How to Tell if a Girl Likes You According to a Mangaka

Mangaka Nishizawa 5mm Explains How to Tell if a Girl Likes You Based on How She Calls You “Cute”. Mangaka Nishizawa 5mm recently went viral with an illustration that perfectly explains how to tell if a girl is into you based on the way she calls you “cute.”

The illustration features four different examples, with three of them clearly indicating zero romantic interest, and one that means the girl is definitely into you.

How to Tell if a Girl Likes You According to a Mangaka

In the artwork below, we see four girls using different tones and expressions to call someone “cute.” So, how can you tell if a girl likes you based on the way she gives you that compliment?

Let’s break it down panel by panel:

Top Left Panel:

「誠実そうだし いいお父さんになりそう」
“You seem like a sincere person… you’d make a great dad.”
Black text:
ド恋愛対象外 = “Completely out of the romance zone”

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Top Right Panel:

「かっこいいですよね」
“He’s stylish, right?”
Black text:
社交辞令 = “Just being polite / A social nicety”

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Bottom Left Panel:

「え〜かわい〜笑」
“Aww, so cuuute~ laughs”
Black text:
ぬいぐるみとして = “Like a stuffed animal” (cute like an object, not romantically)

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Bottom Right Panel:

「え〜かわいいっ くぅぅぅ〜〜好きだぁ〜〜〜」
“Aaaaah, so cuteee~ Aaaah, I love you so much~~!!”
(Filled with emotion and hearts — clear romantic attraction)

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Even Nishizawa herself commented that it’s hard to judge if a girl is truly interested based on how she speaks — but this illustration might help you decode the situation a little better.

And what were people saying about it?

• “According to my wife and daughter, ‘If she doesn’t invite you, there’s no chance.’”

• “Making mistakes by misreading the bottom two panels and getting rejected only makes us stronger.”

• “When a girl calls you cute, it usually means nothing. Just take the compliment and move on so you won’t have a terrible experience.”

• “Got it.”

via Você Sabia Anime