Love Roma Explained

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Minoru Toyoda. It was serialized in Kodansha's magazine Monthly Afternoon from 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

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.

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.

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

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.

A member of the Occult Research Club.

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

Publication

Written and illustrated by, the series originated as a one-shot that won the Grand Prize. The one-shot was turned into a full series, which began serialization in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon in 2003.^[2] The series completed serialization in 2005. Its individual chapters were collected into five volumes.^[2] In 2012, Shogakukan began re-releasing the volumes.^[2]

In February 2005, Del Rey Manga announced that they licensed the series for English publication.^[3]

Volumes

Reception

Carl Kimlinger of Anime News Network described it as a "warm, honest adolescent love story", while also stating that it can be repetitive at times.^[4] A reviewer for Publishers Weekly expressed similar opinions on the story as Kimlinger. They also compared the illustrations to those of John Porcellino and Jeffrey Brown.^[5] In , Jason Thompson wrote that the artwork, which he felt was similar to indie comics, complemented the story well.^[6]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: ja:ラブロマ. https://mangapedia.com/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%96%E3%83%AD%E3%83%9E-hd4hwjcre. Mangapedia. May 29, 2024. ja.
2. Web site: ja:「ラブロマ」新装版1巻「タケヲ」新刊、とよ田みのる同発. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/76378. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc. September 12, 2012. May 29, 2024. ja.
3. Web site: New Manga Licenses. Anime News Network. Macdonald. Christopher. February 25, 2005. January 2, 2010.
4. Web site: Review: Love Roma G.novel 1-3. Anime News Network. Kimlinger. Carl. December 23, 2006. May 29, 2024.
5. Web site: Love Roma Book 1. Publishers Weekly. September 2005. May 29, 2024.
6. Book: Thompson, Jason. Jason Thompson (writer). . Google Play Books. July 3, 2012. Del Rey Books. 978-0-34-553944-1. 226.