Love Roma

Love Roma
Cover of the first volume
ラブロマ (Rabu Roma)
Genre	Romantic comedy
Manga
Written by	Minoru Toyoda
Published by	Kodansha(former) Shogakukan
English publisher	NA:Del Rey Manga
Magazine	Monthly Afternoon
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	2003–2005
Volumes	5

Love Roma(Japanese:ラブロマ,Hepburn:Rabu Roma)is a Japanesemangaseries written and illustrated by Minoru Toyoda. It was serialized inKodansha's magazineMonthly Afternoonfrom 2003 to 2005 and published in five volumes.

Plot

In the middle of class, Hoshino asks Negishi to go out with him. Negishi refuses, so they settle on walking home together, to the amusement of the class. The next day, Negishi asks Hoshino to go out with her.

Characters

Hajime Hoshino(Tinh dã nhất,Hoshino Hajime)

An honest guy who always says what he thinks. He has loved Negishi since the first moment he saw her, but he did not have the courage to act upon according to his feelings; from that moment on, he decided he would always be honest.

Yumiko Negishi(Căn ngạn do mỹ tử,Negishi Yumiko)

The girl Hoshino loves; she has more common sense than he does, and thus she often slaps or punches him out of embarrassment. She gets embarrassed when their relationship is put on display to the high school public. Negishi is a horrible cook who can barely make any edible food.

Yoko Meguro(Mục hắc dương tử,Meguro Yoko)

Negishi's best friend. She often thinks of absurd plans for Hoshino. Despite this, she supports their relationship.

Toshio Tsukahara(Trủng nguyên mẫn nam,Tsukahara Toshio)

Hoshino's best friend. Unlike Hoshino, he tends to be rational in his decision-making. Although he generally sees through Yoko's pranks he stays silent, preferring to be the onlooker.

Wada(Hòa điền さん)

A member of the Occult Research Club.

Yoshitsune(Thủy nguyên nghĩa kinh)

A member of Tsukahara's band and Hoshino's classmate.

Publication

Written and illustrated byMinoru Toyoda,the series originated as aone-shotthat won theAfternoon Shiki Award'sGrand Prize. The one-shot was turned into a full series, which began serialization inKodansha'sMonthly Afternoonin 2003.The series completed serialization in 2005. Its individual chapters were collected into fivetankōbonvolumes.In 2012,Shogakukanbegan re-releasing the volumes.

In February 2005,Del Rey Mangaannounced that they licensed the series for English publication.

Volumes

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	September 18, 2003	978-4-06-314330-0	August 30, 2005	978-0-34-548262-4
2	April 23, 2004	978-4-06-314346-1	January 2006	978-0-34-548263-1
3	September 22, 2004	978-4-06-314354-6	June 2006	978-0-34-548264-8
4	April 22, 2005	978-4-06-314375-1	October 2006	978-0-34-548265-5
5	December 22, 2005	978-4-06-314397-3	February 2007	978-0-34-549251-7

Reception

Carl Kimlinger ofAnime News Networkdescribed it as a "warm, honest adolescent love story", while also stating that it can be repetitive at times.A reviewer forPublishers Weeklyexpressed similar opinions on the story as Kimlinger. They also compared the illustrations to those ofJohn PorcellinoandJeffrey Brown.InManga: The Complete Guide,Jason Thompsonwrote that the artwork, which he felt was similar toindie comics,complemented the story well.

See also

• Kongōji-san wa Mendōkusai,another manga series by the same author
• Kore Kaite Shine,another manga series by the same author

External links

• Love RomaatAnime News Network's encyclopedia