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Spoil Me Plzzz, Hinamori-san! 1

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176 pages, Paperback

Published September 17, 2024

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Profile Image for Brooke.
458 reviews263 followers
September 19, 2024
⭐️ 3 stars ⭐️

Hinamori-san … it has to be you.


Very cutesy art style for a weirdly cute story.
Yaya Suo is definitely a character, but Ichigo and Yaya together were sweet. I loved the dynamic between them, a bit black cat vs hyper bimbo kitten.

A fun read, but don’t know if it grabbed me enough to continue the story.

I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley, and am leaving this honest review voluntarily.
Profile Image for George.
417 reviews11 followers
September 23, 2024
Thank you to NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

'Spoil Me Plzzz, Hinamori-san! 1' by tsuke is a manga about two classmates. They quickly learn each others secrets and learn to keep them while learning to hold together a rather comedic relationship during and after school hours.

This is a funny romantic comedy that reminds me a little of how Selena is out of Sailor Moon 🌙. Just that same vibe.

I really enjoy this. I would recommend it.
Profile Image for Mark.
2,323 reviews200 followers
September 16, 2024
[Thanks to Netgalley and Kodansha for an ARC of this book in exchange for an unbiased review.]

The monkey’s paw quickly bends for Hinamori, who wants to turn the head of the school’s perfect student, Suo. And turn her head she does, but Suo is not quite the pinnacle of perfection she portrays herself as. Actually, she might be the exact opposite.

Uh, hmm, okay. So, what is the definition of a story that’s kind of awful, yet you inadvertently have a good enough time? I wouldn’t call this a full recommend, caveats abound, but I would be lying if I said I won’t be buying the next one.

Let’s just call it The Citrus Effect, since this is also a wildly ridiculous yuri that I’ll be keeping up with for at least one more volume.

And that’s despite Suo being magnificently annoying. Crushed by the weight of expectations - the story at least makes sense in its way - she’s so happy to be infantilized that it’s a wonder she doesn’t try to crawl back in the womb.

Her outbursts are ridiculous, but they also make enough sense when it’s later shown how much effort she puts into maintaining the facade she doesn’t even want. There is a more serious version of this that just kills, I wager.

Which leaves poor Hinamori wearing the big girl pants and giving the school’s most perfect person an overdose of continued reaffirmation. Hinamori was herself rejected by her middle school sempai for being too kiddie, so the irony is thick.

(One thing I do want to call out is how absolutely matter-of-fact Hinamori is about her sexuality. I love that she just tosses out that she’s into girls and we move along from it. There’s no grand sexual awakening and that’s kind of a neat change. She just is what she is.)

There’s some humour here, or attempts at least, and some of it is amusing in that sad and pathetic sort of way. Suo is so desperate for praise, which somehow eludes her despite her position atop the school’s social caste, that she will do just about anything.

From scaring off a cat, then becoming a cat, to being a wee bit of a creeper when it comes to Hinamori, all the bases are covered. If you don’t see what’s coming when she’s cut her finger and in the nurse’s office alone with Hinamori, well, give it a few manga.

There’s almost no variation to each chapter. Suo is unflappable until Hinamori gets her alone and then Suo folds in on herself like she’s a singularity. Hinamori eventually gives her what she wants and then it’s on to the next escapade.

I will say, the last chapter is what makes me want to read more of this. There’s a plot about sports day that goes very foolishly astray when Hinamori cheers Suo on, yet what Suo interprets that as is something else entirely. That moment is also the best gag in the whole volume.

Suo’s reaction and Hinamori’s realization that maybe Suo’s not quite as annoying as she originally thought are the clear springboard for yuri to come and it makes for a far stronger chapter than anything that came before.

This is not a story for everybody. It’s not even a story for most people, as I am wont to say now and then. There are red flags, horrible characters, and all sorts of awkward. But, I’m still here and still intend to read more and, even with the old ‘yuri bump’, I don’t think that’s only due to the genre.

2.5 stars - I’m probably being super generous even. Worth a try, but it’s a tough pill to swallow that has no payoff this time around, yet it just might in the next volume.
Profile Image for Sunny B.
29 reviews
October 7, 2024
** ARC received in exchange for an honest review **

Super cute, super fluffy Highschool crush meets chaotic duo romance. The drawing style wasn’t my taste but the story was good enough that it didn’t bother me. I am glad that more Gl’s are getting licensed and therefore can definitely recommend this manga!
Profile Image for Kelly.
498 reviews37 followers
September 20, 2024
Hinamori has had a crush on Suo since middle school, but after being turned down, Hinamori has admired her from afar, determined to be the mature, cool girl that Suo would date. One afternoon, Hinamori runs into Suo in the nurses office, and everything changes because it turns out Suo isn't the cool, honor student she wants everyone to believe she is! She's just a bundle of insecurities with a kindergarten need to be praised, and she's decided the Hinamori is just the girl she needs!

I enjoyed this, although I think Suo takes her neediness a little bit too far. I mean, I get her being insecure. Honestly, that makes a lot of sense, but the digressing to saying things like "fingie" for finger takes it a bit far.

I also would have really liked to see some more serious conversations between Hinamori and Suo. I get that Suo seems to not be able to handle anything that takes the emotional maturity of a human above the age of five where Hinamori is concerned but without some sort of conversation that gives more of hint of *why* Suo chooses to put herself under all of this pressure it makes the story feel vapid at best. Especially when the overworked honor student who becomes a complete child in her downtime is a storyline that's been done before. I'm hoping volume two may go a bit into her background and her real feelings. Hinamori has the patience of a saint, though. Crush or not, there's no way I'd put up with this kind of behavior from someone.

The art is great as well, and while the character designs are definitely trope-y for this genre, I was okay with that.

Overall, I think this series has promise, at least in the sense that it's just a cute little fun read. Even if it doesn't get more serious in terms of Suo's immaturity and insecurities, if you take it at face value, you won't be disappointed.

As always, thanks to NetGalley and Kodansha for the eArc!


You can check out all of my reviews at my Blog! Kelly's Book Nook
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2 reviews
September 18, 2024
The premise of this manga is that the popular upperclassman meets the average underclassman. It’s a well-used plot but if done right it can still be entertaining. After all, it’s not the destination but the journey. Based on this volume alone Spoil Me Plzzz, Hinamori-san! has the potential to be a well-loved yuri

Both Ichigo and Yaya are characters that have depth. Ichigo is romantically reserved and blunt in her speech but still willing to go along with Yaya’s antics. Mentally she’s very level-headed and honest. Yaya appears elegant but her true self is a bit overzealous and bratty. She also shows signs of obsession.

Overall I found Yaya’s antics to be funny and endearing. When paired with Ichigo’s blunt initial responses it left me wanting the volume to go on forever.

The tension between them is otherworldly but also seemingly innocent. It’s hard to tell if Yaya is purposely baiting Ichigo or if her off-handed comments are another aspect of her personality.
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588 reviews17 followers
September 21, 2024
.....Is this normal for yuri because wow this was pretty terrible. Suo is ridiculous and insufferable, behaving like a toddler having a tantrum all the time. So much so that it borderline feels like a fetish thing. There's zero substance to the story and there was nothing to entice me to continue with later volumes to see the romance unfold.

Thank you NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for an arc in exchange for an honest review.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Profile Image for Laura (crofteereader).
1,153 reviews56 followers
September 16, 2024
Kinda repetitive, very silly. I definitely like the idea of the cool perfect honors student actually being childish / wanting to be spoiled, but in reality it was just too Much. Like how did she function before the events of the story if she’s this much of a disaster?

Also, Ichigo’s responses were shockingly shallow as well. There was little to no introspection; she just rolled with it, even as things got increasingly silly and out of hand.

I need a bit more depth, even in a silly slice of life comedy

{Thank you Kodansha for the complementary copy}
Profile Image for Rebecca.
1,164 reviews77 followers
September 30, 2024
This is a hilarious romantic comedy whose sense of humor will inevitably be too cringe for many people. But its absurdity works for me, not the least because Suo has a surprisingly relatable reason to act the way she does. I thought this was very cute, and I'm definitely rooting for them.
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5 reviews
September 26, 2024
Ichigo Hinamori è innamorata della ragazza perfetta, Yaya Suo. È la più brava in tutto a scuola, è bellissima ed è gentile, tutte la venerano.
Un giorno sente qualcuno chiedere aiuto in infermeria. È Yaya, sta piangendo come una bambina. Da quel momento la sua maschera di perfezione cade e Ichigo scopre un nuovo lato della sua innamorata, è completamente incapace a fare qualsiasi cosa che non riguardi la scuola.
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Un manga divertente su come le apparenze, anche in amore, ingannino. Molto bello!
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#SpoilMePlzzzHinamorisan #NetGalley
Profile Image for Elsa Talvi.
Author 2 books1 follower
September 25, 2024
**I was fortunate enough to receive an ARC via NetGalley and will now share my honest thoughts.**


Ichigo Hinamori has had a long standing crush on top student Yaya Suo. Even after being shot down by Suo in middle school for being too childish, Hinamori's crush persists into high school.

One day Hinamori finds Suo crying in the health room of their school, overwhelmed by the pressure to maintain her perfect studious and demure facade. Hinamori is shocked when Suo begs her not to tell anyone about what she's confessed and realizes that the real Suo is much more childish than she leads others to believe. Later that day on the roof, Suo reveals that her perfect facade and impeccable grades are an act she puts on to make the people around her happy and that she feels that no one actually appreciates how hard she has to work at it all.

Suo continues by explaining that she's always felt that there was no one that she could share her emptiness with until Hinamori found her in the health room that day.

"Hinamori-san, it has to be you."


After attempting to kiss Hinamori, Suo demands that she praise her and pat her head the same as she did in the health room because no one else ever praises her for her hard work and it has to be Hinamori. This "mature and studious" girl throws a literal temper tantrum. Hinamori, overwhelmed by Suo's tears, rubs her head and comforts her. Suo thanks her for seeing the real her and sticking around, insisting that she'd like to be comforted in this way consistently by Hinamori. She literally tells Hinamori that she must pamper her forever. This, naturally, makes Hinamori uncomfortable.

Throughout this volume we witness Hinamori guide our childish princess through writing a rejection letter, taking selfies and so much more all while comforting crying fits and giving her all the headpats and telling Suo that she's a good girl.

My favorite episode might be the one where Suo gets so jealous of a cat that's receiving affection from Hinamori that she hisses at the cat to scare it away so that she can be Hinamori's kitty.

This manga is kind of cute and silly but also mildly cringey at points. I can't help but to want to read the other volumes to see how this ends. I'm hopeful that Suo grows as a person and is able to find her true self with the guidance and friendship of Hinamori. Perhaps these two will both learn things about themselves by spending time together. They could end up becoming very cute together over time.


Thank you again to NetGalley, Tsuke, and Kodansha and Author for allowing me to read an advance copy of this book!
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639 reviews9 followers
September 21, 2024
Actual rating: 4.5

I love a good trope spun on its head and this is exactly what we’re getting in this manga. It’s so absurd and funny in exactly the way it needs to be in order to cut and jab, but then pull back and be soft in certain moments. Ichigo is our stereotypical underclassman - small, cute, overlooked because she’s too girlish, and Yaya is our stereotypical class princess - who appears stoic and perfect at everything. Turns out Yaya is desperate for validation and sucks at pretty much everything that isn’t studying. Her falling for Ichigo is adorable and hilarious to watch because we see Ichigo’s assumed image of her shatter into a thousand pieces at the same time.

I also really enjoy the power dynamic in the relationship. Usually one will have an uncomfortable amount of power over the other, but I feel like this relationship is balanced really well with Ichigo holding her own and shutting down advances that she doesn’t want yet. I’d even say that the power balance leads towards Ichigo.

This book was so fun, so silly, with just the right edge of humour it needs to satire these yuri stereotypes. I would be super ready to continue the series.

*I received an eARC from Kodansha Comics & NetGalley. All opinions are my own*
Profile Image for Eden Wolfe.
15 reviews
September 21, 2024
Thank you NetGalley for letting me review this ARC.

When I started this manga I thought it would be a 3 star read but as I got farther into it, I realized I really did not like it. The main love interest acts like a child and yet it is romanticized which really creeped me out. Not only that, but she also acted like a cat and licked the main character (without permission) which was not something I wanted to see or even expected. Also, the characters kinda seemed one dimensional and it took away from my enjoyment. The only redeeming aspects of the love interest were her intelligence and athletic ability, but we barely got to see her show how smart she was since all the book focused on was making her into a crybaby. And the praise dynamic made it seem like she was a child and her mom was comforting her, which made the romance aspects really uncomfortable and gross. Overall, I am rating this manga 1 star since I did not like the characters or the plot. I forced myself to finish the book and I kinda regret it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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Author 34 books21 followers
October 6, 2024
Spoil Me Plzzz, Hinamori-san! is shoujo-ai and quite childish too. It can be a good or bad thing depending on the reader though. Yaya Suo is admired by everyone, good at studies and whatnot. Inside she's insecure though, but Ichigo Hinamori doesn't know that. Yet. Ichigo wants to be like Yaya until she notices how annoying and selfish the girl is. She needs to constantly praise Yaya. The setting could be interesting, but Yaya is so obnoxious that it's hard to care for her in any way. The best part is Ichigo's inner voice going through the situations, but sadly so she still lets Yaya be what she is and even enforces her behavior. This isn't funny, but mostly sad. Considering this is shoujo-ai...I really don't want Ichigo to fall in love with the girl.

The art looks OK, it works well with the story line and we have funny faces and everything. Nothing out of this world, but OK. Unless Yaya somehow changes for the better, I cannot really see anything worthwhile happening. The manga series is three books long only, so I don't have high hopes.
807 reviews29 followers
September 19, 2024
Very much a farcical take showing the soon to be intertwined lives of two girls. This comic is very different, at least in my experience. Ichigo, a ‘strawberry’ sweet student. Hidden in full sight of the class princess, admiring her from afar. Yaya, that perfect class princess, top of everything. But ‘oh no’, out of the class’ public eye it turns out she is a complete mess, hopeless at so many things. Ichigo falls into Yaya’s almost maniacal sphere, providing support; trying at times to extricate herself, but then becoming beholden to Yaya’s magical draw. Each chapter is equally appealing as it is utterly silly, following this same pattern. As you read through the comic Ichigo seems unsure if Yaya has feelings for her. But seems to wish that is the case. Thank you you to Kodansha Comics and NetGalley for the comic ARC. The views expressed are all mine freely given.
September 19, 2024
Thank you to Kodansha and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this volume.

Basic premise our main character Ichigo has a thing for our cool and confident top of the class Suo. Ichigo’s sexuality is clearly and confidently stated here which is refreshing. She likes girls - now let’s move on! Her senpai, Suo is actually not what she seems and Ichigo ends up in having to become her main comfort person.

There’s a ton of repetition in the story and Suo comes across as extremely irritating at times. It wasn’t for me!
135 reviews2 followers
September 22, 2024
I enjoyed the story and the characters, but it didn't feel like a book for me.
There were some awkward moments between the characters who had only recently met, and their personalities were a bit extreme.
But I think someone will enjoy the book, as it has beautiful illustrations and the story has potential.

A huge thank you to
the author tsuke
the publisher kodansha Comics
and to Netgalley

#manga #mangareview #mangarecomendation #mangaopinion #lgbtqiap+ #romance #gl #SpoilMePlzzzHinamorisan #NetGalley
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242 reviews6 followers
September 16, 2024
A girl has a crush on her senpai who is top of the class and loved by everyone. But when she sees her true self, she realizes her crush is more of a mess then she thought. A school girl romance with a top academic student desperate for praise and attention, and the fellow student who she's set her sights on. Honestly this is about what you would expect. Fun and funny chapters, though I do wish there was a little more story. It very much felt like one shots.
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302 reviews3 followers
September 26, 2024
This story is a great example of why you shouldn't get to know someone that you idealize because when you put someone on a pedestal most likey they will not be who you see them.

This girl idealizes the most popular and smartest girl in the school, though one day she finds out how she really is and struggles with coming to terms with this revelation. Though throughout the story, the two become pretty close as they get to know each other better.
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