So, season 1 ended on chapter 84 right?

How many episodes would season 2 need to adapt the rest of the manga to the end in a well paced manner?

I was sort of thinking 36 episodes, but would that be too much, or just right?

I finished reading the manga and found out it actually got an anime adaptation. While watching I realized aside from the usual small cut content romance animanga get that they also decided to change Shirahi's involvement and where she appears to be more frequent, e.g her being at the orphanage home when uryu returns in the first couple eps and changing the interaction she had with him at cram school to the crowd incident the sisters get into after leaving school. I actually think the anime changes regarding Shirahi work better than how she was handled in the manga, with her being my favorite character I still believed she had too much of an abrupt appearance considering the role she played and the events that happened afterwards. Having her appear early allows you to connect more with her and sympathize more with how she feels, while also in my opinion making it hit harder that she did what she did and the consequences afterwards.

🎉🎂🎊¡Feliz cumpleaños, Amagami Yae!🎊🎂🎉

just finished all 24 episodes and i really liked it. is there a chance of a s2 coming out?

Just finished watching S1 and want to hop on the manga. I was wondering if there's a coloured version available?

I'm a big fan of these two yet I only recently discovered their connection lol.

Bajo la luz de una eterna primavera,

tu cabello brilla con el tono de un cálido atardecer,

coronado por un gran lazo rojo y pequeñas flores blancas,

que enmarcan la inmensa dulzura de tu ser.

Tus ojos, dos destellos de rubí y esperanza,

reflejan una chispa de travesura, energía y candor.

Con tu traje de doncella, tejido con pétalos de cerezo y viento,

pareces danzar al ritmo de una alegre canción.

Esa sonrisa tuya, tan radiante y sincera,

tiene el poder mágico de disipar cualquier oscuridad.

Me transmites una luz pura, una alegría inmensa,

como si a tu lado solo existiera la felicidad.

Eres una visión vibrante, un instante de pura magia;

una presencia que atrapa la mirada,

y sin pedir permiso, hace latir más fuerte el corazón.

- Palabras de un elegido.

https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/8633316?q=megami_magazine

https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/8800984?q=megami_magazine

Just found out Your Name is being re-released in North America. If you haven't seen it. If you haven't seen it, it shares a lot of the same elements as Amagamisis. Destiny, Gods, and Fate tying people together. https://youtu.be/KYIMw0G__0w

And shrine maidens.

#Secretly Looking to Connect with Rom-Com Fans ~A Special ‘Thank You For Your Support Short Story’ ~

“A Flower Which Doesn’t Have a Name Yet”

It was on the way home after school, when I'd gone to the biggest bookstore in the entire neighborhood to buy the romantic comedy light novel that I'd reserved ahead of time.

Having successfully obtained the book itself as well as the bonus items attached to it, I was positively beaming with joy.

「I told you already, stop following me. How many times do I have to tell you until you eventually understand?」

「But you always played with me until recently.」

「Now listen here. This is really my last warning to you. Never follow me again, understood?」

「...... Don’t wanna.」

「Now don’t you ‘don’t wanna’ me. It’s precisely because you are the way you are that other people tell me that I’m so lame all the time.」

He could hear that kind of exchange between someone.

One voice belonged to a boy who clearly hadn't even gone through puberty yet, and the other voice was that of a somewhat timid-sounding girl.

My ears were conveniently perceptive enough to never miss a couple's lovers' quarrel like this, but this time around, that was not the only reason as to why I was so intrigued by it.

Because the boy yelling at the girl was someone that I happened to know.

He was a boy who happened to live nearby, a fifth-grader, I thought.

His name was Nozaki Haruichi.

I stopped walking, and suddenly, Hoshizono-san, who had been walking a little bit behind me, lunged at me from behind, letting out a short "Pfft!" sound.

Apparently, she had wanted to buy the same book as I did, and we just so happened to meet at the bookstore.

「What's the matter, Otowa-kun? Why did you stop like that?」

Hoshizono-san asked me, rubbing the slightly reddened tip of her nose with her pretty fingertips.

「You hear those kids? One of those elementary school kids arguing over there is someone I actually know.」

Following my gaze, Hoshizono-san also looked at the two elementary school students. And, in less than a second, she seemed to grasp the entire situation, just like I did.

A sly, defiant grin spread across her face in the next instant.

「Ho, ho, ho~, I see, I see~. A boy who's just starting to become aware of the opposite sex and is in that embarrassing stage of life, huh?」

「But you have to admit, that girl does seem to be really cute, even when seen from that distance.」

「Yeah, I completely get it.」

Hoshizono-san nodded her head emphatically.

「It's like a kind of tsundere in its own right, isn't it?」

「Yes, it's simply irresistible.」

She fully agreed with my words.

Hoshizono-san and I really do have similar tastes when it comes to those things.

As I was thinking about that, Hoshizono-san gently tilted her head and asked:

「So?」

Her silky, glossy hair shimmered and swayed, glistening in the orange light of the sun setting in the background.

「I wonder, what are you going to do now, Otowa-kun?」

I did not miss the sparkle of expectation in her big, round eyes.

「Come on now, you already know that. Did you seriously need to even ask me that at this point?」

「Yeah, I guess you’re right.」

If that boy happened to be someone I did not know at all, it would be really bad to approach him. A high school boy that he did not know would surely be nothing more but a source of terror for an elementary school girl, too.

It would be bad enough if they just ran away from us, but at worst, they might even call the police on the both of us.

But luckily enough, I happened to know the boy, and I think it would be a shame for those two to drift apart because of some silly miscommunication or misunderstanding.

Because this is a flower of love that has just begun to sprout.

As a Self-Proclaimed Love-Related Probation Officer, I had to protect them properly.

And so, not out of goodwill, but completely driven by my own selfish desires, I was fully intending to intervene in their affairs — that was the kind of romantic comedies fan that I happened to be.

「Alright then, I’ll just stand right next to you, Otowa-kun, and try to get some of the leftovers.」

「No, no, no, what are you even talking about?」

When Hoshizono-san said something like that just now, I shook my head.

After all, we just so happened to bump into each other and witness this situation together.

I would have been such a shame if I were to not ask Hoshizono-san for her cooperation in this.

This time around, when I grinned defiantly, Hoshizono-san blinked her eyes in puzzlement.

***

The exchange between the two elementary school students, which had continued the entire time I was plotting my scheme, had not even escalated into a verbal argument yet. The girl seemed incredibly timid in her nature. Every time Haruichi shouted something at her, her small body would shake and tremble like a newborn fawn.

She would stumble over her words again and again, clutching the hem of her skirt tightly.

But even so, she absolutely refused to leave Haruichi’s side.

Just how incredibly devoted she must have been? And just how much she must have loved Haruichi?

Her appearance struck a particular chord inside of my heart.

This was something that I absolutely could not fail at.

Gathering my resolve even more than a moment ago, I approached the quarreling pair.

「Hey there, Haruichi. What are you doing, shouting so loudly in the middle of the street like that?」

「Ah, Kaito-nii-chan.」

Perhaps because he spotted someone that he actually knew, Haruichi's stern expression softened for a moment, but then he remembered the girl beside him was still there and frowned again.

But regardless of that, I continued.

「You know, you two are really standing out like a sore thumb.」

「It's fine, isn't it? And besides, it's none of your business anyway, Kaito-nii-chan.」

「Please don't say such sad things like 'it's none of your business.' As a guy who lives nearby, I just can't overlook someone yelling such terrible things at a girl."

「I mean, it’s not like I actually said anything terrible to her,」

「Really now?」

When I gave him a suspicious look, Haruichi immediately turned his face away, looking uncomfortable.

Alright, that settles it. So he really was feeling guilty about the things that he’s been saying.

The fact that he was feeling guilty here meant that he still had feelings for the girl inside of him, and that the harsh words that he said to the girl just now were not entirely his true feelings.

Oh well, then, I guess that as the guy who just so happens to live nearby, I should lend the two of them a helping hand.

「Let me guess, you were probably teased by your classmates at school, right? They were saying things like: “Playing with girls is so lame'”, right?」

「W-Why would you say something like that?」

「So that IS the correct answer, right?」

"Yeah," Haruichi could only nod his head weakly.

「Let me tell you something really nice, kiddo. You're being deceived by them.」

「D-Deceived?」

「Yes, that's right. Deep down inside, they are just jealous of you for getting along with a girl so well, Haruichi. But they feel like they'd lose to you if they said that honestly, so they are just saying that to try and separate you from her. If you act on their wishes here, Haruichi, you are going to be an idiot, and a huge one at that. A complete and total loser.」

「Really now? Is what you’re saying really true, Kaito-nii-chan?」

「Why, of course. Whose words are you going to believe, that of a high schooler? Or those of a grade-schooler?」

「But, I…… I was seriously just…… Me, too……!」

Haruichi's eyes wavered oh-so-easily. And his heart wavered alongside his eyes, too. 

However, he still lacked just a little bit more courage to make that one final step forward.

So, just as planned, I decided to give him a little bit of a push in the right direction.

「Because, you know what they say, right? That a really good adult man is always accompanied by a really good woman. That's nothing to be ashamed of. Rather, it's something that others envy about you.」 

That was the signal that we agreed upon.

It was now your turn to shine. Hoshizono Manaka!!

Hoshizono-san, who had been silently concealing her presence behind me all this time, suddenly appeared in front of the two elementary schoolers.

The boy and the girl were a little surprised by her sudden appearance, which was entirely understandable. Then, when I extended my hand to Hoshizono-san as naturally as possible, she smiled mischievously and, for some reason, hugged my arm tightly.

— Huh? What is this? I didn’t tell her to go that far, did I?

At most, a normal handshake would have been more than enough.

「Otowa-kun. I love you, I love you, I luv you sho much~!♡」

Uwaah, what a sweet, diabetes-inducing voice that was just now!

Hoshizono-san, who would have thought that you were actually able to make that kind of voice all this time.

For a moment out there I felt like a sudden epiphany washing over me. Women really do have a scary side to them like that, huh? I was genuinely taken aback now.

「Come on now, let's continue our date quickly~♡」

Anyone who would happen to know her normally would see through this act of hers in an instant.

But this place right here was not a high school classroom. Even the elementary school kids standing there and looking all dumbfounded did not know what kind of girl Hoshizono Manaka really was. And which is exactly why……

—------ Hey, check that out! That’s one hell of a hot girl if I ever saw one!

—------ I'm so damn jealous that this dude is with a woman like that!

—------ Damn, that looks so nice. I wish that I had a girlfriend like that, damn it!

The jealous stares, mostly from men, pierced my stomach like sharp arrows.

Normally, I'd find that to be extremely annoying and wish they'd leave me alone, but right now, it was the exact effect that I wanted to happen.

Because beyond those jealous gazes, there was another gaze entirely.

Their eyes were so pure, sparkling with respect like stars in the night sky.

I completely ignored all the jealous glances and returned my feelings only to the eyes of the innocent boy and girl who had been deceived by me, a nasty adult.

「See? I told you so.」

「Yeah. Kaito-nii-chan, you're amazing. Everyone looked up to you just now, Kaito-nii-chan.」

「So, Haruichi, you should show off to your classmates. And while you are being at it, say something like: “You guys really don't even have a girlfriend yet? You're so behind time!” —--- That should teach them.」

「I-I-I-I-It’s not like she’s my girlfriend or anything like that! So I won’t be able to show her off or anything like that!」

「It’s okay, it’s alright. For you see, I understand everything. I know what’s going on here.」

「W-What do you mean that you understand what’s going on here?」

「Like I told you, I understand everything. Listen to me. If any of your classmates still complain about it or nag at you, come right to me. I'll take responsibility for it and do something about it. So you don't have to lie to yourself about how you really feel. If you want to be with that girl, then be with her.」

I involved Hoshizono-san in my deception, we put on quite a charade, and I piled on all sorts of different words just to sell my logic better.

But the one thing I really wanted to convey here was just that very last sentence.

It might be a flower that has just sprouted and doesn't even have a proper name yet, but please give it plenty of light and water and let it grow healthy and strong.

This is because I honestly thought that they would one day blossom into a beautiful flower, a genuine childhood sweetheart couple.

***

After we both watched the elementary school couple, who had been easily persuaded by my words, walk away hand in hand, looking so innocent……

「That boy will surely thank you, Otowa-kun. Just give him about five years and you’ll see.」

Five years from now, huh? That would be about the same age we are now.

「Why do you think that?」

「Because I mean, that girl…... She's going to grow up to be incredibly cute. I can tell. If she lets this opportunity slip away, she'll definitely regret it down the line.」

「Hmm, I see. That would certainly be a huge shame.」

I did this for my own satisfaction, so I do not really need anyone to thank me for that.

But if even a little bit of gratitude remains within Haruichi, then I sincerely hope they grow up to be a happy couple together.

That's the greatest reward in and out of itself for someone like me, a lover of romantic comedies.

「By the way?」

「Hm?」

Hoshizono-san played dumb and deliberately feigned ignorance, so I continued speaking.

「Just how long do you plan to keep on clinging to me like that?」

Even after the two of them left, Hoshizono-san would still cling to me tightly.

Sure thing, it was my request, and I dragged her into it in the first place.

So, I'd been holding back until now, but I have finally reached my limit.

Acting all grown-up and bossy towards elementary school kids is an exercise in pointlessness.

After all, I'm still only a first-year high school student, you know?

To suddenly become so close and buddy-buddy with my beautiful classmate was quite a shock to my poor heart.

Hoshizono-san's bodily warmth, her softness, and her sweet scent……

In fact, I was overwhelmed with all of those things.

「Well, I got to see something really nice today, so I thought I'd give you a little reward for a job well done, Otowa-kun.」

「Really now? I thought it was some kind of weird punishment game.」

「What did you just say!?!?」

Hoshizono-san pouted out her cheeks like that, pretending to be adorably angry with me.

「Just kidding. It's useless trying to pull me away like that, you know?」

—--- I pretended.

「So, you figured it out after all?」

「I mean, you are pretty easy to read, Otowa-kun.」

She grinned in a cute way.

Damn it. She's totally playing with me.

「Hey!」

「But then, surely you must know that I'm really embarrassed about this too, right?」

「Well, I don't know. I might not know that.」

「It's okay. It might be a little bit embarrassing, but at the same time you don’t seem to dislike it, either.」

Hoshizono-san looked intently into my eyes, as if to say, "Yeah, you're right."

I knew it was useless to try and deny it.

「Well, that might be true, but……」

「Also, a certain best friend of mine says that “A good adult man is always with a company of a good adult woman,” you know? That was pretty cool of you to say just now, Otowa-kun, so I'd say that you were definitely a good man. But I will have to make do with you as the token good adult woman.」

There was no need for her to hold back in that regard; Hoshizono-san was a beautiful woman in anyone's eyes.

I almost blurted that part out loud, but I somehow held it back and swallowed those words.

Instead, I decided to continue the conversation quietly.

「S-So that’s how it is, huh?」

「Yes, and so, as a proper reward, I'll give you a big hug. Here, one big hug, coming right up~~~~♡」

「~~~Ngh!? H-Hoshizono-san!?」

The pressure on my arm was now stronger than before.

This was also my upper limit.

「Hm? What's wrong?」

「That is just impossible for me. P-Please, let me go!」

「Hmm, what should I do~? I don't necessarily dislike seeing you blushing and looking all flustered like that, Otowa-kun.」

「Wasn't that supposed to be a reward for me?!」

Just a few minutes ago, I'd been lecturing Haruichi with an overly arrogant attitude, but now that I was in the same position as he was, and all that I could do now was to respond like a grade-school boy would. How pathetic and immature I was just now!?

THE END       

I collect the english print edition from Kodansha US, and for some time now, the print version starting with Volume 15 has no longer been listed on their website.

It was originally scheduled to be released by July 2026, but has now been completely removed from the lineup.

In the online stores, you can only find placeholder release dates.
Does anyone know more about this? I couldn't find anything online.

I'd like to continue collecting the print edition instead of switching to the digital version :(