is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Arako Toaru. It began serialization on Kodansha's "&Sofa" manga website in November 2021.
Publication.
Written and illustrated by Arako Toaru, "Never Say Ugly" began serialization on Kodansha's "&Sofa" manga website on November 22, 2021. Its chapters have been compiled into five "tankōbon" volumes as of November 2024.
The series is published in English on Kodansha's "K Manga" app.
Reception.
The series was ranked seventh in the 2023 edition of Takarajimasha's "Kono Manga ga Sugoi!" guidebook's list of the best manga for female readers. The series has been nominated for the 29th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2025. The series won the Manga Kingdom Tottori Award at the 54th Japan Cartoonists Association Awards.