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となりの信國さんは俺のことが好きな気がする #6
となりの信國さんは俺のことが好きな気がする 6
遂に始まった夏休み!!
信國さんと佐々木くん(たち)で海へGO!!
でも、なかなか女子たちに馴染めなくて…?
両片想い×方言女子×胸キュンすれ違い=令和最強ラブコメディ!!
信國さんと佐々木くん(たち)で海へGO!!
でも、なかなか女子たちに馴染めなくて…?
両片想い×方言女子×胸キュンすれ違い=令和最強ラブコメディ!!
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160 pages, Paperback
First published February 29, 2024
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April 16, 2025
Well, it’s been a hot minute since I got to use the phrase ‘have its cheesecake and eat it too’, but when a series that already loves drawing Nobukuni with serious attention to detail hits the beach, you know what’s ahead.
At least on the one hand. Yes, with her bestie out of the picture, Nobukuni is on her own with her female classmates and feeling very shy and awkward, as is her wont. Sasaki’s there too, of course, so she can be awkward and shy about multiple things.
What I did not expect was the addition of Odawara, who’s a bubbly and popular girl that seems to outshine Nobukuni. So, when the latter is struggling with her bathing suit choice, Odawara reads the room and comes to the rescue. It makes for something far better than the usual baseline for the manga.
Odawara’s backstory is surprisingly strong, as she managed to lose all her friends in junior high for the crime of being popular with boys. It’s a tale as old as time, but in the moment it is exactly what Nobukuni needs to hear.
It all comes around to Nobukuni being more normal than she thinks. And that lets her have some actual good memories from being at the beach. Odawara was a really solid addition and I would not mind if she became a regular as she has more to her than both the leads combined.
The rest of the beach trip is exactly what you think, although Sasaki gets brief glimmers of personality and exhibits an overall thirst towards Nobukuni. Their awkward, yet very direct (for a manga) flirtations are a nice change of pace.
I can do without the male gaze of the artwork, but that’s par for the course here, and I recognize that most readers are probably more interested in the fanservice than I am (also, I don’t think this art is especially great). Still, if you need more of the series’ ogling in your life (no judge, you do you) this absolutely fits the bill.
The new cast members are all fun enough, if paper thin, but it’s not hard to think that every one of the girls except Odawara have been brought along so they can be drawn changing. That is of its type, as they say. The side coupling that never happened was a cute addition though.
The back part of the volume involves a festival, which Nobukuni boldly makes a move with and gets denied handily. Except her goth friend Ema comes to the rescue, which seems like a win.
Naturally, Sasaki has friends visiting that he had plans with. For the festival. Oh, and is there a childhood friend? Minus the childhood friend flashback, which is a big yawn, we can immediately tell that Minato seems interested in Sasaki from first blush.
This is rival turf, but it’s actually a little more interesting than most of its stripe, which I absolutely appreciate as a consumer of romance stories. For one, Minato is already dating another one of the friends who came to visit Sasaki.
The guys have actual talk about feelings and issues, heck of a contrast to the beach section, and rather than just let things stay misunderstood, Sasaki takes it upon himself to act (promising a collision course next time).
It’s the usual trick, but tweaked enough to have a fresh look at a timeworn trope. Doubly so with Sasaki actually calling it out; he’s such a potato character that anything that gives him more of a personality is a nice surprise.
At a baseline, this is a fanservice book that does everything as you’d expect (although I’m shocked that nipple flash didn’t get an explicit content slapped on the cover). Sometimes it goes above and beyond, not as much as I’d like, but this is definitely one of those times.
3.5 stars - look, the mangaka is enjoying themselves here, no question, but it’s still very objectifying, even by the series’ standards. Then again, that moment with Odawara is so good that it makes this an easy pick for the best this series will probably ever get. I wish it balanced itself like this more often.
At least on the one hand. Yes, with her bestie out of the picture, Nobukuni is on her own with her female classmates and feeling very shy and awkward, as is her wont. Sasaki’s there too, of course, so she can be awkward and shy about multiple things.
What I did not expect was the addition of Odawara, who’s a bubbly and popular girl that seems to outshine Nobukuni. So, when the latter is struggling with her bathing suit choice, Odawara reads the room and comes to the rescue. It makes for something far better than the usual baseline for the manga.
Odawara’s backstory is surprisingly strong, as she managed to lose all her friends in junior high for the crime of being popular with boys. It’s a tale as old as time, but in the moment it is exactly what Nobukuni needs to hear.
It all comes around to Nobukuni being more normal than she thinks. And that lets her have some actual good memories from being at the beach. Odawara was a really solid addition and I would not mind if she became a regular as she has more to her than both the leads combined.
The rest of the beach trip is exactly what you think, although Sasaki gets brief glimmers of personality and exhibits an overall thirst towards Nobukuni. Their awkward, yet very direct (for a manga) flirtations are a nice change of pace.
I can do without the male gaze of the artwork, but that’s par for the course here, and I recognize that most readers are probably more interested in the fanservice than I am (also, I don’t think this art is especially great). Still, if you need more of the series’ ogling in your life (no judge, you do you) this absolutely fits the bill.
The new cast members are all fun enough, if paper thin, but it’s not hard to think that every one of the girls except Odawara have been brought along so they can be drawn changing. That is of its type, as they say. The side coupling that never happened was a cute addition though.
The back part of the volume involves a festival, which Nobukuni boldly makes a move with and gets denied handily. Except her goth friend Ema comes to the rescue, which seems like a win.
Naturally, Sasaki has friends visiting that he had plans with. For the festival. Oh, and is there a childhood friend? Minus the childhood friend flashback, which is a big yawn, we can immediately tell that Minato seems interested in Sasaki from first blush.
This is rival turf, but it’s actually a little more interesting than most of its stripe, which I absolutely appreciate as a consumer of romance stories. For one, Minato is already dating another one of the friends who came to visit Sasaki.
The guys have actual talk about feelings and issues, heck of a contrast to the beach section, and rather than just let things stay misunderstood, Sasaki takes it upon himself to act (promising a collision course next time).
It’s the usual trick, but tweaked enough to have a fresh look at a timeworn trope. Doubly so with Sasaki actually calling it out; he’s such a potato character that anything that gives him more of a personality is a nice surprise.
At a baseline, this is a fanservice book that does everything as you’d expect (although I’m shocked that nipple flash didn’t get an explicit content slapped on the cover). Sometimes it goes above and beyond, not as much as I’d like, but this is definitely one of those times.
3.5 stars - look, the mangaka is enjoying themselves here, no question, but it’s still very objectifying, even by the series’ standards. Then again, that moment with Odawara is so good that it makes this an easy pick for the best this series will probably ever get. I wish it balanced itself like this more often.
May 11, 2026
Well now!
March 23, 2026
I really like that due to the big beach trip, we got to see Nobukuni interact with a girl that wasn’t Airi. I hope that that new dynamic forms a new friendship for Nobukuni. I found it adorable and even more amusing to see how Nobukuni, and especially Sasaki, interacted with each other while at the beach. Some moments in particular did really well with getting into Sasaki’s thought process surrounding his growing crush on Nobukuni. After the beach trip not much happened with Nobukuni and Sasaki, due to Sasaki making plans with his other friend group from Tokyo to go to a local festival.
I’m extremely intrigued to see what happens with that in the next and final volume, especially since Nobukuni is also at the festival just in a different area. I’m also curious to what else can happen between Nobukuni and Sasaki in the story’s last set of chapters.
I’m extremely intrigued to see what happens with that in the next and final volume, especially since Nobukuni is also at the festival just in a different area. I’m also curious to what else can happen between Nobukuni and Sasaki in the story’s last set of chapters.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 8, 2025
Another fun volume. Nobukuni is her normal awkward self but she is flying solo at the beach. I did like the part where she told Sasaki maybe he should never stop looking at her. That was well drawn. The ending with the festival and fireworks and who it is with I believe could take this series down another path if allowed. Not saying it should but, hmmm.
November 6, 2025
My favorite volume so far. I really liked the dialogue between all the characters, very realistic. Since this was a beach visit volume for the most part there wasn’t too much fanservice, a bit of Nobukuni’s back side, but not over the top. The last chapter throws in a new female character and looks to be someone who will shake things up.
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