My Love Story!! Anime Adaptation Confirmed, Heroes Don’t Have to Be Good Looking in This Popular Shoujo Manga

An anime adaptation has been confirmed for My Love Story!!, a work serializing in the shoujo manga magazine Bessatsu Margaret (Shueisha). Along with this announcement on Nov. 13, the official teaser site also opened and the official Twitter launched. A key visual has also been released in time with this announcement. The visual depicts three characters: main character Takeo Goda, heroine Rinko, and Goda’s childhood friend Makoto. However, the composition is unusual in that for some reason it only shows half of Goda’s face.

The original work to My Love Story!! is written by Kazune Kawahara and illustrated by Aruko. Serialization began in 2012, and the hit series is currently up to Vol. 7 with over 3 million copies in print. Its shimmering accolades include winning Best Shoujo Manga at the 37th Kodansha Manga Awards and ranking first on the female edition of “This Manga is Amazing! 2013.”

Though the series is popular, its content is quite different from the ordinary. When talking about main characters of shoujo manga, the standard is good-looking guys. However, My Love Story!!’s Goda is roughly 2 meters in height, weighs 120 kilograms, has a large build, and gives off a boorish impression. On the other hand, he is, at his core, lighthearted and manly with an amiable demeanor. The secret to the series’ popularity is its format that steps out of the shoujo manga mold by depicting Rinko falling in love with Goda.

A point of interest is just what kind of form this anime adaptation will take, but the staff and cast were not revealed in this announcement. Other information not yet announced includes broadcast times and channels. Check the official site and Twitter from here out for this information.

In celebration of the anime adaptation being confirmed, Chapter 1 (100 pages) of the original series is available to read for free on the official Bessatsu Margaret site. Those who have yet to read the series can read the chapter to get a peek at its world. Get geared up for the anime by reading the free chapter.

The newest tankobon in the series, Volume 7, was released on Nov. 13.

Anime My Love Story!!
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Free Reading: Bessatsu Margaret Official Site - My Love Story!! Volume 1, Chapter 1 (100 pages)

[Summary]
Takeo Goda is a freshman in high school. He is 2 meters tall and weighs 120 kilograms (both estimates). Though the girls he likes always end up falling for his good-looking childhood friend Makoto Sunakawa, he is honest, awkward, and kindhearted, and he is very well liked among guys. One morning, while commuting to school on a train with Sunakawa, Goda saves female high school student Rinko Yamato from a molester, and Rinko falls for Goda at first sight.

Anime My Love Story!!
© Aruko, Kazune Kawahara / Shueisha Inc., My Love Story!! Production Committee

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© Aruko, Kazune Kawahara / Shueisha Inc., My Love Story!! Production Committee
© Aruko, Kazune Kawahara / Shueisha Inc., My Love Story!! Production Committee

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