Koukou Debut

Description

When Haruna Nagashima was in junior high her life consisted of playing softball and reading comics. But now that she's going to high school, Haruna decides to put all of her energy towards getting a boyfriend and having the high school romance of a lifetime. To help in her quest, she enlists cute upperclassman Yoh Komiyama to coach her as she eschews her tomboy tendencies and turns herself into the kind of girl who can catch a guy. Yoh agrees, with one catch: Haruna had better not fall for him! (From Viz)

Type

Manga

Related Series

Enren Debut (Sequel)

Associated Names

Chuyện Cấp III

High School Debut

Koko Debut

Koukou Debut Enrenhen

Osananajimi wa Gakunenchou

الظهور الاول في الثانوية

高校デビュー

고교대뷔

Groups Scanlating

Boku-Tachi

NCIS

Latest Release(s)

v.13 c.52 by NCIS 16 years ago

v.13 c.51 by NCIS 16 years ago

v.13 c.50 by NCIS 16 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

15 Volumes (Complete)
8 Bunkoban Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

User Reviews

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9 topics, 138 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8.4 / 10.0 (2256 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.37 / 10.0

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Last Updated

September 28th, 2024 2:21am PDT - 7 months ago

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Genre

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

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Original Publisher

Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)

Bessatsu Margaret (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Viz (13 Volumes - Last release 2010; digital | 5 3-in-1 Omnibus - Complete; print)

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3 Month Pos #2082

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6 Month Pos #2386

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Year Pos #2455

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Does anyone know how I can stay updated on Koukou debut related things?

11 years ago

New Volume Coming Out!

12 years ago

Favourite & least favourite part in Koukou Debut? *spoilers*

14 years ago

Koukou Debut Film Gets Mobile Phone Spinoff Show

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Koukou Debut End.

15 years ago

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one of the best!

by [deleted member]
19 years ago

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This Manga is awesome!! Cant wait till volume 5, im so excited, i wanna no wat happens next in their relationship!!! =9

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Great shoujo romance

by [deleted member]
19 years ago

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High school romances are a dime a dozen, but once in a while, a great one comes along and stands above the rest. Koukou Debut is one of those greats.

It's got the romance, and the comedy, and the pleasant art, but best of all, it's got heart and characters you can really care about. It's a real treat to read about how Haruna and Yoh's genuine friendship blossom into romance - their X-mas date was one of the most touching dates ever written in shoujo. The mangaka treats her characters with respect, but still manages to make you laugh at their misadventures.

In short, it's an awesome manga. It's only a matter of time before its fandom increases.

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Excellent

by [deleted member]
20 years ago

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2 thumbs up!

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Does it have to last fifteen volumes?

by kute_changmin
11 years ago

Rating: 5.0 / 10.0

No, it doesn't. This series starts with a bang as the setting, the situation, and the characters are somewhat unique. It is predictable though as the moment he says "don't fall in love with me", most of us must have known that they are going to be in love anyway. Still, the fun of reading is to find out how we are going to reach that ending, so it is okay.

I think the mangaka handles the plot well until Yoh x Haruna and Yoh'sis x Fumi pairings first get together. Yeah, the cliche is there, but the dramatic factor keeps the story somewhat captivating. Then it just goes down hill from there. I noticed the remarkable length of this manga before starting it so eventhough I thought the mangaka should have ended it after vol 3., I kept on reading and hoped to be pleasantly surprised. However, I started skimming after volume 4, and gave up soon after. Sigh.

The whole shenanigan with Yoh's sister toward the end was ridiculous, and it seems as if the mangaka was desperate to come up with some arcs to squeeze all the juice out of the manga (not that it wasn't really dried already). It takes only a few volumes for the main couple to get together; the rest (majority of the manga) is about their dating life, which, unfortunately, was portrayed really dull and shallow.

It is quite hard to keep a long shoujo series interesting. Parfait Tic does a better job than this manga in keeping the drama going on. But that doesn't make the reading any less frustrating. So, sometimes, less is definitely more

... Last updated 11 years ago

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lovely read but a little too long

by lostinshalott
15 years ago

Rating: N/A

Its a little too long, its always nice to have a manga that focuses on the later part of relationships, when the guy and the girl are actually an item. However this for me and looking at the reviews for most people it seems once the lead male has been caught and reeled in theres little else for a manga to go without dabbling in drama, and thats what this manga lacks drama it lacks those story arcs which makes your heart hurt and wait constantly for chapters to come out. In this respect it makes the story more believable because in the majority of good strong relationships very little of big importance actually happens. However such relationships to run so smoothly would probably be more suited to an older couple, because these leads are rather young and therefore their own hormones etc would get in the way but that being said its not impossible to have a smooth relationship at such ages. I do like this manga alot but I really enjoyed the first few volumes the most, when there was an actual goal once that goal was reached it kinda dragged along with no real direction or plot so each chapter was just a bit like a comical extra. I think that alot of the side characters could have been explored like I never really understood Yoh's sister and the arc with his friend and Haruna It felt a bit out of character and unbelievable I'd have preferred Harunas plan to set up her two friends to have come about which would have shifted focus, because I felt they were rather well matched but the Manga-ka obviously didn't agree with me. Anyway a good read but I'd advise after the first few volumes (to around about 7) to probably skip to the last one as the middle or second half really has no importance or great change. While it was still ongoing you could take large breaks of it before the next scanlation came out rather well but if you were to read this all in one go I fear you'd become very bored.

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why is it so popular?

by nephilim
15 years ago

Rating: N/A

After 5 failed attempts to read it I just don't get it why is it so popular, honestly I couldn't get through the 3rd volume, I haven't even smiled once... All the protagonists were irritating, so as their ideas of how a beautiful girl should look like. I mean, it seems like the concept of beauty here consists only of clothes and make-up. darling, if you're ugly, you'll remain that no matter what. the beauty is the combination of natural looks, soul and, yeah, wits. somethins, you, my dear Haruna, lack. Catastrophilacally.
The female lead was so stupid I just couldn't stand it (jeez, it's really humiliating! reading most shojo mangas -and especially this one - one can get wrong idea about women! hey, we aren't blockheads!), she had no redeeming qualities. okay, awkwardness and silliness may be cute and funy, but in certain situations and to the certain point.
The guy was plain dull, nothing to like about him, all cliche.
Art is so-so, too light and sketch-like for me.

Dunno, maybe I'm just not into such hollow stories, which leave nothing to think over or maybe it's because I rarely find the popular mangas to my liking... anyways, I give it a 4.

... Last updated 15 years ago

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^_____^

by fancyultrafresh
17 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Koukou Debut is amazingly addictive. Sure, it’s a little silly and predictable, but it really is very cute. Haruna is absolutely hilarious. I just love her character - she’s a strong female role unlike a lot of the typical female protagonists in shoujo manga. Ah, and there are so many moments that had made me squeal/made my heart flutter with the seer cuteness. Yoh has really proved me wrong, he tries to act like he doesn’t care/cool, but he really is very kind and even a little shy. I think Haruna and Yoh really compliment each other. The only thing that has kind of bothered me so far is how everyone insults Haruna - she isn't ugly D: Anyway, if you’re looking for something fluffy and humorous, Koukou Debut is for you!

... Last updated 17 years ago

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My kind of shoujo manga.

by yui-kun
17 years ago

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I really like Koukou Debut because it's light-hearted and touching at the same time. The romance before they main characters hooked up is pretty good too -- and it's awesome that the pairing didn't get old when they finally got together. That's rare, I think. =] Art is pretty nice, although Yoh has that perennially tired look. It's a great read.

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Nice

by ipychan
17 years ago

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I agree with comment that say it looks like a normal shoujo manga but it isn't. Cos the development of the chara is very nice and their relationship is very nice. I mean a lot of shoujo manga has a very fast love progress that makes you say WHAT? haha this one is good to read and makes my emo work through when read it

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very nice manga

by bluesonnet
17 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

The number one reason why this manga is still at the top of my reading list is that the lead girl, Haruna, is a very well-thought out character. She's so amusing and entertaining that even if the other characters had the personality of a flea (which they don't), I wouldn't give a damn and would still keep on reading this. The story isn't dull, because it actually develops as time passes by, which a good thing in any manga. The love story doesn't just pop up out of nowhere, which is something you don't see in every manga (it's much like the way Itazura na Kiss developed, with character differences).

All in all, this is one of the few rare times that I don't have something bad to say about the manga. And this is proof of how good this manga really is.

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