In 2019 and 2021, Yuri Hime Comics released two volumes of Ikemen-sugi desu, Shiki-senpai!, both of which were reviewed here on Okazu (Volume 1 | Volume 2). Today we’re taking a look at Seven Seas’ English-language edition, The Girl I Want is So Handsome! Complete Collection

Hinami is a typical high school first-year, a little excitable, but sweet and kind. She also completely overwhelmed Shiki-sempai, the attractive star of the basketball team and, as a result, finds herself recruited to the basketball team. As team manager, she finds herself at Shiki-sempai’s side every day. But will she be able to become the manger Shiki’s friend Miyamoto wants her to become and what does Shiki-sempai really think of her?

As I said of my review of the Japanese manga, “the strength of this particular series is the sincerity. Both Shiki and Hina are so gosh darn sincere and adorable that you really want them to be happy together.” This is a straight-up Story A, where the main conflicts are minor misunderstandings and mixed messages about liking someone, with relatively simple resolutions, leading a sweetly insubstantial story. I don’t mean that in a bad way, either. Sometimes, you just want something that is harmless fun, like a cotton candy of Yuri manga, as it turns out, I also said of the original Japanese manga. ^_^

Yuama’s art is growing even as this story goes on, and with the whole thing in one volume, you can really see the art progress from the opening chapter to the happy, squishy end.

Ratings:

Art – 7
Characters – 9
Story – 8
Service – 6 Shiki-sempai being too cool is a form of service. ^_^
Yuri – 9

Overall – 9

If you need a light, super-sugary Yuri manga at the end of your week, this is a good bet.