Yancha Gal no Anjou-san
Anjo the Mischievous Gal

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Review time! Alright, so to start off, Yancha Gal is a story about a gyaru hottie teasing your standard, socially incompetent nerdy MC. You can relate it to Takagi-san or Nagatoro-san, and I'd say those comparisons would be good because this manga is every bit as good. If you don't know what the genre is, imagine this: a cute girl teases a boy whose weaknesses she knows exactly how to exploit, and who she has a not-so-secret crush on. Boy is typically socially inept in one way or another, allowing you the reader insert yourself into his position and imagine different decisions. That said, I'd ... say the MCs in the genre are more pitiable than insufferable, you'll rarely find yourself actually frustrated with any of the characters in these easy reads.

But, how is Yancha Gal different? Well, first, Anjou is a gyaru - which means she's sexualized and a delinquent. To draw a gyaru effectively, the art has to be sexy, and I'd definitely say Yancha Gal hits the mark. I'd wager the artist has drawn his fair share of doujinshi/eromanga, and if he hasn't he should. Second, Anjou is quite direct about what she likes - why she is can be up to your imagination, but she doesn't hide the fact that she likes Seto. Seto might be too dense to realize that, and thus the comedy. Third, I think something else that's different is Seto - like any MC in the genre he has to be incompetent, but he's not completely unaware of what's happening, and he has his own ways of showing his affection towards Anjou. Which, all in all, means that the story is a little "sweeter" than others of the genre. Finally, the story actually follows something of a 'plot' unlike most stories in the genre. Each chapter follows on from the previous to some extent, there's a clear sense of time passing as the story progresses, and later chapters will reference events of previous chapters. I think the plot focuses around Seto trying to figure out what he wants to do with his life. It's not difficult to follow for a casual reader, and I'd say it adds a little more reward and depth to the characters relationships since they seem to be growing as the story continues, which is nice.

I'd say if you already like the genre, this is a fantastic addition. If you've never tried it but like romantic comedies, definitely check it out! Also, if you're a person of culture that enjoys your fair share of sexy girls drawn in black and white, chances are you'll be entertained by this.

A Nerd, aka The True Gentleman & A Gyaru, aka The Hot Blonde Girl sitting in front of him/ School Romance/ ECCCCHI

!Warning: stiff-causing manga, might cause some diabetes as well


Hands down, reading this makes me feel that I am the one being teased. There are so many “sexually suggestive dialogues” and “seductive cleavages”… SOS!!! I don’t think I can hold my pants any longer… (Jk ;D )


*Minor Spoiler:
Story: 9
This is a normal school romance, but it is not a forever highschool romance as the time [amazingly!!] moves. We can see that small details metioned in certain chapters are giving hints about potential ... future plots. Thus, this deserve a good score; moreover, I will give the author some extra points for creating those innovative erotic scenes [not sex!!no sex!!!sorry for you disappointment :P ]…

Art: 10
Omg, the illustrations of Anjou, the female MC, are too much for a man to handle... I can feel the "fuego" on the lower half of my body whenever I read. The expressions of Seto, and Anjou are on point as well. The background is very detailed!

Character: 9
I love the gentleman setup for Seto, as it provides the pure love+cheesy vibe for this manga. Anjou, on the other hand, will set up sexually arousing attacks [as if we don't know that she likes Seto already...] toward Seto or the readers [ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ] whenever she wants until … forever…


Enjoyment: 10
Binged read 36 chapter immediately, will read this manga whenever it is updated!


Overall: 9.4->9
Personally, this manga is a must read, actually has a great chance to be an anime, Anjou Angel Anjou Angel Anjou Angel [hahaha, get it? ;D ], still too early to give it a 10 [since it is still relatively new]~~~



P.S. This is my first time seeing a mangaka who excels at drawing bras, not panties \(*ﾟ∀ﾟ*)/ (do not recall seeing any panties in this manga)

The long story short is that this manga (so far) probably shouldn't be read for the plot.

The art is nice and eroge, the chapter per chapter story is usually pretty formulaic, a few side characters actually have some interesting development, but the main two are completely surface level stand in's for the reader which does not make for compelling story. Honestly, if they had at least one or two chapters that broke the main characters formula every now and then, this would be one of my favorite eroge manga, and there does seem to be small moments where it could use expectations to it's ... advantage, but 42 chapters in, and there's only been the most miniscule glimpse of that happening. There is a b storyline with side characters however that actually seems to have an idea it's exploring, and when put on the background of the main 2 sexually charged and repressed characters, it shines so brightly, and it's done in only a few chapters.

This formula is the same every time.
protag:"Hi obvious love interest, x, y, or z is happening" love interest:*does something vaguely or deliberately sexual or even just physical to protag* protag:"WOAAAaAAAaaAHHHH!!! LOVE INTEREST!? WHAT ARE YOU DOOOIIIIINNNG?!?" love interest:"we should be a couple.............. jk :P" protag:"gorsh, stop messing with me, I know I suck"

There's not even really any background or motivation for these two to act the way they do. I mean, sure, the art is cute, but the speech bubbles practically have no point. I could not read them, write what they're basically saying down, then read them and have at least 80% accuracy. But the author has shown that they can do a good character driven story in this very manga, so I'm holding out in case that this will play out with some kind, any kind, just a sign of character development, but I'm not so hopeful.

If that's what you're looking for too, go read or watch 3d girl, it's basically this premise, but characters have depth.