TONARI NO SEKI NO KOBAYASHI-SAN

Simplistic, to-the-point, pure and rather slow-paced is what I would describe this manga.

The story revolves around Sekiguchi, an overly friendly, pushy and happy-go-lucky guy, who is absolutely desperate on making friends with Kobayashi. Jokes on him though, Kobayashi has androphobia (fear of men). However, over time you see her slowly warming up to him, and not punch him each time he tries to talk to her.

The characters personalities are to the point, starting from chapter 1 you immediately know what you're dealing with which, no deep twisted personality to unravel first (which does not mean that there is no room for development!).

I really liked the art style. It is very simplistic, like in some conversations the classroom literally only contains their two tables. In most manga, this may just seem boring, however the fact that this one is fully coloured makes up for it, and really makes this kind of simplicity shine in my opinion.

Overall, it is a quick and fun read, however if your aiming to see some romance, then you probably have to wait quite a while longer. In the 11 chapters translated so far, they are still working on being able to even hold a normal conversation, and you won't see more than perhaps blushing once or twice. I would recommend it either way though.