Name: Choking on Love (Museru Kurai no Ai wo Ageru)
Mangaka: Iwashita, Keiko
Volumes: 5 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Seven Seas Entertainment (Digital (App) / Paperback – Feb 2025)
Type: Manga
Genre: Slice of Life/Drama
Age Group: Teen
Summary:
Hibari, a single-minded art student with dreams of becoming a graphic designer, feels insecure about being “ordinary” compared to her peers. Gaku, a free-spirited guitarist from the same university, turns her world upside down after a chaotic encounter at a ramen shop. Hibari wants nothing more than to escape the disorder Gaku brings to her perfectly planned life. But as he slowly breaks down her walls, Hibari starts to realize that a little chaos might be just what she needs.
Graphics Rating: 3/5
Plot Rating: 4/5
Opinion: This is such a popular series I decided to check it out and only realized afterwards it’s set for release in Feb. Oops. Already preordered though, this series is so cute.
The art, so the heroine is very very plain and I feel like all the females in the series are kinda plain. But the way the male lead and guys in general are drawn? Gorgeous. Obsessed. Honestly, that alone is enough to keep me going.
So the series has so many ingredients to be absolutely wonderful. I think the magnetism between the heroine and the male lead is great. The love story and the looming love triangle with the childhood friend is exciting. The male lead is just so fun with that adhd golden retriever boyfriend energy.
Now for the not-so-good. Everything just feels very surface level and everything is moving seemingly very quickly. I’m having lots of fun with the series but it’s definitely not a series that you “can’t put down”.
Regardless it’s very light-hearted and fun. It’s unique with college students in art school. I can’t wait to collect this series!
Final Rating: 3/5
Extra: N/A
Purchase:
Seven Seas Entertainment