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Day Off
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Expected 12 Feb 26A light and sweet romance story of a resolute yet affectionate boss and his cute and light-hearted assistant. Love with its joys and hassles can turn even the boring office work into an exciting romantic adventure!
216 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication February 12, 2026
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February 21, 2021
This is so freaking cute. Yes, I have been virtual screaming this in my head ever since I came across this series!
And the art????
It made me feel like I'm the richest being in the universe!
The story is amazing!
Office romance, gossips, an intimidating relative, an understanding mother, an innocent lovely kid and then there's the chemistry 🖤
What to say?
I am hooked 💯
The two main characters are toooooo soft and handsome and just perfect for each other.
OTPs be perfect like that 💕💕💕
My babies, I will be there for you two till the end 🖤
And the art????
It made me feel like I'm the richest being in the universe!
The story is amazing!
Office romance, gossips, an intimidating relative, an understanding mother, an innocent lovely kid and then there's the chemistry 🖤
What to say?
I am hooked 💯
The two main characters are toooooo soft and handsome and just perfect for each other.
OTPs be perfect like that 💕💕💕
My babies, I will be there for you two till the end 🖤
September 8, 2024
This was super cute! I wish it was an overarching story instead of episodes, but otherwise the art is lovely and the characters are really endearing.
Aloha Comics did a great job with the edition - the print is high quality and I love that it's a hardback!
Aloha Comics did a great job with the edition - the print is high quality and I love that it's a hardback!
September 2, 2020
SO SOFT
February 20, 2022
I really cannot do this anymore, I miss my girlfriend so much.
June 7, 2021
My god this shounen Ai Manhua is too cute for my poor heart 😭😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️
July 23, 2025
Super cute collection of short snap shots into their lives! Very easy and fun read!
February 8, 2023
preciousness and stunning arts ✨️🤍
May 16, 2024
This is cute. It doesn't really have a plot or anything. You're just getting a peak at this already established romantic relationship between a boss and his subordinate. It's very sweet and wholesome. I had a good time.
August 16, 2024
THIS IS SO FUCKING CUTE AND ADORABLE OMG its like heartstopper if nick and charlie were adults so domestic and fluffy my type of shit
August 18, 2024
SO INSANELY CUTE!! I LOVE LOVE ❤️
November 3, 2025
“You may not be able to understand it, and that's okay. But l'm sure I can smooth this over with our parents, and make sure it doesn't affect work. I want to be with Xiaofei!”
Day Off is a charming Taiwanese BL manhua that keeps things light and sweet without overcomplicating anything. The storytelling leans into slice-of-life territory, capturing the rhythm of office romance and quiet domestic moments in a short but satisfying way. Each chapter is brief and self-contained, almost like flipping through snapshots of a relationship in motion. The narrative doesn't linger too long on any one event, but it still manages to build an emotional throughline that feels honest.
The art matches the tone of the story—minimalist and clean, with plenty of white space. There aren’t many detailed backgrounds or elaborate paneling, but it still works. The simplicity helps the emotions stand out. It’s clear where the focus lies: not in grand gestures, but in the quiet, everyday choices people make for each other. There are also a few full-page illustrations sprinkled in that add a soft touch of intimacy and calm to the reading experience. For such a short volume, it manages to hit some surprisingly emotional notes—whether it’s dealing with family acceptance or recognizing your own flaws.
Physically, the book feels just right. The hardcover design is understated, and the dust jacket adds a subtle visual cue to the kind of quiet, introspective read you're about to get. It’s not flashy, but it leaves a strong impression—kind of like the story itself. If you’re looking for something short, warm, and emotionally grounded, Day Off is definitely worth picking up.
Date Read: 2025.07.12
Day Off is a charming Taiwanese BL manhua that keeps things light and sweet without overcomplicating anything. The storytelling leans into slice-of-life territory, capturing the rhythm of office romance and quiet domestic moments in a short but satisfying way. Each chapter is brief and self-contained, almost like flipping through snapshots of a relationship in motion. The narrative doesn't linger too long on any one event, but it still manages to build an emotional throughline that feels honest.
The art matches the tone of the story—minimalist and clean, with plenty of white space. There aren’t many detailed backgrounds or elaborate paneling, but it still works. The simplicity helps the emotions stand out. It’s clear where the focus lies: not in grand gestures, but in the quiet, everyday choices people make for each other. There are also a few full-page illustrations sprinkled in that add a soft touch of intimacy and calm to the reading experience. For such a short volume, it manages to hit some surprisingly emotional notes—whether it’s dealing with family acceptance or recognizing your own flaws.
Physically, the book feels just right. The hardcover design is understated, and the dust jacket adds a subtle visual cue to the kind of quiet, introspective read you're about to get. It’s not flashy, but it leaves a strong impression—kind of like the story itself. If you’re looking for something short, warm, and emotionally grounded, Day Off is definitely worth picking up.
Date Read: 2025.07.12
January 23, 2026
Super cute, super fluffy. Not much really happens, but then nothing really needs to in these cute slice of life romances.
April 15, 2024
เหมือนรวม one shot มาเป็นเล่ม เรื่องราวความรักของหัวหน้าและลูกน้องในที่ทำงาน น่ารักแบบเติม ก.ไก่ อีกหลาย ๆ ตัว อยากอ่านต่ออีกเพราะชอบบบบ
January 22, 2025
Un manhua que tiene justo esa dosis de cotidianidad en una historia de amor tan pura como solo DailyGreens lo sabe hacer 💗
December 10, 2025
sometimes you just need adults in a healthy happy relationship. very cute! nice art
January 5, 2026
so cute !!!!
May 12, 2024
This was close enough to 5 stars that I'm just going to leave it there.
My only negative is that we never actually saw how the two got together. There's the "love at first sight" bit with Dongyun seeing Xiaofei's new hire file, then their first real interaction, when Xiaofei's hair reminded Dongyun of a wild bird he'd briefly had as a child. (Which his stern mother had forced him to release.) But I would've really liked to see how they made that transition from boss/employee to lovers. It happened pretty quickly, because they've been dating for roughly the same (small) number of months that Xiaofei has been an employee. Who made the first move? Were there any hesitations?
It's possible that this backstory will come up if the story ever continues - I was treating this as a one-shot, but the author's note does seem to be leaving it open-ended. I don't know if Aloha Comics will follow through with a second volume if that does even happen, though, so I'll continue to treat this like a conclusion.
And it really is delightful. The book itself is nice, too; I was pleasantly surprised by the high-quality presentation of this hardcover edition. There are a lot of gorgeous "extras" padding it out - full page illustrations before each section, and cute little illustrations at the close of various chapters. The muted color palette reminds me of On Or Off , which I know is a criticism many people seem to have with that series. But it's something I love about On Or Off, and I love it here, too.
I don't know how to describe it, exactly, but it gives the whole thing a sort of classic office filter. Like viewing their love story through a sepia-toned set of photographs. It's just really pretty and pleasant to look at, with a clear artistic point of view.
And the story itself is both extremely sweet and surprisingly emotional. Since it starts out with slice of life vignettes of the two already dating, I'd thought it was just going to be a collection of cute stuff like that. Not too much depth. A bit like Sasaki & Miyano, maybe - all sweetness and sugar in bite-sized chapters.
But there's actually a lot about their families in here. While we don't get to see how they started dating, we do see Xiaofei telling his mother, and then Dongyun's older brother finding out as well.
Xiaofei appears to be the only child of a single mother; he's gay, and has known it since he was pretty young. After an incident in the office, where a guy from the sales team shouts homophobic slurs at him, we get a flashback chapter about a parent doing the same after his son and Xiaofei were caught kissing at school. It's a rough scene. Both of them are. But what I love is turning the page and seeing Xiaofei's mother standing up for her son - even as she was being attacked, too, blamed for raising her son wrong without a father's influence.
His mother is so supportive. It's really lovely.
I was startled at the scene earlier on where Xiaofei took a photo of himself and Dongyun and a stuffed hedgehog and sent it to his mother with a "He's my boyfriend" caption. Coming out already?? Telling her so quickly? But it's that easy for him because his mother has shown him nothing but love his entire life. And she embraces Dongyun as a second son whom she trusts with her sensitive, loving child.
The scene where Dongyun rushes to Xiaofei's house to apologize for not being brave enough to say something when he was being verbally attacked at work...and Xiaofei's mother standing with her back to the door, so happy that her son has someone else to care that much about him now...it's crafted so well, both narratively and artistically.
Dongyun's family is less accepting, and we don't get to see the full reveal there. It's stated that his parents are rather conservative, and from the flashback with his mother, I doubt things will go terribly well whenever he does tell them about Xiaofei. But he already feels like Xiaofei's mother is a "second mother," and his brother is pretty supportive, in his own quieter way.
It turns out Dongyun, the head of the department where Xiaofei works, is actually working for his family's company. His older half-brother - the son of their father's first wife - is the vice-president, and I believe their father is the CEO, although I don't think that part was clearly stated. So Chunlei is understandably concerned about his brother's workplace romance, both from the business and family angles.
There are some...not so great parts, like Chunlei offhandedly stating that he doesn't want them "infecting" his young son, who adores his uncle and his uncle's cute new boyfriend and hasn't been trained yet to see their relationship as anything abnormal. It's meant, I think, as a little bit of a flippant joke, but there's a part of him that definitely isn't fully comfortable with his brother dating a man. And I would suspect people like their parents (or the sales team guys) would say similar things with much more weight behind them.
But Chunlei is a pretty good big brother who's trying his best. As a child, Dongyun felt responsible for being the son of the woman who broke up their father's first marriage, and for being only half-siblings with Chunlei. This is something his own mother enforced, not wanting the two boys to treat each other like actual brothers, but Chunlei hasn't ever felt the same. It's clear they have a good relationship that's just got some age and personality differences separating them.
And when that incident does happen at work, Chunlei steps in as the vice-president to defuse the situation and talk to the sales guys separately, to ensure they never talk to/about Xiaofei that way again. So while he has some hesitations about his brother's relationship, he is supporting them and just trying to not have them be completely obvious at work.
That leads to some other scenes that are just funny and cute, like Xiaofei trying to pretend he was carrying two cups of boba for himself, because Chunlei has told them to stop being lovey-dovey couples where everyone else will eventually catch on. (One coworker has so far, but she's not saying anything. Xiaofei's coworker friend knows he's gay but he's straight enough himself that it doesn't occur to him that Xiaofei might be dating their boss.)
This is just a really delightful, well-crafted story about workplace romance, with some surprisingly good family stuff included to make it feel fuller and more real. I liked it a lot. I can certainly see why it would've won awards.
My only negative is that we never actually saw how the two got together. There's the "love at first sight" bit with Dongyun seeing Xiaofei's new hire file, then their first real interaction, when Xiaofei's hair reminded Dongyun of a wild bird he'd briefly had as a child. (Which his stern mother had forced him to release.) But I would've really liked to see how they made that transition from boss/employee to lovers. It happened pretty quickly, because they've been dating for roughly the same (small) number of months that Xiaofei has been an employee. Who made the first move? Were there any hesitations?
It's possible that this backstory will come up if the story ever continues - I was treating this as a one-shot, but the author's note does seem to be leaving it open-ended. I don't know if Aloha Comics will follow through with a second volume if that does even happen, though, so I'll continue to treat this like a conclusion.
And it really is delightful. The book itself is nice, too; I was pleasantly surprised by the high-quality presentation of this hardcover edition. There are a lot of gorgeous "extras" padding it out - full page illustrations before each section, and cute little illustrations at the close of various chapters. The muted color palette reminds me of On Or Off , which I know is a criticism many people seem to have with that series. But it's something I love about On Or Off, and I love it here, too.
I don't know how to describe it, exactly, but it gives the whole thing a sort of classic office filter. Like viewing their love story through a sepia-toned set of photographs. It's just really pretty and pleasant to look at, with a clear artistic point of view.
And the story itself is both extremely sweet and surprisingly emotional. Since it starts out with slice of life vignettes of the two already dating, I'd thought it was just going to be a collection of cute stuff like that. Not too much depth. A bit like Sasaki & Miyano, maybe - all sweetness and sugar in bite-sized chapters.
But there's actually a lot about their families in here. While we don't get to see how they started dating, we do see Xiaofei telling his mother, and then Dongyun's older brother finding out as well.
Xiaofei appears to be the only child of a single mother; he's gay, and has known it since he was pretty young. After an incident in the office, where a guy from the sales team shouts homophobic slurs at him, we get a flashback chapter about a parent doing the same after his son and Xiaofei were caught kissing at school. It's a rough scene. Both of them are. But what I love is turning the page and seeing Xiaofei's mother standing up for her son - even as she was being attacked, too, blamed for raising her son wrong without a father's influence.
His mother is so supportive. It's really lovely.
I was startled at the scene earlier on where Xiaofei took a photo of himself and Dongyun and a stuffed hedgehog and sent it to his mother with a "He's my boyfriend" caption. Coming out already?? Telling her so quickly? But it's that easy for him because his mother has shown him nothing but love his entire life. And she embraces Dongyun as a second son whom she trusts with her sensitive, loving child.
The scene where Dongyun rushes to Xiaofei's house to apologize for not being brave enough to say something when he was being verbally attacked at work...and Xiaofei's mother standing with her back to the door, so happy that her son has someone else to care that much about him now...it's crafted so well, both narratively and artistically.
Dongyun's family is less accepting, and we don't get to see the full reveal there. It's stated that his parents are rather conservative, and from the flashback with his mother, I doubt things will go terribly well whenever he does tell them about Xiaofei. But he already feels like Xiaofei's mother is a "second mother," and his brother is pretty supportive, in his own quieter way.
It turns out Dongyun, the head of the department where Xiaofei works, is actually working for his family's company. His older half-brother - the son of their father's first wife - is the vice-president, and I believe their father is the CEO, although I don't think that part was clearly stated. So Chunlei is understandably concerned about his brother's workplace romance, both from the business and family angles.
There are some...not so great parts, like Chunlei offhandedly stating that he doesn't want them "infecting" his young son, who adores his uncle and his uncle's cute new boyfriend and hasn't been trained yet to see their relationship as anything abnormal. It's meant, I think, as a little bit of a flippant joke, but there's a part of him that definitely isn't fully comfortable with his brother dating a man. And I would suspect people like their parents (or the sales team guys) would say similar things with much more weight behind them.
But Chunlei is a pretty good big brother who's trying his best. As a child, Dongyun felt responsible for being the son of the woman who broke up their father's first marriage, and for being only half-siblings with Chunlei. This is something his own mother enforced, not wanting the two boys to treat each other like actual brothers, but Chunlei hasn't ever felt the same. It's clear they have a good relationship that's just got some age and personality differences separating them.
And when that incident does happen at work, Chunlei steps in as the vice-president to defuse the situation and talk to the sales guys separately, to ensure they never talk to/about Xiaofei that way again. So while he has some hesitations about his brother's relationship, he is supporting them and just trying to not have them be completely obvious at work.
That leads to some other scenes that are just funny and cute, like Xiaofei trying to pretend he was carrying two cups of boba for himself, because Chunlei has told them to stop being lovey-dovey couples where everyone else will eventually catch on. (One coworker has so far, but she's not saying anything. Xiaofei's coworker friend knows he's gay but he's straight enough himself that it doesn't occur to him that Xiaofei might be dating their boss.)
This is just a really delightful, well-crafted story about workplace romance, with some surprisingly good family stuff included to make it feel fuller and more real. I liked it a lot. I can certainly see why it would've won awards.
November 21, 2021
Indulge in the fluffiness.
September 30, 2020
[has been read till chapter 31]
So far, it's cute 🥺
[ ★★★,8 / 5 ]
So far, it's cute 🥺
[ ★★★,8 / 5 ]
May 13, 2024
3.5 stars. I picked up the kickstarter english translation in hardcover, which contains 31 episodes. I really hope the publisher continues to put out more volumes of these. While there are typos, Im kind of used to it with smaller publishers and it doesnt bother me too much. This is a collection of short episodic day-in-the-life story of an office worker, Xiaofei, and his boss Dongyun. While their relationship is cute and adorable, I think the story passes through short moments of their experience too quickly. Sometimes I feel like crucial moments are missed at least with what I've read so far. Their first meeting, for example, is shown in a flashback. It felt like Xiaofei sprung on "Boss I want to kiss you" quite fast lol. Considering he's a subordinate. I was like whoa BOLD. How did you get from A to Z so fast to utter those words?! Maybe just me, but I wanted to see more of a lead to how they moved from coworkers to crossing that boundary. But that's always how I am with stories like these that are short episodic snippets. It always leave me wanting more. I rated it a 3.5 because while it is cute and while I do like the art, the story is very forgettable and it doesn't stand out to me, which I get is kind of the point as it chronicles the mundane. But, Ive read stories like these before, which is fine not everything has to be unique, but then the thing I'm looking for to attach myself to the story is memorable characters and to me they are forgetable. As a kickstarter, it makes sense they chose a title like this because they could leave it at volume 1 or they can continue it if they want to. It's not like there is a cliffhanger to make me compelled to continue on. I personally do hope they continue releasing these physically in English because it's good read for when you need something quick and cute and perhaps I just need to read more than the 31 episodes to get a better sense, but my review so far. It's not a bad story by any means.
December 26, 2024
It was soooo adorable, I loved every single minute I was reading it.
It's such a sweet and comfortable office romance between a boss and his subordinate. I loved the relationships, not only with Shi Dongyun and Hua Xiaofei, but also with Xiaofie's mother and Donguyn's older brother, who were so open and protective of the two protagonists.
It was very sweet and made me smile a lot.
The chapters are quite short and personally I really liked this format, some chapters are very light, others are more serious but in general it was very soft with not really a plot to follow but more a relationship between two lovers and them walking together towards their future.
What really stood out to me was the art style and the colours, it added a lot to the story.
Aloha Comics did such a good job with this manhua, its hardback and the prints of the panels are high quality !!
It's such a sweet and comfortable office romance between a boss and his subordinate. I loved the relationships, not only with Shi Dongyun and Hua Xiaofei, but also with Xiaofie's mother and Donguyn's older brother, who were so open and protective of the two protagonists.
It was very sweet and made me smile a lot.
The chapters are quite short and personally I really liked this format, some chapters are very light, others are more serious but in general it was very soft with not really a plot to follow but more a relationship between two lovers and them walking together towards their future.
What really stood out to me was the art style and the colours, it added a lot to the story.
Aloha Comics did such a good job with this manhua, its hardback and the prints of the panels are high quality !!
August 24, 2024
Boss & Subordinate has quickly become my favorite Yaoi trope. This was adorable and I love them both. It was a love at first sight, almost immediately starting a relationship, which throws off any kind of build up, but I appreciate the story nonetheless.
The use of only some color really makes the entire book very memorable and beautiful.
The use of only some color really makes the entire book very memorable and beautiful.
December 2, 2024
I went into this not knowing anything as it had been months since I had requested it and had since forgotten the premise. I ended up really enjoying the short chapters following this cute couple and their little daily interactions.
November 28, 2021
dropped
December 14, 2021
Just too cute
February 24, 2022
A favorite tbh... the art is so soft and comforting :)
August 18, 2022
En cours (chapitre 51)
March 10, 2024
3/10 read only season one.
May 23, 2024
This is so cute! I love them both!
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