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| Not Quite Love | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 恋と呼ぶにはささやかですが (Koi to Yobu ni wa Sasayaka Desu ga) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romance[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Daisuke Hagiwara |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| English publisher |
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| Imprint | Gangan Comics |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Gangan |
| Original run | October 10, 2025 – present |
| Volumes | 1 |
Not Quite Love (Japanese: 恋と呼ぶにはささやかですが, Hepburn: Koi to Yobu ni wa Sasayaka Desu ga) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Hagiwara. It began serialization in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan in October 2025.
Synopsis
[edit]High school student Umi Sayama suddenly moves into the household of her neighbors, the Hiroi family. While there she reunites with her childhood crush Shoya, who is eight years her senior, after seven years. When she gets to meet him, she discovers that Shoya's appearance has changed drastically from when she last saw him, and that he also works as an erotic manga artist.
Publication
[edit]Written and illustrated by Daisuke Hagiwara, Not Quite Love began serialization in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan on October 10, 2025.[2] Its chapters have been compiled into a single tankōbon volume as of March 2026.[3]
During their panel at Anime Expo 2026, Square Enix Manga & Books announced that they had licensed the series for English publication, with the first volume set to release in April 2027.[4]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 12, 2026[3] | 978-4-301-00390-8 | April 6, 2027[5] | 979-8-8991-0093-2 |
Reception
[edit]The series has been nominated for the twelfth Next Manga Award in 2026 in the web category.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ 「ホリミヤ」の萩原ダイスケ最新作、“初恋以上、リア恋未満”な同居ストーリー. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 12, 2026. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
- ↑ Cayanan, Joanna (September 15, 2025). "Horimiya's Daisuke Hagiwara Launches New Manga on October 10". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
- 1 2 恋と呼ぶにはささやかですが 1 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
- ↑ Mateo, Alex (July 23, 2026). "Exclusive: Square Enix Manga & Books Reveals 8 Manga, 2 Final Fantasy Book Releases". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Not Quite Love, Volume 1". Square Enix. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
- ↑ 【次にくるマンガ大賞2026】、ノミネート作品発表 6/26よりユーザー投票開始. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). June 26, 2026. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Official manga website (in Japanese)
- Not Quite Love (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia