"Getting Closer To You, Vol 1" by Ruri Kamino

It took me the longest time to get past page 1 of "Getting Closer To You" Vol 1 by Ruri Kamino.

Not because the story is bad already from the get-go but because the very first panel is a close-up of the chest of a prime example of a male body. I had to take my time appreciating that panel. It very fast became clear to me that I would get along with the heroine and understand her joy for muscles.

Hibi, female MC, is a muscle maniac and spends a lot of time spying on her school's sports teams. That's how she meets the muscle prince of the basketball team, who then finds her notebook and finds out about her obsession. He's part amused, freaked out, and fascinated about her passion and knowledge of muscles, and asks her (blackmail her) to become the manager of his sports team – the basketball team. You could think she was the luckiest girl getting a front-row to good-looking and fit muscles, but the basketball team are not well-trained guys nor are they doing well in competitions. They lack dedication. At first, she's dragging her feet about the manager job, but when she realizes that she has the chance to build her dream muscles (on the guys) she jumps at the task and works to become the best manager aka muscle builder.

Fans of sports manga will enjoy the underdogs' journey to reach the top. We begin with muscle training, but all that hard work and dedication is what will bring them success.

This story was so fun! There were lots of nice muscles to look at, a comedic vibe and the romance had its own charm. Hibi loves muscles, not guys, and Natsume-sempai's dedication to making Hibi see past his pecs will for sure be sweet to see.

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