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Wait, I Love You, Vol. 1
Things heat up on set in this Boys’ love story between an aspiring actor and his stylist boyfriend!
Shinozaki Haruto is a top stylist in Tokyo and the devoted boyfriend of up-and-coming actor Kuga Aoi. Their busy careers keep them on their toes, but they always find time for love. When Aoi lands the lead role in a new film shooting in Hokkaido, Haruto is both overjoyed and heartbroken at the thought of being apart.
But fate has other plans! Haruto is suddenly invited to join the same film crew as a hair and makeup artist. Now, the couple must balance work and romance under the spotlight. Can they keep their relationship hidden? Or will love take center stage?
Shinozaki Haruto is a top stylist in Tokyo and the devoted boyfriend of up-and-coming actor Kuga Aoi. Their busy careers keep them on their toes, but they always find time for love. When Aoi lands the lead role in a new film shooting in Hokkaido, Haruto is both overjoyed and heartbroken at the thought of being apart.
But fate has other plans! Haruto is suddenly invited to join the same film crew as a hair and makeup artist. Now, the couple must balance work and romance under the spotlight. Can they keep their relationship hidden? Or will love take center stage?
216 pages, Paperback
Published February 24, 2026
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August 3, 2026
Very extremely cute and uncensored. I feel like it’s a bit rare reading mangas with established couples 🙂↕️
May 3, 2025
this was so freaking sweet!!! A read that I really needed😩💓!!!
First I have to say I adored the artstyle so much!! It’s really beautiful to look at!!
Okay but about the story …I loved that we had here a very healthy relationship full of mutual respect and communication. You can feel how much they love and support each other, even when work makes circumstances less than ideal!! The smut in this manga also just hit different when you just see how much they love each other.
This was definitely a really beautiful and sweet read and i would definitely recommend reading it if you look for something with a lot of sweetness and something without much drama!!
First I have to say I adored the artstyle so much!! It’s really beautiful to look at!!
Okay but about the story …I loved that we had here a very healthy relationship full of mutual respect and communication. You can feel how much they love and support each other, even when work makes circumstances less than ideal!! The smut in this manga also just hit different when you just see how much they love each other.
This was definitely a really beautiful and sweet read and i would definitely recommend reading it if you look for something with a lot of sweetness and something without much drama!!
March 7, 2026
cok tatlisiniz ama burjuva dertleriniz var
April 1, 2026
Muy lindo, nada de drama. Ambos enamorados hasta las patas del otro
March 7, 2026
Really sweet famous/non-famous story.
March 15, 2026
SO SILLY!
June 27, 2026
This was a such a cute story, a surprising gem 🥰
September 19, 2026
This was cute. That’s all I got. I’ll probably forget about it in a few months. There was really nothing to make it stand out to me.
April 8, 2026
Also 3 stars because it’s the first volume and I need more to really get into the story, but the relationship is healthy and they are established which is rare i never read that. I am a big fan of the build up and I’m so use to drama so now that it’s so fluffy i’m like????
February 25, 2026
4.75. This was so cute, and fluffy, and I'm obsessed with them.
May 5, 2025
This was super cute, but honestly a little boring? I prefer the build up of a relationship so this being an already established relationship didn't really work for me. I've liked other established relationships, Black or White jumps out to me as one, but those always have more going on in the plot. Also I'm happy it wasn't a conflict, but I feel like they were being really loose with their relationship that it didn't make sense that they weren't caught by anyone other than the costar. Idk I like おまゆ先生's art style and the relationship is cute. I just wanted more from it.
February 27, 2026
Not a whole lot of substance, but it's a cute relationship dynamic with pretty art.
This one's a little bit unique because it's starting off with an established relationship: Haruto and Aoi met in college, began dating at some point after that (?), and have been together for two years while pursuing their separate but hopefully soon to be connected careers.
I wish there was a bit more clarity about how the romantic side of their relationship began, because I can't quite tell how far into their careers they are. Even if they'd met and immediately began dating right at the end of their final year of college, two years wouldn't be enough time for Aoi to start acting and become popular enough to both star in and win an award for a high-profile movie - and for Haruto to have a strong enough social media following for a major movie's producer to personally request him as an on-set stylist, when he had no prior movie experience.
When they first met, Haruto was still offering free haircuts and styles to practice his craft, and Aoi had never even considered acting. (It doesn't say what he was originally studying in school.)
So all that's just unnecessarily fuzzy. Maybe the second volume will show more backstory, or maybe it's not considered important enough? Even their ages aren't shown in their bios, which would provide some sort of a clue. The rival actor, Kitagawa, is 28, but all we get are their heights and star signs.
Anyway, we begin with them being extremely lovey-dovey - not getting to see each other as often as they'd like, but being very affectionate when they are able to carve out some shared time. It's mostly Aoi whose schedule is too packed for a personal life, especially since he travels a fair amount for his film sets. Since Aoi got his big break due to the haircut and makeover Haruto had given him, he's made it his goal to become a big enough actor to request his own personal stylist - his boyfriend.
Even that's a little underexplained; why would Kitagawa be able to do that already but Aoi can't? They have equal billing in this movie, so Aoi's career should be established enough for him to make requests like that too. I guess I'm just not getting the plot or point of this story, really.
Mostly, they spend a lot of time telling each other how much they love each other and having sex. I did find their beach date very cute, and it was fun to see Aoi working hard on set and rising to Kitagawa's acting challenges. I also liked that Kitagawa was a pretty decent (and entirely straight) guy who ended up befriending them both after poking around in their business for a little bit.
I don't need drama or rival love interests or anything like that, but the main characters are a little too bland. When the story's pure stuff and so are the characters, there's just nothing to hang onto. Haruto especially feels a little bit too much like a shoujo protagonist, and I can never get attached to the really saccharine ones in that genre, either.
I'll have to think about it. I didn't dislike it by any means, but there are a couple of other series in the actor setting that have more interesting storylines ( At 25:00 in Akasaka and Black or White ), so I'm not sure if I need to bother with a third I'm not that sold on.
This one's a little bit unique because it's starting off with an established relationship: Haruto and Aoi met in college, began dating at some point after that (?), and have been together for two years while pursuing their separate but hopefully soon to be connected careers.
I wish there was a bit more clarity about how the romantic side of their relationship began, because I can't quite tell how far into their careers they are. Even if they'd met and immediately began dating right at the end of their final year of college, two years wouldn't be enough time for Aoi to start acting and become popular enough to both star in and win an award for a high-profile movie - and for Haruto to have a strong enough social media following for a major movie's producer to personally request him as an on-set stylist, when he had no prior movie experience.
When they first met, Haruto was still offering free haircuts and styles to practice his craft, and Aoi had never even considered acting. (It doesn't say what he was originally studying in school.)
So all that's just unnecessarily fuzzy. Maybe the second volume will show more backstory, or maybe it's not considered important enough? Even their ages aren't shown in their bios, which would provide some sort of a clue. The rival actor, Kitagawa, is 28, but all we get are their heights and star signs.
Anyway, we begin with them being extremely lovey-dovey - not getting to see each other as often as they'd like, but being very affectionate when they are able to carve out some shared time. It's mostly Aoi whose schedule is too packed for a personal life, especially since he travels a fair amount for his film sets. Since Aoi got his big break due to the haircut and makeover Haruto had given him, he's made it his goal to become a big enough actor to request his own personal stylist - his boyfriend.
Even that's a little underexplained; why would Kitagawa be able to do that already but Aoi can't? They have equal billing in this movie, so Aoi's career should be established enough for him to make requests like that too. I guess I'm just not getting the plot or point of this story, really.
Mostly, they spend a lot of time telling each other how much they love each other and having sex. I did find their beach date very cute, and it was fun to see Aoi working hard on set and rising to Kitagawa's acting challenges. I also liked that Kitagawa was a pretty decent (and entirely straight) guy who ended up befriending them both after poking around in their business for a little bit.
I don't need drama or rival love interests or anything like that, but the main characters are a little too bland. When the story's pure stuff and so are the characters, there's just nothing to hang onto. Haruto especially feels a little bit too much like a shoujo protagonist, and I can never get attached to the really saccharine ones in that genre, either.
I'll have to think about it. I didn't dislike it by any means, but there are a couple of other series in the actor setting that have more interesting storylines ( At 25:00 in Akasaka and Black or White ), so I'm not sure if I need to bother with a third I'm not that sold on.
April 8, 2026
Wait, I love you is the new BL Manga that have release recently. Glad to read this, love behind the scenes. Haruto and Aoi met before Aoi’s career takes off. Haruto is a hair stylist while Aoi is an actor. They meet before career actor and date each other. They be together for 2 years, and see each other in hidden since Aoi is an actor. They both love each other and get a little jealous whatever they see with someone nearby to their love. Haruto finally go to Hokkaido with Aoi for filming movie and work as a hair stylist. Other actor who is a veteran have some suspect but anyway, I love this plot and scenes omg. I look forward for vol 2 need them asap haha. I rate this a 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and the spicy scenes rate is 5 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
May 21, 2026
2.5 for me, rounded up to a 3. It's not a bad story, just boring in my opinion. Same ol' BL tropes written kind of superficially. Lots of steamy scenes and all but even then...meh. It feels like it meant to pack in a lot and didn't really get deep in any aspect (career plot, romance, spice, jealousy, etc.) I don't usually give a book a 2 star unless something is really off-putting and this wasn't off-putting. Just not much of a hook to the story. I don't think I'll be picking up the sequel.
March 22, 2026
I loved this so much more than I thought I would!! Seeing how in love with each other Haruto and Aoi are was honestly so refreshing? I feel like BL is filled with a lot of denial, but this had none of that. These two were so in love with each other from start to finish and weren’t afraid to say it! Can’t wait to read more!!
May 5, 2026
Really just a quick lovey dovey rom com read. Not a lot of drama, and minimal adult content.
Spoiler; I find it kinda adorable that one of our MCs gives the other a haircut and it changes the course of his whole life, and starts their entire relationship, then we get to be flashed forward into two years later and now seeing what's happening. Lol.
Spoiler; I find it kinda adorable that one of our MCs gives the other a haircut and it changes the course of his whole life, and starts their entire relationship, then we get to be flashed forward into two years later and now seeing what's happening. Lol.
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June 13, 2026
Oh, this is so cute. I love established relationships since we don't see them often. I loved both characters, and even tho there is a small misunderstanding, it isn't dragged out for chapters and is easily resolved. I loved the art, so damn pretty!
Overall, very, very sweet.
Overall, very, very sweet.
June 25, 2026
4 stars 🌟. That was a cute and wholesome manga where our mc’s are in a happy relationship and we just get to see them fall even more in love with each other ;)
The spice was spicy as per usual 😉.
Overall, this was just a fluffy as fuck manga.
The spice was spicy as per usual 😉.
Overall, this was just a fluffy as fuck manga.
September 24, 2025
super cute!!!
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
3.5 rounded up for pure, unadulterated fluff.
Review of advance copy
Such an adorable fluffy read 😆
Review of advance copy received from Otros
4⭐
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Son super green flag ❤️ monísimos
March 2, 2026
super cute. loved both characters and the fact that they communicate and don't misunderstand eachother
April 6, 2026
3.5 stars
April 7, 2026
The art is beautiful but I wasn’t into the story or the characters! That made me so sad! I will try something else by this mangaka though.
April 12, 2026
¿established relationship? check
¿communication? check
¿cute scenes? check
¿green flags? check
¿zero unnecessary drama? CHECK
¿communication? check
¿cute scenes? check
¿green flags? check
¿zero unnecessary drama? CHECK
May 3, 2026
cute, established relationship story!
June 11, 2026
It's very cute, but lacking something, i can't quite put my finger on it, though...
July 20, 2026
So cute! I love the pre established relationship dynamic and how well they talk things out in a situation that makes it so easy for miscommunication
July 23, 2026
they're cute but the story was so basic
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