My Giant Nerd Boyfriend

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My Giant Nerd Boyfriend
Author(s)Fishball
WebsiteWEBTOON
Current status/scheduleUpdates every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
Launch dateMarch 6, 2017
Publisher(s)WEBTOON
Genre(s)Slice of Life
Rating(s)9.73 Stars on WEBTOON

My Giant Nerd Boyfriend is an autobiographical comic by Malaysian artist Fishball, following Fishball and her tall, nerdy boyfriend. The comic has been the fourth-most popular work from the publisher Webtoon, with 158 million views in 2019, and was nominated for a Ringo Award for Best Humor Comic.

Premise[]

My Giant Nerd Boyfriend is an autobiographical comic about its creator, Fishball, and her tall nerdy boyfriend. A slice-of-life one-shot humor comic, it includes strips based on their relationship, her boyfriend's nerdy activities, the effects of their different height, and life in Malaysia.[1][2][3][4][5] One review described the boyfriend as "patient, devoted, and puts up with her nuttiness with the personality of a shaggy dog."[6]

Publication and adaptation[]

My Giant Nerd Boyfriend is created by Fishball, who is from Malaysia and was 27 years old during 2017.[2][7] The comic is published on Webtoon and began publication in March 2017.[6][8] As of August 2021 it publishes three times a week and has over 600 strips.[9] As of 2018, the comic was edited by Bekah Caden.[10]

The comic was adapted into a short animated series which was published on YouTube in July 2019. There are ten episodes, each four minutes or less.[6][11]

Reception[]

Webtoon reported that in 2019, My Giant Nerd Boyfriend was its fourth-most popular comic, with 158 million views in that year.[12] As of August 2021 it has 2.1 million subscribers on Webtoon.[9]

The comic was nominated in 2018 for a Ringo Award for Best Humor Comic.[13]

Writing for The A.V. Club, Oliver Sava called it "a delightful slice-of-life comic" that "delivers addictive, adorable short strips".[14] Brittany Wong wrote in HuffPost that the comic was "for couples who are basically just two grown kids in love".[7]

References[]

  1. ^ MacDonald, Heidi (2017-03-06). "A Year of Free Comics: My Giant Nerd Boyfriend helps kick off Webtoon's female led launch week". The Beat. Retrieved 2021-07-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b Shoaib, Saad (2020-08-23). "10 Webtoon Artists To Follow On Instagram If You Enjoy Slice Of Life Comics/Anime". CBR. Retrieved 2021-08-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Webtoons to Read On The Go > Fandom Spotlite". Fandom Spotlite. 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  4. ^ "MY GIANT NERD BOYFRIEND is Getting a Short Animated Series". GeekTyrant. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  5. ^ Roth, Julia (2021-02-20). "Saturday Morning Webtoons: MY GIANT NERD BOYFRIEND and WAFFLES & PANCAKES". Geek Girl Authority. Retrieved 2021-08-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ a b c Tantimedh, Adi (2019-07-09). ""My Giant Nerd Boyfriend, Animated": WEBTOON's Nerdtastic First Series". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 2021-07-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ a b "11 Comics For Couples Who Are Basically Just Two Grown Kids In Love". HuffPost. 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  8. ^ "My Giant Nerd Boyfriend - 001: Introduction". Wetoon. March 6, 2017. Retrieved 2021-08-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ a b "My Giant Nerd Boyfriend". Webtoon. Retrieved 2021-08-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Paed, Celeste (2018-04-18). "MY GIANT NERD BOYFRIEND: An Interview with Fishball at C2E2 2018". ComicsVerse. Retrieved 2021-07-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "My Giant Nerd Boyfriend Animated Series - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  12. ^ MacDonald, Heidi (2020-01-17). "Sales Charts: The Top 30 comics on Webtoon in 2019". The Beat. Retrieved 2021-07-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "2018 Ringo Awards – Ringo Awards". Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  14. ^ Rosberg, Caitlin; Sava, Oliver (May 6, 2020). "How did mobile app Webtoon become a global comics juggernaut?". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2021-08-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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