Not Quite Love

Not Quite Love
First tankōbon volume cover
恋と呼ぶにはささやかですが
(Koi to Yobu ni wa Sasayaka Desu ga)
GenreRomance
Manga
Written byDaisuke Hagiwara
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
  • NA: Square Enix Manga & Books
ImprintGangan Comics
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Gangan
Original runOctober 10, 2025 – present
Volumes2

Not Quite Love (Japanese: 恋と呼ぶにはささやかですが, Hepburn: Koi to Yobu ni wa Sasayaka Desu ga) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Hagiwara. It began serialization in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan in October 2025.

Synopsis

High school student Umi Sayama suddenly moves into the household of her neighbors, the Hiroi family. While there she reunites with her childhood crush Shoya, who is eight years her senior, after seven years. When she gets to meet him, she discovers that Shoya's appearance has changed drastically from when she last saw him, and that he also works as an erotic manga artist.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Daisuke Hagiwara, Not Quite Love began serialization in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan on October 10, 2025. Its chapters have been compiled into two tankōbon volumes as of September 2026.

During their panel at Anime Expo 2026, Square Enix Manga & Books announced that they had licensed the series for English publication, with the first volume set to release in April 2027.

No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1March 12, 2026978-4-301-00390-8April 6, 2027979-8-8991-0093-2
2September 11, 2026978-4-301-00758-6——

Reception

The series was ranked eighth in the print category at the twelfth Next Manga Awards in 2026.

References

  1. ↑ 「ホリミヤ」の萩原ダイスケ最新作、“初恋以上、リア恋未満”な同居ストーリー. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 12, 2026. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
  2. ↑ Cayanan, Joanna (September 15, 2025). "Horimiya's Daisuke Hagiwara Launches New Manga on October 10". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
  3. 1 2 恋と呼ぶにはささやかですが 2 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
  4. ↑ Mateo, Alex (July 23, 2026). "Exclusive: Square Enix Manga & Books Reveals 8 Manga, 2 Final Fantasy Book Releases". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
  5. ↑ 恋と呼ぶにはささやかですが 1 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Not Quite Love, Volume 1". Square Enix. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
  7. ↑ 【次にくるマンガ大賞2026】、ノミネート作品発表　6/26よりユーザー投票開始. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). June 26, 2026. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
  8. ↑ 「次にくるマンガ大賞 2026」1位に「さむわんへるつ」、「おかえり水平線」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 16, 2026. Retrieved September 17, 2026.