I Love Amy

I Love Amy
South Korean cover for Volume 1
나는 에이미를 사랑해
RR: Naneun Eimireul saranghae
MR: Nanŭn Eimirŭl saranghae
GenreRomantic comedy, Psychological drama, girls' love
AuthorUnni
Publisher
  • PeanuToon (defunct)
  • Bomtoon (current)
English publisher
Original runJanuary 26, 2022 – June 7, 2023
Volumes4

I Love Amy (Korean: 나는 에이미를 사랑해) is a South Korean girls' love manhwa series created by Unni. The manhwa was serialized online via PeanuToon from January, 2022 to June, 2023. The story follows Amy as she tries to help Bibi with her new obsessive crush on a popular boy at school, all the while developing feelings for Bibi.

Plot

Beatrice "Bibi" Reden is a troublemaker obsessed with one of the most popular boys at school, Peter. One day, Bibi notices Peter speaking with a timid girl, Amy Lee. Bibi invites Amy to her house to get rid of her, but ends up feeling a connection with her instead. The two decide to become friends on the condition that Amy helps Bibi confess her feelings to Peter. As the story continues, Bibi begins to develop obsessive feelings for Amy which later on turn into something more genuine. The story focuses on the character development of both Bibi and Amy and explores their difficulties with platonic and romantic relationships.

Characters

Beatrice Reden
A troublemaker obsessed with Peter, a popular student. She befriends Amy to become closer to Peter, but her feelings begin to develop for someone else overtime.
Amy Lee
A timid girl who becomes friends with Bibi and helps her prepare to confess to Peter, but their friendship gradually becomes more complicated.
Peter Dales
One of the most popular students in school. He is Bibi's initial romantic interest.
Camilla Connor
Amy's childhood friend.
Joy Park
Amy's aunt and guardian.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Unni, I Love Amy, was serialized online via PeanuToon from January 26, 2022, to June 7, 2023. Following PeanuToon's platform shutting down on February 28, 2025 I Love Amy moved to Bomtoon on April 3, 2025. On May 7, 2024, A.Tempo Media launched a crowdfunding campaign on Tumblbug to fund the publication of two print volumes. A second campaign was launched on April 9, 2025, for the final two volumes.

The manhwa was first published digitally in English by Tappytoon. During their panel at Sakura-Con 2025, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the series for an English print publication under their Ize Press imprint, marking the first girls' love release for the imprint.

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1July 8, 20249791169637121November 18, 20259798400904141
2July 8, 20249791169637138May 19, 20269798400904226
3June 30, 20259791173042393August 18, 20269798400904240
4June 30, 20259791173042409December 8, 20269798400904264

Reception

I Love Amy won PeanuToon's "GL of the Year" award for 2023.

References

  1. ↑ "나는 에이미를 사랑해 - 피너툰". Peanutoon (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  2. ↑ Leung, Hilary (January 16, 2025). "Korean webcomics platform Peanutoon to shutter in February". K Comics Beat. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  3. ↑ "#큐티 #호러 #반전 하이틴 GL <나는 에이미를 사랑해>". Tumblbug (in Korean). Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  4. ↑ "웹툰 <나는 에이미를 사랑해> 3, 4권". Tumblbug (in Korean). Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  5. ↑ "I Love Amy". Tappytoon. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  6. ↑ Cho, Wonhee (April 18, 2025). "Ize Press Announces English Print Releases of The Merman Trapped in My Lake, I Love Amy". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  7. ↑ 나는 에이미를 사랑해 1. yes24 (in Korean). Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  8. ↑ "I Love Amy, Vol. 1". Yen Press. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  9. ↑ 나는 에이미를 사랑해 2. yes24 (in Korean). Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  10. ↑ "I Love Amy, Vol. 2". Yen Press. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  11. ↑ 나는 에이미를 사랑해 3. yes24 (in Korean). Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  12. ↑ "I Love Amy, Vol. 3". Yen Press. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  13. ↑ 나는 에이미를 사랑해 4. yes24 (in Korean). Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  14. ↑ "I Love Amy, Vol. 4". Yen Press. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
  15. ↑ 황, 규준 (January 27, 2023). "피너툰, '2022 총결산! AWARDS 수상작' 발표 및 이벤트 진행". StarDailyNews. Retrieved April 19, 2025.