Sugoi! guidebook, which surveys manga industry professionals. It was a nominee for the 8th Manga Taishō. The official fan book reached number 14, and the anthology book reached number 17 on Oricon's weekly best-sellers chart. Greg Smith of The Fandom Post found the anime adaptation to be a "both a celebration and a send-up of shoujo manga at the same time". He found it to have a natural flow and enjoyed the emotions and expressions presented by the characters. He gave the series an A, noting it was one of the two consistently funny comedies of the season. He liked that "there was in general a lack of meanness or malice (except towards Maeno, which was quite well deserved)," and that it effectively showcased the absurdity of shojo tropes. Andy Hanley of UK Anime Network gave the series 7 out of 10, highlighting its charming and lovable cast as well as the show's visuals, although he would not call it a comedy classic. Dee Hogan, in an article for The Mary Sue, found the show to be "simultaneously very funny and sneakily brilliant" and wrote about how the show "manages the rare feat of a triple-reversal, and all three deal with our understanding of gender roles in fiction". The reviewers at Anime News Network listed the anime as one of the best of the year for 2014, with Amy McNulty and Theron Martin naming it their top pick. Kelly Quinn of Tor.com also listed it among her top 10 best shows of 2014. Works cited Manga volumes Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun manga volumes by Izumi Tsubaki. Published by Square Enix. Anime episodes Notes References External links at Gangan Online 2010s webcomics 2014 anime television series debuts Doga Kobo Gangan Online manga Japanese comedy webcomics Manga creation in anime and manga Parody anime and manga Romance webcomics Romantic comedy anime and manga School life in anime and manga Sentai Filmworks Shōnen manga TV Tokyo original programming Webcomics in print Yen Press titles Yonkoma