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The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Light Novel #4
The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, Vol. 4
IT’S TIME FOR CHANGES IN HEAVEN!
To take his relationship with Mahiru to the next level, Amane works hard to improve himself so he can stand confidently beside her. However, Amane’s slow-and-steady approach may not be enough, as Mahiru takes bold measures to convey her feelings that Amane can’t afford to ignore… How will Amane respond to the devious actions of the sweet and beautiful angel?
To take his relationship with Mahiru to the next level, Amane works hard to improve himself so he can stand confidently beside her. However, Amane’s slow-and-steady approach may not be enough, as Mahiru takes bold measures to convey her feelings that Amane can’t afford to ignore… How will Amane respond to the devious actions of the sweet and beautiful angel?
218 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 11, 2021
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June 16, 2025
It’s about time Amane and Mahiru finally got together. This volume was just way too cute, romantic and wholesome. It really felt like eating a delicious cake. Can’t wait to read further to see how their dating life will unfold.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 2, 2022
★★★½☆
This is a sweet slice of life story about a shy recluse who befriends the school angel, but keeps it secret from his classmates. The story is a slow burn romance, and from what the author writes in the Afterword, he knows it’s a slow burn and he plans on keeping up that pace. I believe he is secretly a sadist. The author would most likely agree with me.
The first half or more of the book is a bit too slow for my tastes, however. Amane is nice guy, but his level of self-denial is almost superhuman. Can anybody be that clueless? Cynically, I felt that the first part was padding to stretch out the payoff moment. The breaks were let up in the second half after Mahiru kisses Amane on the cheek.
“What was that sensation on my face?”, he wonders for a page. I’m thinking, “Dude. Really?”, but this scene was where his self-doubt could no longer blind him to what was happening.
From there things moved quickly to the climactic reveal as Mahiru outs their friendship and confesses her love for him publicly at the Sports Festival. Then at home, he does his part, and they become a couple.
This is a sappy story that is often too sweet for my tastes at times. Here’s why I read it.
• The author knows how dense his characters are and delights in setting up scenarios to embarrass them. Knowing this lets me laugh at how mean the author is being instead of being frustrated that the love interests keep dancing around each other.
• I find the author’s insights on self-esteem and personal growth relatable. I see too much of my high school self in Amane, and am anxious for him to get his act together.
• The characters feel well fleshed out. The author keeps the cast small so that he can focus on developing the few characters on the stage. This makes for fun dialogue and a tighter narrative. I hate to think how slow this book would become with page time for every class member.
• I find myself emotionally invested in how these two characters work things out.
If the first half of the book hadn’t been so uninterestingly slow, I would have rated the story higher. I don’t mind pacing for big money moments, but the reader shouldn’t feel like the story is being artificially held back. In this case, the MC contemplated his navel for a bit too long. His near-terminal low self-esteem often felt unrealistic during those padded moments. Fortunately, the second half of the story made the wait worth it.
This is a sweet slice of life story about a shy recluse who befriends the school angel, but keeps it secret from his classmates. The story is a slow burn romance, and from what the author writes in the Afterword, he knows it’s a slow burn and he plans on keeping up that pace. I believe he is secretly a sadist. The author would most likely agree with me.
The first half or more of the book is a bit too slow for my tastes, however. Amane is nice guy, but his level of self-denial is almost superhuman. Can anybody be that clueless? Cynically, I felt that the first part was padding to stretch out the payoff moment. The breaks were let up in the second half after Mahiru kisses Amane on the cheek.
“What was that sensation on my face?”, he wonders for a page. I’m thinking, “Dude. Really?”, but this scene was where his self-doubt could no longer blind him to what was happening.
From there things moved quickly to the climactic reveal as Mahiru outs their friendship and confesses her love for him publicly at the Sports Festival. Then at home, he does his part, and they become a couple.
This is a sappy story that is often too sweet for my tastes at times. Here’s why I read it.
• The author knows how dense his characters are and delights in setting up scenarios to embarrass them. Knowing this lets me laugh at how mean the author is being instead of being frustrated that the love interests keep dancing around each other.
• I find the author’s insights on self-esteem and personal growth relatable. I see too much of my high school self in Amane, and am anxious for him to get his act together.
• The characters feel well fleshed out. The author keeps the cast small so that he can focus on developing the few characters on the stage. This makes for fun dialogue and a tighter narrative. I hate to think how slow this book would become with page time for every class member.
• I find myself emotionally invested in how these two characters work things out.
If the first half of the book hadn’t been so uninterestingly slow, I would have rated the story higher. I don’t mind pacing for big money moments, but the reader shouldn’t feel like the story is being artificially held back. In this case, the MC contemplated his navel for a bit too long. His near-terminal low self-esteem often felt unrealistic during those padded moments. Fortunately, the second half of the story made the wait worth it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 15, 2024
"It was the smile of a child who’d just pulled off some grand prank, with a bit of bashfulness mixed in."
The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Vol.4
By Saekisan
Finally, it happened. Caught up to the anime adaption, now it's time to venture into the unknown. First of all, this volume, especially the first half, was repeating the same thing. What's funny is that this made me a bit irritated since the main stuff was hidden at the end.
"Hook, line, and sinker. Mahiru, the prankster,"
Aname is literally a dummy. Like you can not be that blind. Anyway, gotta respect Itsuki and Kadowaki, bros are the best. And Chitose the Chaotic angel.
"He felt such joy and shame at the idea that she valued him at all that he couldn’t stand to be there any longer. He wanted to run away."
As I mentioned earlier, the best part of this volume is, at the end, the build-up to that is rather slow, but it is worth it in the end. Liked how Mahiru always praises and values Aname highly just for him to downplay himself.
Anyway kinda conflicted about what rating I should give it. As a lot of the content kinda repeated itself and yet the ending was worth it. It's hard to decide.
8.5/10
The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Vol.4
By Saekisan
Finally, it happened. Caught up to the anime adaption, now it's time to venture into the unknown. First of all, this volume, especially the first half, was repeating the same thing. What's funny is that this made me a bit irritated since the main stuff was hidden at the end.
"Hook, line, and sinker. Mahiru, the prankster,"
Aname is literally a dummy. Like you can not be that blind. Anyway, gotta respect Itsuki and Kadowaki, bros are the best. And Chitose the Chaotic angel.
"He felt such joy and shame at the idea that she valued him at all that he couldn’t stand to be there any longer. He wanted to run away."
As I mentioned earlier, the best part of this volume is, at the end, the build-up to that is rather slow, but it is worth it in the end. Liked how Mahiru always praises and values Aname highly just for him to downplay himself.
Anyway kinda conflicted about what rating I should give it. As a lot of the content kinda repeated itself and yet the ending was worth it. It's hard to decide.
8.5/10
March 18, 2021
真昼さんと周くんの微妙な日々を続きます。二人はいつも仲が良いですが、少しずつ、異性的に意識しまいました。けど、周くんは自信が無いので、彼は真昼に相応しくないと思ってました。真昼が完璧過ぎてので、毎日に、周は真面目に勉強や運動に向かいました。真昼さんの同等になる為に、周は立派な男になりたいです。一方で、真昼さんは少し変わります。想いに従って、彼女は欲しいものを手に入れたいです。その目標を達成のために、「天使様」の仮面少しに破りました。最後的に、不器用な二人は幸せを取り出来ますか？それても、彼等の関係を壊すだけですか？どうちでもせよ、周と真昼は必死に動力を重ねてます。
ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー
前回のように、良い小説でした。前巻に比較的、この本の雰囲気はちょっと違います。一巻から三巻まで、周と真昼はただ友達です。友達として、二人は互いに尊敬しました。利敵の関係筈ですが、途中で、特別な想いは産み出しました。けど、二人ともの友情は破りたくないので、彼等は毎日で我慢しました。けど、今回はとても違います。周くんと真昼さんは互いに特別関係が欲しくて、色々な動力しました。結果的に、作家は現実的な関係を作りました。同時に、二人はとても可愛いので、不意に、僕はニヤニヤしまいました。ですので、周と真昼の関係はとても楽しみます！
興味があれば、ぜひ読んでください！
The odd days of Mahiru and Amane continue. These two are always close to each other, but they slowly became aware of each other as a member of the opposite sex. But because Amane doesn't have any confidence in himself, he thinks that he isn't worthy of Mahiru. So to become her equal, he now takes his studies and physical health very seriously. On the other hand, Mahiru also changes a little bit as well. Following her feelings, she wants to get the thing that she desires. To accomplish that goal, she breaks her "Miss Angel" persona a little bit. So, in the end, will these two awkward individuals be happy? Or will this all merely just break their friendship? Whatever the case is, Amane and Mahiru both desparately work hard.
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Like last time, this was a great novel. Compared to the last volume, this book's mood is a bit different. From the first volume to the third one, Amane and Mahiru were just friends. As such, they both respected each other. While their relationship was supposed to purely beneficial for both parties, they developed special feelings for each other along the way. However, because they didn't want to destroy their friendship, they both held back their feelings every day. But this time is different. Both Amane and Mahiru both want a special relationship, so they both worked hard in many places. As a result, the author ended up creating a very realistic bond between them. At the same time, I even unconciously grinned to myself because of cute they are. So, I look very forward to their relationship!
If you have time, please read it!
ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー
前回のように、良い小説でした。前巻に比較的、この本の雰囲気はちょっと違います。一巻から三巻まで、周と真昼はただ友達です。友達として、二人は互いに尊敬しました。利敵の関係筈ですが、途中で、特別な想いは産み出しました。けど、二人ともの友情は破りたくないので、彼等は毎日で我慢しました。けど、今回はとても違います。周くんと真昼さんは互いに特別関係が欲しくて、色々な動力しました。結果的に、作家は現実的な関係を作りました。同時に、二人はとても可愛いので、不意に、僕はニヤニヤしまいました。ですので、周と真昼の関係はとても楽しみます！
興味があれば、ぜひ読んでください！
The odd days of Mahiru and Amane continue. These two are always close to each other, but they slowly became aware of each other as a member of the opposite sex. But because Amane doesn't have any confidence in himself, he thinks that he isn't worthy of Mahiru. So to become her equal, he now takes his studies and physical health very seriously. On the other hand, Mahiru also changes a little bit as well. Following her feelings, she wants to get the thing that she desires. To accomplish that goal, she breaks her "Miss Angel" persona a little bit. So, in the end, will these two awkward individuals be happy? Or will this all merely just break their friendship? Whatever the case is, Amane and Mahiru both desparately work hard.
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Like last time, this was a great novel. Compared to the last volume, this book's mood is a bit different. From the first volume to the third one, Amane and Mahiru were just friends. As such, they both respected each other. While their relationship was supposed to purely beneficial for both parties, they developed special feelings for each other along the way. However, because they didn't want to destroy their friendship, they both held back their feelings every day. But this time is different. Both Amane and Mahiru both want a special relationship, so they both worked hard in many places. As a result, the author ended up creating a very realistic bond between them. At the same time, I even unconciously grinned to myself because of cute they are. So, I look very forward to their relationship!
If you have time, please read it!
October 27, 2022
skip to the end when you get bored
Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for it, but I found this entry in the series super tedious, given what we've already seen.
I made it 60% of the way through before giving up and skimming to the end because it felt like I was just reading the same scene over and over.
Girl: I like you
Boy: You shouldn't say things like that, a guy might think you like him
Girl: What if I really did like you?
Boy: What if I thought you liked me and liked you back grrr bark
Girl: You don't understand anything
Boy: Hey guys why would she say that? Do you think maybe she's starting to be on her way to possibly in some small way liking me perhaps?
Based on my skimming, this scene repeats at least two more times before the ending, which is the only progress in the book.
Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for it, but I found this entry in the series super tedious, given what we've already seen.
I made it 60% of the way through before giving up and skimming to the end because it felt like I was just reading the same scene over and over.
Girl: I like you
Boy: You shouldn't say things like that, a guy might think you like him
Girl: What if I really did like you?
Boy: What if I thought you liked me and liked you back grrr bark
Girl: You don't understand anything
Boy: Hey guys why would she say that? Do you think maybe she's starting to be on her way to possibly in some small way liking me perhaps?
Based on my skimming, this scene repeats at least two more times before the ending, which is the only progress in the book.
May 8, 2025
Why this volume is more than just “it finally happened”
I’ve seen some people say that the resolution between Amane and Mahiru felt rushed or happened just because “it had to,” but I completely disagree. To me, the timing was perfect. If it had dragged on any longer, the story risked falling into a repetitive loop — and the author avoided that with great care.
I personally related a lot to what Amane went through in this volume. The way he thinks, the fears he carries, especially when it comes to expectations in a relationship, are portrayed with deep honesty. And that’s what I appreciate most about Otonari no Tenshi: how sincere Saeki is with his work, which makes the characters feel equally honest and real.
This kind of development doesn’t always work, but here it did — because what happened in this volume felt truly genuine. The key moment is when Mahiru takes the initiative — and does it abruptly — surprising both the readers and the other characters, who expected Amane to be the one to act. That’s exactly what reinforces the title of the final chapter, “Saying Goodbye to My Cowardly Self.” It’s the first time Amane takes action for himself — not out of pressure, like when he left his hometown — but because he realizes that if he doesn’t act now, he’ll lose Mahiru. Stretching this arc across more volumes would have weakened its impact.
It’s also important to remember that character development doesn’t stop once a couple starts dating. Getting into a relationship is easy; the hard part is maintaining it. And up until this point, Amane hadn’t been able to sustain any relationship because of his insecurities. The story shows that overcoming that doesn’t happen overnight — just like the author himself reminds us in the afterword:
That’s why I think this volume is one of the best so far. It’s not just about progress in their relationship — it’s about emotional growth, vulnerability, and, above all, sincerity.
I’ve seen some people say that the resolution between Amane and Mahiru felt rushed or happened just because “it had to,” but I completely disagree. To me, the timing was perfect. If it had dragged on any longer, the story risked falling into a repetitive loop — and the author avoided that with great care.
I personally related a lot to what Amane went through in this volume. The way he thinks, the fears he carries, especially when it comes to expectations in a relationship, are portrayed with deep honesty. And that’s what I appreciate most about Otonari no Tenshi: how sincere Saeki is with his work, which makes the characters feel equally honest and real.
This kind of development doesn’t always work, but here it did — because what happened in this volume felt truly genuine. The key moment is when Mahiru takes the initiative — and does it abruptly — surprising both the readers and the other characters, who expected Amane to be the one to act. That’s exactly what reinforces the title of the final chapter, “Saying Goodbye to My Cowardly Self.” It’s the first time Amane takes action for himself — not out of pressure, like when he left his hometown — but because he realizes that if he doesn’t act now, he’ll lose Mahiru. Stretching this arc across more volumes would have weakened its impact.
It’s also important to remember that character development doesn’t stop once a couple starts dating. Getting into a relationship is easy; the hard part is maintaining it. And up until this point, Amane hadn’t been able to sustain any relationship because of his insecurities. The story shows that overcoming that doesn’t happen overnight — just like the author himself reminds us in the afterword:
“It’s not like Amane’s feelings of worthlessness are going to disappear overnight, right?”
That’s why I think this volume is one of the best so far. It’s not just about progress in their relationship — it’s about emotional growth, vulnerability, and, above all, sincerity.
August 24, 2025
Amane is working on both his grades and his physique so that he can feel confident to stand next to Mahiru. But Mahiru thinks he is moving too slow as she keeps pushing him to reveal what he really thinks of her. A bit of his nature got revealed when there was a class study session and Amane stepped in to assist in answering questions. Then came Sports Day! Bothe Aname and Mahiru were in the Scavenger Hunt where they had paper clues to follow to win. However, they were on opposing teams and Chitose Shirakawa was the coordinator and wrote the clues. Amane and Mahiru ended up being the solution to each other’s clues which led to a big reveal and a crazy lunch hour. It will be interesting to see what comes up in the next volume!
November 1, 2022
Requited Love
This volume carries this romantic story to the next level. Amane and Mahiru are pushed by friends to up their game. Unsure of the others feelings only time will tell if these two can discuss their feelings for each other.
This sweet story is an easy read to its conclusion.
This volume carries this romantic story to the next level. Amane and Mahiru are pushed by friends to up their game. Unsure of the others feelings only time will tell if these two can discuss their feelings for each other.
This sweet story is an easy read to its conclusion.
October 28, 2022
So cute
I love this series the slow burn romance and the comedy is a lot of fun. If you like romance and relatable characters then this story is perfect and I can hardly wait for more.
I love this series the slow burn romance and the comedy is a lot of fun. If you like romance and relatable characters then this story is perfect and I can hardly wait for more.
July 24, 2024
TOO SWEET and TOO CUTE!!!!
This volume carries this romantic story to the next level. I love how this series made characters relationship gradually develop in each volume then see how theirs have changed and it won't make reader disappointment, just as I said TOO SWEET and TOO CUTE.
This volume carries this romantic story to the next level. I love how this series made characters relationship gradually develop in each volume then see how theirs have changed and it won't make reader disappointment, just as I said TOO SWEET and TOO CUTE.
December 30, 2022
TRUGNAHA😭
March 3, 2023
Can’t sleep just to finish this books 🥲
Simple as good
Simple as good
March 17, 2023
The herbivorous Japanese male holdup issues bothered me in the beginning but the ending made everything worthwhile in the end.
April 9, 2024
Too sweet
January 29, 2023
I adore this series. Volume 5 is out February 21, 2023. The Anime adaption airs in the Winter 2023 season. I respectfully illustrates a number of high school students as they grow emotionally, show how they care for each other, and work through their private difficulties as they become people that we wish we knew in real life.
February 17, 2023
Volume four was by far my favorite one I had read up to this point. The story progression continues and slowly but surely connections begin to form. I am not one for giving out spoilers so I will just say that there is a great build up for what is yet to come.
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