Kiss Him, Not Me

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Kiss Him, Not Me is a 2013 Shoujo manga.

Kae Serinuma is a fat girl obsessed with yaoi, constantly fantasizing about the hot guys of her school getting together. One day, however, after her favorite character in her TV show dies, she freaks out so much that she refuses to leave her room even to eat for one week. When she finally gets out, to her and everybody's surprise, she has turned into a thin, attractive girl. Naturally, that brings up a lot of attention from the opposite sex...

Written and drawn by Junko. Serialized in Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend.


Tropes used in Kiss Him, Not Me include:
  • Accidental Pervert: At the end of Chapter 6, Shinomiya falls right in the middle of Serinuma's breasts. Unlike most examples, she doesn't reacts with anger and just rans off, scared.
  • Beautiful All Along: Kae seems to have been overweight for a very long time, so nobody of her school friends even suspect the thing girl she turned into is really her until she opens her mouth.
  • Bifauxnen: Nishina is a pretty but masculine-looking girl, to the point of tricking the male main characters at first.
  • Even the Girls Want Her: Averted with Nishina, because she doesn't seem to have male admirers at all.
  • Indirect Kiss: In chapter 6, Mutsumi gives Kae's food with his usual chopsticks, making her think about this trope happenning.
  • Reality Ensues: The same inclination to eating that made Serinuma fat before drives her to eat too much again, rendering her fat at the end of chapter 10. Of course, considering how easy she lost weight in first place, it's not surprising 2 chapters she manages to go back to normal.
  • Rule of Funny: Getting that skinny that fast would create stretch marks, and make you collapse. The series is pretty much a comedy, so it fits this trope.
  • School Festival: Chapter 5 starts with the class discussing ideas for the cultural festival, and settling for a unisex Maid Cafe. that is, students of both sexes doing it.
  • Shipper on Deck:
    • Kae ships boys of her school, though them not really show mutual attraction, it's just her dirty mind at work.
    • Inverted with her brother, that tries to break up her from her harem as soon he heards about it.
  • Status Quo Is God: At the end of Chapter 12, Serinuma is restored to her skinny state after getting fat at the end of chapter 10.
  • Unwanted Harem: Serinuma didn't want all the male attention. In fact, she would prefer if the guys flirted with each other, but her harem of Bishounens is very, very straight.
  • Zettai Ryouiki: The maids of the school festival have class A.