I first picked up Kare Kano with high hopes for it, as the summary of the first book made it sound like an interesting read. While reading the first volume of Kare Kano, I found it to be a decent book, despite the fact that some areas in the story were a little difficult to follow right away. However, as I began reading the next several volumes, my interest began dying out.

Instead of making the second volume as equally interesting as the first, there was almost no point whatsoever. There was a minor conflict, as mentioned in the summary, but that only lasted for about half of the book--the rest just didn't keep me that interested. A lot of things were dragged out, and many areas became hard to follow--this occurs a lot in the second volume, during several pages where there are speech bubbles all over the place, and things get a bit cluttered and confusing.

I also have to say that some of the art was very lacking in detail. I didn't really like how a lot of the characters' noses seemed to disappear in many of the pictures, and that at some angles, the characters looked totally out of proportion all together.

This story did have its good points, although it didn't keep me interested after volume eight. I'm willing to give this series another try, but its not the most promising one out there.

When I first picked this up, I had high hopes. I wanted a good serious but fun romantic series instead of the goofy romance like Love Hina or Ah! My Goddess. A series where the characters aren't nerovus to kiss eachother or to show thier affection. So I read the first book and I thought - this is kinda girly (myself being a guy). But I loved it. I fell in love with each character and by each passing volume I bought; the maturity of the characters progressed as well as with the art style, storyline, and the manga-ka herself.

Now I am on book 15 and it's been a joy reading it up to this point. I feel connected to the characters and their struggles and I like how Masami Tsuda actually, instead of putting Yukino and Arima's relationship front stage, that she also focused on the other characters as well and thier life stories.

If you want a good serious yet funny romance series, I highly suggest this one. It changes so much from happy school days in the starting to seriousness romance to angst/depression to hope. Very good.

I am kind of new to Manga and I really enjoyed kare kano. I cannot wait to buy volume 2! It is mostly about a girl who tried to act perfect because she wanted people to praise her, and she wanted to be #1. Then a boy named Arima comes along and he's really good looking, smart, and popular. Yukino becomes jealous and wants revenge. It is a really good manga book and I cannot wait to get the second one!