Classmates Vol. 7: home

同級生 / Classmates #8

by Asumiko Nakamura

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART ISKusakabe and Sajo have gone from being classmates to boyfriends to getting married. And now that they're living together, they're still learning new things about each other and what it means to love another person.
A collection of short stories featuring the cast of the modern boys love classic, Classmates!

Genres: Manga, Romance, Queer, LGBT, Comics, Graphic Novels, Yaoi

218 pages, Paperback

Published October 14, 2025

About the author

Asumiko NAKAMURA (中村明日美子) is a Japanese manga artist.
Born in 1979, she is one of Japan's hidden gems. The artist has penned a lot of titles since 2002 and has reached critical acclaim for her sensitive protrayals of romantic narratives featuring a wide range of characters - men and women, young and old. Nakamura has worked in a range of genres for an equally broad range of audinces winning recognition in every category.

Reviews

[Brigi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sad to say this, but honestly didn't really see the point of this volume. Apparently it's about their marriage, but like 3 of the short stories had jealousy as a main theme.

[Aras · Rating 5 out of 5]

Son monísimos y el tomo es super ligero, cuqui y gracioso. Esta pareja es tan natural y tan sana, les adoro.

[Paula · Rating 5 out of 5]

Les quiero un montón, leeré todo lo que la autora escriba sobre ellos❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

[Banana · Rating 5 out of 5]

4,5⭐️
No los puedo amar más.

[Libbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

✨Grouped review for all volumes✨

As far as BL manga goes this has some of the worst common tropes of it up to and including pedophilia.

We deserve better LGBT representation in manga

This volume takes place during their marriage but it feels pretty redundant and doesn't take away from the major issues of the rest of the series

[Keti · Rating 5 out of 5]

Voto massimo principalmente per la presenza di Sora e Hara 💞

[Nuria204 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Asumiko Nakamura se va a llevar todo mi dinero si sigue haciendo historias de mis niños Kusakabe y Sajô❤️❤️❤️

[Mar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cuteee

[Heido · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pleins de douceur comme d'habitude. Comme l'autrice le dit à la fin, ce tome est composé de plusieurs épisodes qui ont donné un tome ! On revoit donc notre couple principal ainsi que certains autres perso secondaires dans du slice of life.

Faites que l'autrice n'arrête jamais d'écrire sur Hikaru et Rihito svp 🙏

[Teresa Gonzalez · Rating 5 out of 5]

I mean... these books will always get 5/5 from me.

[ℂ ✧ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Home = Futari Gurashi/Living Together? // Preciós BL que té adaptació a peli anime ♥ Realista, delicat, amb unes il·lustracions que et roben el cor per la seva senzillesa i expressivitat, amb les inseguretats pròpies d'una parella inexperta i a sobre homosexual. Tota la sèrie de "Classmates/Doukyuusei" és per emmarcar, si us plau que no s'acabi i que els puguem seguir fins que siguin uns iaios!!! L'etapa universitària et fa patir per la relació a distància i perquè veus que sofreixen (mini incís: no acabo d'entendre el big deal d'haver-se de separar pels seus futurs quan sembla que el Kusakabe tampoc es dedica tant a la música...), però malgrat aquest petit detall és una història TAAAAAAAAN maca, que m'estic plantejant seriosament comprar-la en anglès.

[D · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was ふたりぐらし (living together) while it was being serialised, but they decided to re-title it as home for the tankoubon. I think this was the right call because not only do they start living together only at the final chapter, but also because this is about the other people that at some point formed a part of their homes.

It's more obvious in chapters like 'green tea', where Sajou comes back home and has his usual awkward and ends up in an argument conversation with his father. It sounds like they've always had a bit of tense relationship even before the marriage thing, but I'm glad to see that neither father nor son has completely cut ties with each other.

There’s also 'kakipi' (Kaki no Tane, which is a snack; all the titles are snacks or drinks or uh, consumables 😂) which I think is one of my favourites in this volume and is a flashback about Kusakabe's relationship with his own father.

They're both about Sajou's and Kusakabe's families and the homes they're leaving behind.

But there's also that story with Miyamura... Which made me a bit sad 🥲 but is also about the home and friends that Sajou made in Kyoto.

The final bit where they actually start unpacking is so cute 🥹💕 I hope we get to see them again sometime in the future!! (I have not read any of the chapters of the new issue with Sajou's dad yet.)

[Aidan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This did not feel like a continuation from the last volume as much as a collection of vignettes following our main characters. The theme of home does permeate through the entire volume, but it is not like a single plot line that the reader is following.

The way home is shown is interesting as it kind of presents family and found family and how you can find home in both. There is also a conversation about fathers that was really interesting, but felt like it belonged to a different story. I did skim one chapter, but it is about the side characters I don't like and still find creepy.

I think my favorite image that stuck with me through the stories and the theme of home was Rihito looking up at the ceiling. The way Hikaru described the sense "It's not like the classroom when you're lying down." The ceiling kind of connects the two in a way. Every time they stare at the ceiling they are together, maybe they are back in the classroom, or in their new home, but they are together in some way. It speaks to the idea of home being where ever you want it to be. I think home is both when they are together as well as their shared time in the classroom. Just something to think about.

While I don't usually rate single issues of manga, just story arcs or the final volume, as this was more a collection of vignettes I felt it was warranted.

[Printia_books · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Parece que al fin vamos a poder cumplir nuestro sueño. El camino ha sido muy largo, pero no lo cambiaría nunca, y menos cuando veo el resultado final. Ahora solo nos queda disfrutar de nuestra nueva vida en nuestra nueva casa."

Último tomo de esta preciosa historia adolescente donde lo más importante no es el como o el cuando pasó, sino el qué pasó después, el cómo han protegido sus felices para siempre. Y siento que este es el final perfecto.

No se deja nada atrás, este tomo se encarga tanto de cerrar historias como de cumplir una promesa tras otra, sin dejar ni un cabo suelto. Por esto, dudo que en un futuro haya otro tomo, porque ya no queda más para contar.

Aunque esto no quiere decir que la autora se relaje o deje la historia algo descolgada, sino que mantiene el buen ritmo de toda la obra. Tampoco le añade drama innecesario para alargar la historia, sino que muestra de forma objetiva, madura y preciosa el nuevo escalón del ciclo de la vida que los protagonistas van a tener que afrontar: la edad adulta.

Una nueva etapa en la que tendrán sus descontentos y trifulcas, pero que sabrán solucionar sus conflictos de forma orgánica y seria, para poder vivir juntos y felices hasta el fin de sus días.

[Espewe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me lo devoré en un dia jijjjjj, me gusta que sigan haciendo historia para estos personajes k amo literal, eso si con home y la portadita te imaginas una vida doméstica super cute, cosa k no pasa hasta el último capítulo aaaaaaa, xq igual se centra harto en otros personajes que realmente (al menos a mi) dan igual, lo que deja poquito de historia a los protas, ósea yo sé que eran historias recopilatorias pero recién en los últimos dos caps le dio al público lo k quería, me gustó igual, es como un respiro de dramas y solo centrarte en la vida cotidiana, buen tomito pero siento que los tomos de Blanc dejaron la vara muy alta para este tomo.

[Milagros Guevara Bernabé · Rating 2 out of 5]

Su relación es tan dulce y hermosa, estoy tan feliz de que tengamos esta parte de su historia 🥺🥺💖💖💖

[Rachael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awww, it’s all wrapped up. Yuri on Ice and Classmates got me into the BL/Danmei rabbit hole. I just gobble these books up. I love reading but I don’t usually devour books.

Such a great series. Highly recommend it. I bought a French copy and used Google Translate to read this one since who knows when it’ll be available in English. I’m also actually trying to learn French. So win-win.

I’m glad I bought this copy. I’m usually not a re-reader but I don’t mind re-visiting these characters. I need some sweet love in my life and fictional love is just fine.

[Heather’s Reading Bubble · Rating 4 out of 5]

I absolutely adore classmates. From the art to the relationship between Kusakabe and Sajo to them as individual characters. I was so excited to jump into this world again. The only downfall? Having to see disgusting Manabu again and his repulsive relationship with Sora. The only place I wanted to see Manabu in is a cell for being a pedophile. As soon as I saw him my disgust was on full display. I am begging if this series does continue at some point please let me just enjoy the main characters and their bond without that man.

[Vanesa Rodríguez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Suelo tener precaución con las obras de Asumiko Nakamura. Excepto con la serie En la misma Clase a la que pertenece este maravilloso tomo. Aquí seguimos la vida de Kusakabe y Sajô en su periplo para mudarse juntos e incluyen historias con otros personajes.
Destacar la aparición del padre de Sajo, y de Sorano y Hara.
Los protagonistas ya están en otras etapas donde está más asentada su relación como matrimonio y a la vez su próxima mudanza a su nueva casa y su futuro juntos.
Una delicia, que con pocos trazos evoca muchos sentimientos y unos personajes inolvidables. ¡Una maravilla!

[Mello · Rating 5 out of 5]

Volver a leer sobre Kusakabe y Sajo después de su boda fue muy lindo. Todo el manga me pareció acogedor y muy familiar, como estar en casa. El título 'Home' le queda perfecto a este tomo. Me encantó poder ver a la pareja en esta nueva etapa de su vida, resolver algunos cabos sueltos y dar el siguiente paso hacia un futuro juntos. Sin querer dar spoilers, me encantó esta continuación, la historia es muy dulce.

[Vivienne Beloved · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ogni volta che questa serie arriva ad un'ipotetica fine, ti dici "perfetto. È finito, e mi rattrista, ma è una buona conclusione!", la Nakamura rispunta con un seguito e ti rendi conto che ne avevi proprio bisogno.
Non importa il tempo che passa, Hikaru e Rihito restano una delle coppie yaoi più dolci e "delicate" che ho avuto il piacere di conoscere.

[Emma Rossi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Premesso che amo la serie Compagni di classe, con la Nakamura non ho mai paura possa arrivare una delusione dal volume successivo, nonostante ami tanto questa serie e pensassi fosse conclusa...infatti anche questo è un volume perfetto ❤. Dolcezza, sensualità e disegni particolari ma tanto espressivi che non li scambierei con quelli di nessun altro.

[Yoconmislibros · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sigo disfrutando muchísimo con esta serie, que además se relee muy bien.

En este caso, son un conjunto de historias "separadas" entre si, pero que al final concluyen en cómo es la vida en pareja con ese ser querido. La habilidad que tiene la autora para contar situaciones reales, dándoles un toque de humor cuando lo requieren, me parece increíble. Espero que continúe con la serie.

[blueberry cony · Rating 5 out of 5]

absolutely beautiful. the art is impecable, and seeing them grow together, starting to move together, a creating their own little world is deeply romantic to me.

them sleeping in their pillow fortress, watching the ceiling. it really is those tiny things what makes life amazing.

i loved this manga, and i wish to read more about these two building a life together.

read 30/03/2025
score: 5/5

[valery dominguez · Rating 5 out of 5]

menuda maravilla de tomo. le pongo cinco estrellas porque me salté la parte de hara y sorano porque son asquerosos 😙 haré como que no existen de nuevo.

dios, no, juro que esta pareja será por siempre una de las mejores y más bellas parejas jamás escritas. los tmk <3 y quiero también mucho a les amigues de sajo porque son maravilloses 🙂‍↔️

[Valentina · Rating 5 out of 5]

They will forever be one of my favorite couples of all time, and this one of my favorite romance stories. Sajou and Kusakabe never fail to make me feel soft and warm, like who wouldn't want to love and be loved like that?

[Koda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Qué bonito y especial es el tomo de Home... Los niños siguen igual de tontos y enamorados. También me he reído un montón con las ocurrencias de Kusakabe, como siempre. Ojalá pudiese leer siempre cositas de ellos

[Yunebooks · Rating 3 out of 5]

La felicidad que genera leer sobre Kusakabe, Sajo, Sorano y Hara es única. Pero siempre siento que se cuenta poco. Además, Sorano y Hara avanzan muy lento. ¡Necesito otro tomo único de ellos dos! Deseando leer el siguiente✨

[Paula · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sigo adorando a Kusakabe y Rihito, es que me los comería a besos a los dos. Pero me esperaba otra cosa del manga. Mas convivencia juntos y no tan ver lo que hacen una semana antes de mudarse. No sé. Será cosa mía.

[J-Lynn · Rating 3 out of 5]

If there is ever another addition to this series, I will stop everything and read it immediately. I love the art style and the original couple’s story is phenomenal! Agh, this was such a good series that it makes me mad I didn’t read it sooner!