My Awkward Senpai (不器用な先輩。, Bukiyō na Senpai.) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Kudo. It initially began as a webcomic published on Kudo's Twitter account in March 2019. It later began serialization in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Young Gangan in December 2019.
| My Awkward Senpai | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 不器用な先輩。 (Bukiyō na Senpai.) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romantic comedy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Makoto Kudo |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| English publisher |
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| Magazine | Young Gangan |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | December 6, 2019 – present |
| Volumes | 8 |
Media
editManga
editWritten and illustrated by Makoto Kudo, My Awkward Senpai initially began as a webcomic published on Kudo's Twitter account published on March 2, 2019.[2] It later began serialization in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Young Gangan on December 6, 2019.[1] Its chapters have been collected into eight tankōbon volumes as of August 2024.[3] The series is published in English by Comikey and by Square Enix through their Manga UP! Global app.[4][5]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 25, 2020[6] | 978-4-7575-6543-2 |
| 2 | October 24, 2020[7] | 978-4-7575-6914-0 |
| 3 | May 25, 2021[8] | 978-4-7575-7270-6 |
| 4 | December 25, 2021[9] | 978-4-7575-7643-8 |
| 5 | August 25, 2022[10] | 978-4-7575-8088-6 |
| 6 | March 25, 2023[11] | 978-4-7575-8483-9 |
| 7 | October 25, 2023[12] | 978-4-7575-8869-1 |
| 8 | August 23, 2024[3] | 978-4-7575-9375-6 |
Other
editIn commemoration of the releases of volumes 3 and 4, the series had two cosplay collaborations with the model Nashiko Momotsuki dressed-up as main character Azusa Kannawa in 2021.[13][14]
Reception
editThe series was ranked fifth at the sixth Next Manga Awards in the print category.[15]
References
edit- ^ a b 「ロトの紋章～紋章を継ぐ者達へ～」あと2話で完結！YG創刊号から15年の連載に幕. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ Kudo, Makoto [@m0721804] (March 2, 2019). 不器用な先輩。 (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved December 21, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b 不器用な先輩。 8 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 7, 2021). "Comikey Licenses 10 New Manga Including Arte, Fenrir, Hero Classroom". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ "My Awkward Senpai". Manga UP! Global. Square Enix. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ 不器用な先輩。 1 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ 不器用な先輩。 2 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ 不器用な先輩。 3 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ 不器用な先輩。 4 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ 不器用な先輩。 5 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ 不器用な先輩。 6 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ 不器用な先輩。 7 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ 金田一蓮十郎「ラララ」完結、桃月なしこが「不器用な先輩。」鉄輪に扮したグラビアも. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 21, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ 「不器用な先輩。」桃月なしこが魔女っ娘の鉄輪に、4巻発売記念コラボグラビア掲載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 19, 2020). "Shonen Jump's Undead Unluck Wins Tsugi ni Kuru Manga 2020 Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
External links
edit- Official manga website (in Japanese)
- My Awkward Senpai (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia