The series is about the romance between a tall girl and a short boy who are treated as a comedy duo by their classmates.

Their efforts fail spectacularly as Suzuki and the girl whom Ōtani had a crush on, Chiharu Tanaka, end up becoming a couple.

[11] Written and illustrated by Aya Nakahara, Love Com was serialized in Shueisha's shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Margaret from 11 August 2001 to 13 November 2006.

[23] The series is also licensed in France by Delcourt,[24] in Italy by Planet Manga,[25] in Mexico by Grupo Editorial Vid,[26] in Spain by Planeta DeAgostini,[27] in Taiwan by Tong Li Publishing,[28] in Hungary by Mangafan,[29] and in Vietnam by TVM Comics.

[31] Love Com was adapted into a live action film, directed by Kitaji Ishikawa with screenplay by Osamu Suzuki.

[68] In January 2024, Discotek Media announced that they had licensed the film, and it is set to be released on Blu-ray in March of the same year.

[71] In April 2012, Discotek Media announced that they will distribute the Love Com anime on DVD in North America in one subtitled boxset,[72] which was released on 16 July 2013.

In October 2023, Discotek Media announced during a livestream that it will receive an English dub produced by Sound Cadence Studios for the first time,[5] and it was released on Blu-ray on 30 January 2024.

[73] The staff for the localization garnered controversy when writer Brendan Blaber wrote on his Patreon account that he hated the original show, criticized its writing and voice acting, and changed the script and character personalities in an attempt to make the show "watchable."

[78] The English edition of Love Com has been favorably reviewed, with praise especially for Nakahara's comedic timing,[79] sympathetic characters,[80][81] and deft depictions of emotions.

[79] A reviewer at Anime News Network praised it as "the standard by which all other modern romantic comedies should be measured" for its handling of the range of its characters' emotions.