I Hate You More Than Anyone Review: The Eldest Daughter of Seven Siblings Falls for Her Childhood Nemesis in Banri Hidaka's Warm Family Romance

Quick Take

• Rivals-to-lovers shojo with genuine warmth — the large-family setting gives the series its comedy and heart, and Kazuha's role as eldest sibling is taken seriously as a character trait
• Hidaka makes the childhood animosity feel real before earning its transformation; the shift from hatred to something else happens through accumulated small moments
• 9 volumes complete in English; one of the better rivals-to-lovers shojo of its era for readers who want genuine character development

Who Is This Manga For?

• Readers who want rivals-to-lovers romance that earns its transition honestly
• Anyone who enjoys large-family dynamics as a story setting
• Fans of Monthly LaLa's warmer, more comedic shojo style
• Readers who want completed romance with genuine character growth

Content Warnings & Age Rating

Age Rating: T (Teen) Content Warnings: Childhood rivalry and bickering; large family comedic situations; romantic development

T rating — appropriate for teen readers.

Yu's Rating

Category	Score
Story Depth	★★★★☆
Art Style	★★★★☆
Character Development	★★★★☆
Accessibility for Non-Japanese Readers	★★★★☆
Reread Value	★★★★☆

Story Overview

Kazuha Yoshida is seventeen and the eldest of seven siblings — she has been managing the household chaos of her large family since she was old enough to help, and she is very good at it. Next door lives Seiichi Tennozu, whom she has been fighting with since childhood for reasons that have accumulated into something neither of them could easily articulate.

The series follows the gradual, honest process by which their fighting reveals itself as something other than simple hatred. The large-family setting provides both comic relief and genuine warmth — Kazuha's relationship with her siblings and her responsibilities to them are part of who she is, not background detail.

Characters

Kazuha Yoshida — A protagonist whose competence is central to her character; her ability to manage her family, her directness in conflict with Seiichi, and her difficulty recognizing her own feelings are all consistent expressions of the same person.

Seiichi Tennozu — The childhood rival whose feelings are more legible to the reader than to Kazuha for most of the series; his persistence through her consistent hostility reveals something genuine.

Art Style

Hidaka's art is warm and expressive — the large-family chaotic scenes are drawn with energy, the romantic moments with appropriate softness. The character designs are distinctive without being elaborate.

Cultural Context

I Hate You More Than Anyone ran in Monthly LaLa, the magazine associated with a warmer, often more comedic brand of shojo than its competitor Bessatsu Margaret. The large-family premise and rivals-to-lovers structure were both genre conventions that Hidaka used as framework for genuine character work rather than mere formula execution.

What I Love About It

The family. Kazuha's six younger siblings are drawn as actual characters — each distinct, each with their own relationship to both Kazuha and the household dynamic — rather than as interchangeable background noise. When the series focuses on the family, it earns the warmth it needs for the romance to land.

What English-Speaking Fans Say

Western readers describe I Hate You More Than Anyone as an underappreciated example of rivals-to-lovers done right — specifically noted for the rivalry feeling real rather than performative, for Kazuha being a more practically capable protagonist than is typical, and for the family warmth giving the series emotional depth beyond the central romance. Frequently recommended alongside V.B. Rose and other Hidaka works.

Memorable Scene ⚠️ Spoiler Warning

The moment Kazuha first recognizes that her anger at Seiichi and her attention to him are the same thing — that she has been tracking him with the investment of someone who cares deeply, not of someone who truly dislikes him — is the series' most honest emotional beat.

Similar Manga

• V.B. Rose — Hidaka's other major shojo work with similar warmth and character development
• Crossroad — Monthly LaLa romance with similar honest emotional treatment
• Kare Kano — Rivals dynamic that reveals genuine feeling; similar psychological honesty
• Ouran High School Host Club — Large cast warm shojo comedy from the same magazine era

Reading Order / Where to Start

Volume 1 — Kazuha's family chaos, her established hostility toward Seiichi, and their first adult interaction establish the dynamic immediately.

Official English Translation Status

CMX (DC Comics) published the complete English series. All 9 volumes available; note CMX is out of print.

Pros & Cons

Pros

• Rivals-to-lovers that earns its transformation honestly
• Large family setting is warm and distinctive
• Kazuha is a practically capable, distinctive protagonist
• Complete in 9 volumes

Cons

• CMX editions are out of print; secondhand only
• Some subplots with supporting siblings are dropped
• Slower early pacing for readers who want quick romantic development

Format Comparison

Format	Notes
Individual Volumes	CMX (out of print); secondhand market
Digital	Very limited availability

Where to Buy

Read the first volume. If it doesn't hook you, put it down. It'll hook you.

Start with Volume 1 →

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