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Anata Janai to   
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Description
Collection of early oneshots:

1. Make me throb

2. It has to be you
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Hisami, female high school student with a history of not having a boyfriend. She develops a crush on Haru-kun at a school event, but due to a misunderstanding ends up dating his friend, Narushi. What’s more, Haru-kun begins dating Hisami’s friend, Izumi… One day, Izumi suggests that they all switch lovers for day. Even if it’s only for one day, Hisami gets to date Haru-kun! A very excited Hisami gets brought to a love hotel by Haru-kun!

3. Turn me on

4. Lost child of the forest

Type
Manga

Related Series
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Associated Names
Anata ja Nai to
If It's Not You
Если это не ты
あなたじゃないと
就是只爱你
당신이 아니면

Groups Scanlating

Latest Release(s)
v.1 c.4 by Lila Wolves over 12 years ago
v.1 c.3 by Lila Wolves over 12 years ago
v.1 c.2 by Lila Wolves over 12 years ago
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Status
in Country of Origin
1 Volume (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?
Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter
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User Rating
Average: 6.5 / 10.0 (92 votes)
Bayesian Average: 6.45 / 10.0
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Last Updated
December 24th 2018, 12:49pm


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Year
2007

Original Publisher

Serialized In (magazine)
Judy (Shogakukan)

Licensed (in English)
No

English Publisher
N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #766 increased(+25)
Monthly Pos #1714 increased(+155)
3 Month Pos #2261 increased(+1108)
6 Month Pos #4614 increased(+322)
Year Pos #7753 (No change)

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On 482 wish lists
On 519 completed lists
On 21 unfinished lists
On 179 custom lists

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Mostly for completionists  
by elianthos
March 30th, 2012, 6:12am
Rating: 6.0  / 10.0
If you're new to this mangaka's work I'd suggest you to skip this and go for other titles by her (for instance: Darling Wa, Chou Yo Hana Yo aka Oh Butterly Oh Flower, Itadakimasu, Oboretai, Mata Mata Oboretai, Haa Haa, Anata Senya Ichiya, Sheet No Sukina) .
Anata Janai To, similarly to the scanlated volume of hers Pretty In Blue, is an anthology of her early one-shots, while cover art features her present and more polished art style. Yoshihara can churn out some meaty oneshots (one of my fav oneshot is her Sheherazade and the mermaid/merman one in her Ningyo anthology ) but here the stories are very very light, very very silly and so far focused on high schoolers/uni students as opposed to the working adults stories she's most famous -. and accomplished - for.
For smut lovers: in term of smut too these one shots are very light, if you're looking for heavy dose of sexy just avoid. For smut haters: you'll find very little to hate bigrazz , Yoshihara even in her green phase was not a fan of playing infamous smut tropes straight.
The first scanlated story is about two neighbours and childhood friends and features a couple nice gags, among those a shoutout to the classic Rose of Versailles 70's shoujo manga. The second story has a potentially risque premise (partners swap + unrequited love ) but the execution is on the crack comedy side. The crack and comedy are a tad too mild to be effective though imho.The second story also carries a 'can't buy me love' message.
These oneshots are interesting as an 'in hindsight' reading, as you can already spot some of her peculiar taste in gags and irriverent humour, but timing and delivery and buildup are still not crisp and consistent. The art is sort of lighter and whispy, but also less precise than in latter outputs. As a whole the stories in this volume so far range between average and pleasant - they gave me a chuckle or two - , but are neither memorable nor gut-busting funny as Yoshihara's later work (ref to titles I mentioned at the beginning) can be.
Both in terms of either characterization, quirky storytelling, art, sensuality and comedic value she can do much better ^^.

... Last updated on March 30th, 2012, 6:20am
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