when it can all be resolved with a simple conversation. Also, why doesn't Tsubaki call Kyouta by his first name? After everything that happened you'd think she would...

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Who should(or rather would WANT to) read?

by JapanRocks
10 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

Beginners! Actually not really. I just think that beginners are the only people that could tolerate the characters. I read this when I first started getting into manga in general. This is the first smut I read. I really wanted to slap the main characters at first but they get "better" as in not as horrible as before. At least the boy did. The girl becomes a little less of a doormat but still invites people to walk all over her. I also recommend it to old veteran shoujo readers that have seen so much crap they are immune to it. You'll have a hoot! There's actual comedy in here if you can look past the idiotic characters. Drama addicts will love it too.

Who shouldn't read -
If you want a strong female lead - don't read. If you don't mind a weak female lead(not every girl has to kick butt or be super confident) as long she's not an IDIOT- don't read. If you don't mind a weak female lead as long as the male lead is good...the guy is an asshole. He's a poster boy for women who think "If I stay with the abuser maybe he'll change." He does "change"...kinda, but I feel sorry for the poor girls that don't remember that it's fiction. So yeah, no feminist either. If you don't care about the characters as long as there's a satisfying romance...Have you been paying attention? What kind of relationship can a doormat and a arrogant asshole have? They NEVER communicate their feelings. That's not a good relationship- don't read! Other than that, drama, drama, drama(more drama than any relationship has the right to have but that's just shoujo).

Final word-
If you can look past its many flaws it's an okay manga. Not horrible(I finished it after-all...) not good either(I wont re-read it...ever). If you read it and think that it's the most romantic story you've ever read, it's soooo amazing...It might be time to branch out. I started reading this when I was 14 and I knew it was crap...

... Last updated 10 years ago

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Alright.

by asianpride
13 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

I somewhat liked it for the first part of it....but these recent chapters...I seriously just want to slap some sense into that chick. I'm not going to drop it because I hate dropping series, but just ugh. She annoys me and alesdfjaiowesd ;A;

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Please, jealousy is NOT love -__-

by moonmystery
11 years ago

Rating: 1.0 / 10.0

WARNING: I kinda started ranting.... 😛

I hate how many people seem to like this on other websites I visited. The manga is not only repetitive, melodramatic, and misleading, but also cliche.

Many who like the manga all seemed to ignore the repeatedly used scenes of the girl, Tsubaki, getting overly sensitive/jealous of those who get near her boyfriend.

*There's a girl who smiles at him? OH NO I better make a huge fuss out of it. I will cry and shout and scream my head off because obviously my loving boyfriend doesn't love me anymore. The dude want s to think about his own future instead of having a date with me? I'm trashing the cakes I made for him. Oh, and better yet, I'm definitely not telling him just how hurt I am. I'm not explaining a freaking thing to try to keep our relationship smooth sailing. *

The main character is down right ridiculous to the point I want to slap her across the face with a flyswatter and feed her head to the sharks. Honestly, she is giving female readers my age the wrong message. She is making it seem like her ways of interacting with her boyfriend is totally normal, and is even a sign of true love.

That is utterly nonsensical. **** I can't believe I wasted so much time just to watch this girl throw tantrums...****

Real love does NOT have to be so painful and filled with suffering. A healthy relationship doesn't need the constant fights and doubts about one another. It isn't filled to the brim with burning jealousy all the time, and if someone is in such a situation, then I don't think the relationship is the right one for the person. Seriously. Tsubaki's reactions to things that happen to her can, at best, be described as childish. Even Twilight is better than this, kind of.

Tsubaki is willing to throw away her own future for some high school dude she cut the hair off of.... WHERE DOES HER BURNING LOVE EVEN COME FROM? Yet, when her bf is spotted talking to another girl with a gentle expression, Tsubaki is 120% sure they're going to break up... How does that even make sense?! ** She is totally consumed by her romance, and forgets about every other aspect of her life.** What about her future? Friends? Family?

Her love is just inspired by the fact that a popular guy made her more popular, when in reality she could've achieved the same without his help. After this, scenes roll and suddenly they are madly in love. Just what in the world?

I don't mind the fact that this is just the story of an insecure girl with popular boyfriend; but this series crafts each chapter in such a way that it is implied that her relationships are totally healthy. And that, my friends, means that there are real girls reading this manga who may end up believing that they, too, have to go through all this just to find "the one".....

LOL If that is what true love is supposed to be, then to hell with it.

... Last updated 11 years ago

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another...

by bitesize00
17 years ago

Rating: N/A

This is like another one of your shoujo manga, but i liked the drawing quite a bit. I find this type of manga drawing soo cute hehe...
I agreed with the comment made by a previous reviewer, although the plot is another one of those many others typical hero-heroine lovey dovey, but the added touch of the author does change everything.

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Didnt even finish 2nd chapter

by misukochan
6 years ago

Rating: N/A

Seriously, how can people find a story of a guy bullying and harassing a girl romantic? Forcing a kiss just because? Even if there's going to be character development, the first few chapters are crucial. This is not a healthy start of any relationship especially because of the harrassment.

If I read this when I was younger I probably would've enjoyed this.

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A Terrible Love Interest and A Terrible Story/Message

by gloriousmangalover
6 years ago

Rating: 1.0 / 10.0

I don’t think I have words to describe how much I hate this manga. So let’s break this down:

FMC is weak, stupid, oblivious. Her only defining feature is her being stubborn as hell, and even that isn’t so great. She’s essentially an aging piece of cardboard that won’t go away. A total Mary Sue.
MMC is detestable. Seriously, gals, stay away. He’s downright abusive toward the FMC, rude, obnoxious, toxic, horrible, and just all around a terrible love interest. He’s this extreme version of the weird trope that shoujo sometimes falls into, like the “innocent girl changes bad guy” except not really in this case. He’s still an a-hole, even after he’s supposedly “changed”.

He emotionally manipulated her several times, tried to take advantage of her “innocence” and pretend that he was superior, ignored her like a child, tried to rape her a couple times, spouted abusive words at her and bullied her before they were truly in a relationship, etc. He’s sexist, horny, and abusive. He’s awful to the bone, y’all.

Poor attempts at a backstory, and even worse attempts at character development. Jesus, the mangaka tried to round out Kyouta’s character by “explaining” away his abusive tendencies based on his past history. Yikes.
The plot was way too stretched out for such a weak premise. It’s basically about the pains of getting into a relationship and maintaining a relationship, but twist, there’s a bunch of unnecessary drama at every end.
Plot development was even poorer. Some things went unexplained, and other parts were unnecessarily long.

Like when he cheated on her, I think? This was near the very end, it was never explained whether or not he actually did, and I just never got the purpose of including it. Also Tsubaki’s mom slaps her at one point, I don’t think she really said sorry, and it was never really addressed later on. Like I know it’s not an extreme form of child abuse, but it’s sitll unnecessary harm on a child, and I was disappointed that Tsubaki didn’t say anything.

Also the romantic development, I guess, was okay. If you count throwing in random romantic scenes with a thousand cliches on its back “okay”, then it was okay. But the overall relationship basically is “Be jealous” (one reviewer vehemently pointed out) and “Sacrifice everything for your love interest, including your livelihood, health, future, family, etc," (the reviewer also pointed out this).
I don’t expect much of this manga, but wow is it unrealistic. It falls into cliches, then pandering cliches at the end. I hate everything about this thing.
I’ll give the art some credit. It was nice, sometimes.
Also, I flipped through the, like, three smut scenes in it, because ew.

TL;DR: The entire point/message was overshadowed by the glamorization of an abusive relationship. Horrible characters, horrible development, multiple cliches, annoying drama, but decent art. Hate this, DO NOT READ, especially if you’re younger. Therefore, 1/10.

(Edit: I've read some of the earlier reviews for the manga, where happy fans were protesting the lower ratings. Okay, well, criticism isn't just "you're just looking for something to hate", criticism is a genuine dislike for certain aspects. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, whether it be a negative or positive one. Also, Tsubaki was not meant to be written as a weak character. She clearly was supposed to have a character growth, from an originally insecure girl to a confident, happy hairstylist, but that didn't happen. She stayed the same Mary Sue that somehow still miscommunicates everything. I don't think I can emphasize enough that younger readers should never read this. This is, to put mildly, an overrated monstrosity that glorifies and accepts all sorts of assault. Do not read this, please.)

... Last updated 6 years ago

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Are you serious? What is this?

by MissModern
11 years ago

Rating: 3.0 / 10.0

I'm seriously annoyed. I've seen this manga out there every since I started getting into shoujo, which was quite a ways ago. Anyway, this has probably been one of the more annoying shoujos I have ever encountered. Like, seriously? After the male lead craps on her, she still chooses to love him more? Wow. She takes much pride in herself and her body.

As much people are saying about opinions, I will include that I have finished it and I've always learned to finish what I started - plus I wanted to write a review, so, eh.

The manga isn't BAD, it's just the characters are very... displeasing and in the beginning degrading.

... Last updated 11 years ago

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