History Manga / ItsNotMyFaultImNotPopular

* InnocentlyInsensitive: Yuu.

* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Tomoko's portrayal switches between this, TheWoobie and some combination of both depending on the chapter. She can be very pitiable, but at the same time she is rather self-centered, tends to look down on others (especially her classmates) and in chapter 33 she is shown to be cheered up by the misfortune of others.

* WrongGenreSavvy: In the first chapter Tomoko concludes that her experience gained while playing otome games makes her perfectly prepared for high school.

Now licensed by Yen Press under the name ''No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!''.

Now licensed by Yen Press.

* YankTheDogsChain: Chapter 39 has probably the biggest one so far. [[spoiler: When her second year of high school starts, Tomoko meets a classmate of hers who not only remembered who she is but also remembered and enjoyed her introduction at the beginning of the first year. Tomoko is overjoyed thinking that maybe she managed to find a friend at last... but then the time comes for her to introduce herself and it turns out that the classmate told everyone how great Tomoko's first year introduction was and now everyone is looking forward to another great introduction. This causes Tomoko to panic and publicly embarrass herself. In result her very name becomes a synonym for something embarrassingly bad in her class.]]

* YankTheDogsChain: Chapter 39 has probably the biggest one so far. [[spoiler: When her second year of high school starts, Tomoko meets a classmate of hers who not only remembered who she is but also remembered and enjoyed her introduction at the beginning of the first year. Tomoko is overjoyed thinking that maybe she managed to find a friend at last... but then the time comes for her to introduce herself and it turns out that the classmate told everyone how great Tomoko's first year introduction was and now everyone is looking forward to another great introduction. This causes Tomoko to panic and publicly embarass herself. In result her very name becomes a synonym for something terribly bad in her class.]]

* YankTheDogsChain: Chapter 39 has probably the biggest one so far. [[spoiler: When her second year of high school starts, Tomoko meets a classmate of hers who not only remembered who she is but also remembered and enjoyed her introduction at the beginning of the first year. Tomoko is overjoyed thinking that maybe she managed to find a friend at last... but then the time comes for her to introduce herself and it turns out that the classmate told everyone how great Tomoko's first year introduction was and now everyone is looking forward to another great introduction. This causes Tomoko to panic and publicly embarass herself. In result her very name becomes a synonym for terrible jokes in her class.]]

* ChekhovsGunman: Tomoko's flashback to her middle school times in chapter 30 briefly shows her and Yuu with a third, unnamed girl. The spin-off series reveals that she is Yuu's other friend from the middle school, and starting with chapter 2 she has a bigger role there.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: By reading Tomoko's thoughts, she could have came off as a condescending jackass if she actually had the social skills to do so. What gives her the heart of gold are those bits of humility and self-esteem that she shows every once in a while.

** The first chapter of the spin-off reveals that this is how Tomoko's and Yuu's friendship started. After Yuu moved to a new class none of them knew anyone they could eat lunch with during the break; Tomoko noticed that Yuu is alone and managed to muster the courage to invite Yuu to lunch.

* FawltyTowersPlot: Tomoko tries to initiate this for Kii-chan. [[spoiler: But Kii-chan already sees through the ruse.]]

* {{Otaku}}: The main character, Tomoko Kuroki, as well as her middle-school friend, Yuu.

* ShaggyDogStory: Most of the chapters.

** The author's previous manga, ''Manga/{{Choku}}'', began with the main character eating lunch in the bathroom.

* ArmsDealer: Back in middle school Tomoko had the desire to become Japan's first female dealer in illegal weaponry. By the time the main story started she apparently gave up on it, and even finds the idea embarrassing.

* [[spoiler: EroticDream: She tries to self-induce one after reading an article on what causes them. It doesn't work ... until the next day ... when she fall asleep in class.]]

* ExcitedShowTitle

** The authors' previous manga, ''[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/Choku Choku]]'', began with the main character eating lunch in the bathroom.

* {{The Eeyore}}: Good way to describe Tomoko. She falls into the occasional self-loathing and has a lot of negative thoughts in social situations.
* ThisLoserIsYou: Look at the quote on top of the page.

* MotorcycleSafety: Hilariously averted when Tomoko daydreams about how cool she'd look riding a motorcycle while wearing a SpyCatSuit -- only to wreck and end up in a hospital because she was too busy looking cool.