Is Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It Worth Reading? Review & Where to Read

Overview

Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It follows Shinya Yukimura and Ayame Himuro, two data-obsessed graduate students at Saitama University who approach everything, including their own feelings, through the lens of hard science. When Himuro suspects she might be in love with Yukimura, the two decide the only responsible way to find out is to test it — measuring heart rates, running experiments, and treating their budding relationship like a research project. Their lab is full of equally odd colleagues, from a senior student who'd rather nap and play games to an aspiring manga artist who can't resist using the leads' relationship as material, and their antics end up tangled into Yukimura and Himuro's slow-building romance.

What it does well

The central joke — a couple trying to scientifically prove they're in love instead of just admitting it — never really gets old, because the manga keeps finding new, increasingly absurd ways to run the experiment. It's a clever structural trick: every time the story needs to escalate the relationship, it can do so through a new "test" rather than a generic romantic cliché, which keeps the pacing feeling inventive even many volumes in. The lab's supporting cast carries a lot of the comedic weight too, giving the series room to cut away from Yukimura and Himuro without losing momentum, and their own side-relationships add variety without diluting the main couple's story. Underneath all the science-themed bits, there's real sincerity in how the series treats its leads' awkwardness — these are two people who are far more comfortable with data than with each other, and watching them slowly get better at the actual relationship part is genuinely charming.

Where it falls short

The series leans into a decent amount of fanservice through its side-character antics — body-pillow jokes, bikini episodes, and an artist character with a taste for drawing the leads in compromising situations — and while none of it is the main focus, it's a near-constant presence that won't suit every reader. At over 20 volumes with no end in sight, the premise also faces the structural problem of any very long-running rom-com: there's only so many times a couple can run a new "experiment" on their feelings before the device starts to feel repetitive rather than clever. And because the English digital release has reportedly lagged behind the ongoing Japanese chapters, readers who catch up may find themselves waiting on more to be translated.

Verdict

Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It takes a familiar slow-burn romantic comedy and gives it real personality by filtering everything through its leads' scientific minds. It's funnier and more inventive than the premise alone suggests, even if the fanservice-heavy side comedy and its open-ended length mean it's more of a long-term hangout than a tightly plotted read.