“My Love Mix-Up” by Wataru Hinekure: A Perfectly Hilarious Love Mix-Up

This review is focused on volume 1 of the series

My Love Mix-Up by Wataru Hinekure is truly unexpected in the best way possible. As the title suggests, this is a love mix-up at its finest. What’s particularly interesting is that the realization of the mix-up doesn’t hit until later in the book, keeping readers hooked as they wait for the moment of clarity. It all starts when Aoki forgets to bring his eraser before a quiz. Hashimoto kindly lends him one, but when the sleeve of the eraser falls off, a name is revealed—only for the eraser to drop, and the person whose name is on it ends up picking it up. And thus, the mix-up begins.

The story strikes a perfect balance between funny and charming. The characters retain that youthful energy typical of high school stories, but they’re never annoyingly over-the-top. The plot itself is straightforward, yet it maintains a sense of intrigue that keeps you wanting to know what’s coming next. Even though it’s easy to predict where the relationship will end up, the journey is so enjoyable that it doesn’t diminish your desire to keep reading.

Reading My Love Mix-Up was truly an enjoyable experience. It could even work as a standalone book with how well it wraps up, though there’s no denying that anyone who picks up the first volume will be eager to get their hands on the next. As for me... I’m already on my way to grab volume 2.