[ Thanks to Netgalley and Kodansha for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. ]

Contrary to a lot of reviews I see for this volume, it was, to me, the perfect introduction to this series!

I've been reading the Japanese version for a while before this was even announced as a license by Kodansha so I already loved it prior to the English volume coming out.

Coco Uzuki's art is always a delight to look at and I love how they crafted the perfect designs for this pair of main characters. The female lead is beautiful, refined and delicate looking with a strong side to her, and when she pulls a serious face she looks so cool! The male lead is equally as graceful, with long hair framing his face and an angelic aura to him, except tucking his hair behind his ear will be enough to reveal his cool side with an undercut and piercing holes.

I seriously love how they both play this role of perfect people, filling in for everyone's expectations for them, and enjoying doing so, while also having an opposite and charismatic personality on the other side.

I've seen a lot of people say this volume was lacking or that they didn't understand where the story was leading or that they thought it was too cliche, but I personally think this is a really great and fun first volume of a shoujo romance. You have the typical trope of "there's a beautiful boy, girl falls in love first", etc etc. Except you add a girl who's on equal footing with said beautiful boy, which isn't all that common, and you also add a twist that they both have this "secret" identity that only the other knows about. Isn't that fun??

I genuinely had a lot of fun reading this and think it's a great start of a series. Showing their bickering and how they get along in their own way, the art is gorgeous and I love the comedic tone to it too! I can't wait for more to be translated!

I absolutely loved this!! I had my doubts in the beginning but I was soon interested and captured by the beautiful artwork and characters!

This volume was interesting. We have not one, but two main characters who have a hidden personality that starkly contrasts their perfect school image. Both characters are also good looking, intelligent and so far, haven’t done anything illegal. And that’s exactly why I liked it. It’s refreshing to read a story where there isn’t any insecurity to how one looks or how unpopular they are, as well as not being an antagonist or jealous character. It’s simply a romance with two outstanding people who have a hidden personality.

The story started a bit confusing but was reminiscent of a show or movie opening with an intriguing line to capture the audience. The story follows Otogi and primarily highlights her interactions with Toki. I liked how it balanced their school life while building each character’s private life and personality. We learn a lot about the characters in one volume. It’s quite fast paced and includes some important topics that were handled with care. That said, the story has a lyrical feel to it with regards to its execution.

The interaction between Otogi and Toki had me smiling! I feel like they both have feelings for each other, especially with how they notice small things about each other. My favorite was when Toki realized Otogi was unwell and helped her to the nurse’s office. I’m hoping there’s no second male lead or unnecessary misunderstandings because I enjoy their dynamics.

The artwork is amazing. I love it! It’s captivating with its beautifully drawn characters, including side characters, clear expressions and simple backgrounds that highlight the foreground. I won’t lie, long hair male characters are my weakness. So, yes I loved Toki’s character design but I also loved Otogi’s character design. I couldn’t get enough of how beautiful they were. Also, I didn’t think a manga with many blank or white spaced backgrounds would be so good. It really proves that if the story and character expressions are done well, then supporting backgrounds are not needed.

Overall, I loved this volume and I’m looking forward to reading the next volume. So far, there isn’t any unnecessary drama and it’s a clear cute romance buildup. I love its simplicity and I’m looking forward to seeing how Otoko and Toki’s relationship changes and if or when their hidden personalities will be revealed.

Are we who we are when no one is watching? If so, is the person we display to the world an alternate version of us or a fake persona? When we meet those who let us take the masks down, are we finally allowing ourselves to be seen?

Fall In Love, You False Angels by Coco Uzuki explores the relationship between two students who are perfect to their peers. But underneath the surface, they are both hiding personalities that completely contradict their public perception.

For the older anime fans in the room, we would have all made the His and Her Circumstances comparisons on our own without the synopsis needing to do it for us. How could we all forget the charming dynamic between Yukino and Arima? Perfect students who led completely different lives at home. Fall In Love, You False Angels differs in the both the leads “real selves” are bad asses, akin almost to the delinquent type (minus the crimes.)

Enter Otogi. She is known as the school’s “heartthrob angel.” Everyone is in love with her. She’s beautiful and sweet. She’s the class president and perfect. On the inside, Otogi is crushing hard on her vice president, Toki. She tries to maintain her cool around him so as to not let on that he’s driving her crazy.

Toki is seemingly her exact counterpart. He’s soft-spoken and charming, with all the girls swooning over him. He seems to know exactly what to do to handle conflicts as the vice president and has a commanding presence.

One day, while getting hit on, Otogi lets her mouth loose and reveals in front of Toki that she’s not just an angel. She’s a strong and outspoken girl who isn’t afraid to tell someone off. Because of this, Toki feels at ease enough to reveal that he also isn’t the perfect image he portrays and has a dark side. “Dark Ikkoku” is what Otogi has nicknamed him in her mind.

From this moment, the two start hanging out outside of school, with Toki inviting Otogi to get to know him better. As she learns more about Toki, Otogi struggles to keep her composure and not let Toki in on the fact that she’s falling hard.

On the surface, Fall In Love, You False Angels may feel a bit like “we’ve seen this already.” Once I started reading it, I realized how wrong I was. Usually, the “perfect” girl is a slob behind the scenes. Whereas Otogi is just a bad ass who doesn’t take anyone’s bs. And then Toki on the other hand, seems to be just a cool guy, unbothered about things.

As soon as I finished volume one, I wanted volume two immediately. The developing friendship between Toki and Otogi is cute, and how hard she is working to keep her feelings under wraps is hilarious. I love that Toki has already introduced her to someone important to him and revealed a lot about himself in a small amount of time. He reminds me so much of Itsumi from A Sign of Affection, so of course, I am in heaven.

The story so far is so promising. I can’t wait for it to dive deeper into the two “real” personalities of Otogi and Toki, and hopefully uncover why they have the angel personas. There is so much that can be done here, and I look forward to seeing where it goes.

The first volume has me hooked. I really enjoy the concept of two people having a public persona of perfection while their true selves are not perfect at all. It is always cute to see the female protag be flustered by the male protag because of how cool he is to her and in this book, she has two cool sides to love. I cannot wait to see where this goes and will be recommending it to many people.

I had heard about this first on twitter, and always thought the art was so beautiful, so when I saw this on here I was very excited to read and understand the hype, and it was actually really good. So I’m excited to read more of the series and se how it plays out !!

Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This is a start of a manga series with themes of high school love about two people who are people pleasers & who are loved by everyone for how beautiful and kind they are, while they only reveal one facet of their personality to the world. The main character Otogi Katsura is mentioned as a heartthrob angel throughout the book. So the main conflict this book offers is that both characters are said to have a hidden secret personality that they do not show the world, which is just them standing up for themselves or against what is wrong and being blunt with their words instead of being extremely polite, which as a premise is weak. I believe the story in this first book could have benefitted from character background development to have a stronger reason for their personalities and conflicts

What did not work for me was how some serious issues are handled without the sensitivity they deserve like a teacher being a predator. The main character when being confronted with the predator teacher's advances tries to reason that because she is very godlike pretty, the teacher becomes more of a creep. This could have been handled with a lot more sensitivity.

What did work for me, the art style and the storytelling through the artwork
I do hope as the series advances, it continues its strong parts like the slice of life story with sweet romance and adds some more character development and fun banter between the main characters.

It's a Nice, Fun read. I love the illustrations in this manga, and I'm curious about where the rest of the series will go. I love that everything is not as it seems in this story.
I’m looking forward to more secrets being revealed in future books.

Thank you to NetGalley for a chance to read and view this manga in exchange for an Honest Review.

I loved this!! The artwork is delightful and really well done, and the dynamic between the two characters is so fun and cute. I can't wait to read the next volume!

Thank you to NetGalley for the chance to read this. I love Manga and i never read one before that was romance i read mostly action thrilling supernatural type ones that didn't have romance or cute scenes. I thought the characters were adorable and i was waiting patiently for them to just kiss and thought it was just cute need more because i need to know what happens.

This was a great first volume for the series. I'm not one to read a lot of romantic manga, but this one was just too cute to put down. I love the duality of the characters and the idea of having a hidden side added an air of mystery and suspense about whether or not they will eventually reveal this secret to others. Otogi Katsura's perspective was interesting and funny to read, and so was her self-realisation that she was falling in love with Toki Ninomae. The translation notes were great for clarity as well, I think it's useful for first-time manga readers to understand certain phrasing. I kinda wanted Ninomae's perspective as well. I'll be looking forward to reading the future volumes because this is definitely a series worth continuing.

Thank you so much to NetGalley for this arc.
This was amazing! I’m so sad that I’ve finished it already. I need volume two immediately. This had me laughing and blushing. I need everyone to read this.

This young adult, rom-com manga was sweet, and funny. The art style is stunning, and the story line was well done. What I like the most about Toki and Otogi is that they're similar. Both are hiding their true self and only show each other. How both seem like perfect people with no flaws. That helps with the reputation of class president and vice president. Everyone wants to be them or be with them. I like that is a slow burn romance, because of Otogi crush on Toki. I hope to see them grown closer in the next volume. Also, like how shows them going through everyday life them keeping their composure. Can't wait to see what happens in the next volume.

First a BIG Thank You to NetGalley, the Author and the Publisher for this ARC.

So this has potential.
The story is cute and the characters are semi-relatable.
It does need more build-up or more tension, at least for my taste.

It is cute however and it reads really easily. And that non-date date made it worth my time, it was also very cute.

Normally I wouldn’t be drawn to a romantic comedy manga, well past Ouran High School Host Club, but something about the cover of Fall In Love, You False Angels and then the blurb drew me in. I am so glad that it did. The art is fantastic and the story is quickly funny and enjoyable. I love both the main characters and the plot so far is interesting and fun. I really think I will be continuing this one.

As always thank you to Kodansha Comics for the advanced copy to review, my reviews are always honest and freely given.

I'd been seeing this series in the Dessert magazine but only got curious about it after it won 9th place in the print category of the 2024 Next Manga Awards. The story is a budding romance between a beautiful girl & an elegant boy, both seemingly perfect but actually hiding their true delinquent-like personalities. The art is absolutely gorgeous but many of us are way past the point of reading a series purely for its pretty art. And while I couldn’t take their so-called “dark sides” seriously as there was nothing really dark about it — like at all — I really did enjoy this first volume and the idea of finding someone you can be yourself with. The story explores both characters’ feelings of not having to put on socially acceptable personas with each other and appreciating the other person for who they are. Can't wait to read more of the series!

I enjoyed this read SO much. This manga reminded me that my 5/5 feels are on a whole other level; I had to go back to lower the score of another manga review because it didn't hit like this one did.

Now let me rave about this story. I read this volume in one sitting. I then had to look up when the next volumes would be published. THEN I looked up what other works by Coco Uzuki were available. I went down a rabbit hole because I was desperate to feel the butterflies again.

The art is gorgeous. I'm a very picky manga/manhwa reader. I don't want to waste my time looking at ugly art. My eyes were feasting on these pages!

The two main characters are ADORABLE. I love the storyline of them carrying a facade at school. I'm sure many of us are familiar with that feeling. The ability to be yourself with people you are comfortable with is one of the best feelings in the world. I'm so happy these two found each other. By the last few pages, I was internally screaming to "KISS ALREADY!"

I'm all in on this series. I cannot wait to see how Katsura and Ninomae's relationships continues to develop!
I can't thank NetGalley and Kodansha Comics enough for ARC!!!

This feels like a crossover between Horimiya and Love is War and im here for it!!!

In the beginning I was very annoyed of the repetitiveness. I Understand that the point of this story is that they’re hiding their real personalities but it became super repetitive in the beginning it was considering not finishing. And finally the “big reveal” wasn’t as big as it should have been considering how much it was being mentioned. It’s giving Game of thrones, “winter is coming” for like 8 seasons but then it isn’t as big a deal as it should have been when it finally arrives. Well similarly the MC’s keep their real personality a secret and when finally something happens to make them reveal themselves to the other, what happens to make this happen isn’t a huge deal. For example no matter how nice I am if im being harassed after rejecting a guy and they wont leave me alone, it isn’t surprising if I snap and speak up for myself to make him leave me alone right? Well why was this the reason her real personality was discovered because she had enough of a drunk dude and snapped?!? (Eye roll)

Don’t get me wrong though I really liked this Manga the story was cute and the MMC was *swoon* The FMC reminds me of that one annoying girl from Saiki K that everyone was in love with but we could hear everything she though because of Saiki so she was super annoying. But because of the moments where we are able to see her real personality come out with the MMC I personally took a liking to her since its explained why she is the way that she is.

This sounds like a negative review but it’s really only one thing that I found negative and focused on it. But the story was really fun to read I couldn’t get enough I was very sad when it ended. I can’t wait for the next volume to come out!!!

Also in the beginning the first two pages of the manga were in color so I was super excited but then I turned to the third and it as back to black ink. Not a deal breaker but I was a bit disappointed :(

#FallInLoveYouFalseAngels #NetGalley

The art style is very cute. The story does not have that much depth to it, but it is still very fun. I overall really enjoyed reading it and would recommend to anyone looking for lighthearted manga.

An interesting first volume, would definitely love to keep reading the series as it comes out. However, I do notice that the main premise of the manga does get lost in translation, but it can't be helped and doesn't really take away from the story necessarily, just an interesting thing to notice if you understand some aspects of Japanese culture.

A new book boyfriend has been added to my list, and my heartfelt gratitude goes out to NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Trigger/Content Warning: inexplicit sexual harassment, serial assault, pedophile, social pressure, mild cussing

"Fall in Love, You False Angels" by Coco Uzuki is a rom-com manga that delivers the perfect cozy, lovey vibe of February. I have never heard of this shojo series before and one of the things that instantly drew my attention was the title of the series. It's catchy, cute, and it invoke curiosities. I am so excited that I was able to "Read Now" through Netgalley.

Are you really yourself, or are you an identity based on the expectations of others?

The storyline centers around Otogi Katsura and Toki Ninomae, who, contrary to popular belief, are far from who they are deemed among their peers and society. Katsura learned from a young age that there are certain expectations of who she should be as a person and that people pay more attention when her personality matches her outward appearances. Thus, she developed somewhat of a double-life and, unfortunately, must keep up the facade as she enters her first year of high school. Her role as the President of the Student Council makes it even more imperative that she maintains the persona of the school's "Madonna." Enters her Vice President, Toki, and well, let just say that high school wouldn't be high school without a little drama.

This manga had me smirking and dare I say it, kicking my feet and just giggling at every little silly moment between the two main characters. Katsura's delulu lovey dovey moments were kinda refreshing in a way that it felt natural for it to happen.

The art style is gorgeous and very far from the vibe I usually pick when it comes to reading shoujo manga. The lines and features are interesting to look at. There is a distinct raw edge that somehow pairs well with the big eyes and expressive faces. I love the dynamic poses and action sequences. I also love that you get a little bit more detailed background. This doesn't overshadows the characters at all, rather it contributes to the overall asethetic and atmosphere of the storyline.

My only take is that I wished there was a trigger/content warning placed in the beginning of the book. While that may annoy some people, it is better to include it as there was a subject matter included in this first volume that can be triggering for some readers.

Overall, such an amazing read for me and I will absolutely be continuing with the series! I highly recommend this for teens 14 and up due to the subject matters addressed in the series. If you like Yuki Shiwasu's "Tamon’s B-Side" and Suu Morishita's "Sign of Affection", then you will like "Fall in Love, You False Angels".

Thank you again to Kodansha Comics and NetGalley for this opportunity!