Heroine Shikkaku (No Longer Heroine)

Constantly gauging the roles of others, Hatori Matsuzaki has always been the main character, so it's only fitting that she be the heroine for her crush and childhood friend, Rita Terasaka. Even though he has girlfriends, she is convinced that she is the only "right" person for him and that they will eventually be together.

This is the narrative Hatori has followed her entire life. However, her whole world is thrown into chaos when Rita begins paying attention to their classmate Miho Adachi, a plain and unassuming wallflower, and they soon start dating. Hatori begins to question the nature of her reality: has she been the side character the whole time?

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Included one-shots:
Volume 7: Thank You☆Last Samurai (Thank You For the Last Samurai)
Volume 10: Souri de Sorry

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Heroine Shikkaku was adapted into a Japanese live-action film directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa that was screened on September 19, 2015.

The series was published in English as No Longer Heroine by Yen Press from September 13, 2022, to September 23, 2025.

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Hiromitsu, Kousuke

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Matsuzaki, Hatori

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Terasaka, Rita

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Adachi, Miho

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Nakajima, Kyouko

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Hiromitsu, Moe

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May 28, 2020

Potterz

Recommended

I dont really know why a lot of people hate this manga. But i think this is one of the best shoujo manga i have ever read.

The story is not ordinary and the art is okay ( actually i love it though ). But i think the most standout point is the character. I think most of the character in this manga is great and i can see the development. For example lets talk about Rita, the male lead. To be honest, at first i think he is a jerk and i really hate him, but in the middle of the story i can see ...

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Jul 10, 2025

Savoirino

Mixed Feelings

its a good manga, the characters are multilayered, but I think that kinda messes the manga up? maybe that's just me.
I lowkey hate the main couple so much, the male lead is the worst one I've ever seen.
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Jun 3, 2022

Lllama1

Not Recommended

I seriously regret reading this trash. I was just looking for something to pass the time and I came upon this and decided to try it out and oh boy do I regret it. Honestly, I just want to forget abt it but that's not happening anytime soon.

(LOTSA SPOILERS)

Story 4/10
Honestly, it had potential. It could been a simple and cute story but obviously that didn't happen.

Art 6/10
Nothing much there. It was okay

... Characters 2/10
I could literaly spend hours talking abt how much I hate the characters in this story. Everyone is so selfish and dumb. What really amazed me was the fact I didin't drop it after chap 10. The main characters are the most annoying tho.

MC:
She is really annoying from the get go. She's just really selfish in general. Even tho she knows Rita is dating she still says she'll confess but that's not what even pissed me off. What really pissed me off was the fact that she kissed him even tho he was dating her. I felt like ripping her hair out and mine too. And in the later chaps you think she gets better but noo. I honestly don't she should've ended up with anyone but I guess they do deserve each other(mc and Rita). I felt like slapping her the whole time.

Rita:
I hate this guy so much ughhhhh. He's just another lost cause like mc. They really deserve each other. When she confessed to him he was supposed to set boundaries and make everything clear but instead he led her on and toyed with both her and his girlfriend's feelings. He rejected her later on but then started regretting it later on and started acting like a dumbass. If he liked her then he should've just broken up with Adachi but he led them both on. And then after Hiromitsu provokes him a little he goes and kisses her then tries to go on a date with her like he isn't dating anyone then his girlfriend sees them and then he acts like he never kissed her like dude. I have so much more to say but I'll end it here.

Hiromitsu:
I kinda hated him in the beginning but I came to like a lot later on. He's just your usual playboy that doesn't fall in love. I actually had a little hope for him after some time but it got crushed. I personally don't really know what he finds in fl but idc. I really hoped they would be endgame but that didn't happen obvi. I hated him before cause he kissed fl without consent and only tried to date her to piss Rita off but then he was really sweet when he realized he liked her. I really loved them together because they weren't really toxic when they were dating and they communicated quite well but i was let down in the worst way possible. I wish they dated normally and stuff. They looked really happy together even tho it wasn't for long.

Adachi:
I really never understood this girl. I don't particularly hate her but she was so annoying. Even tho she knew mc confessed to her bf she didn't do anything abt it and just talked like she didn't mind if they all dated the same dude. She also didn't shit when she kissed her bf or when she knew another girl wanted to confess to him. She was really but I'll spare her.

I really dislike everyone else as well except the mc's friend. She was okay.
I wanted to throw my phone on the wall so bad but I held thru idk how. I wish I had dropped it much earlier but my dumbass decided to finish it but I mostly skimping through the whole thing so I can't say much. I really wondered why I didn't just go to sleep.

Anyway, I just wanted to rant as I was really pissed. I would never recommend this to anyone. This was torture. Byeee!!!

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