I Want to End This Love Game

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I Want to End This Love Game
Cover of the first tankōbon volume
愛してるゲームを終わらせたい
(Aishiteru Gēmu O Owara Setai)
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written byYuki Domoto
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
ImprintShōnen Sunday Comics Special
MagazineSunday Webry [ja]
DemographicShōnen
Original runDecember 24, 2021 – present
Volumes6

I Want to End This Love Game (Japanese: 愛してるゲームを終わらせたい, Hepburn: Aishiteru Gēmu O Owara Setai) is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Domoto. It has been serialized on Shogakukan's online platform Sunday Webry [ja] since December 2021.

Plot[edit]

Yukiya Asagi (浅葱 優希也) and Miku Sakura (桜 みく), who were childhood friends, started the love game when they were Grade 6. In the game, they have to say "I love you" to each other and the one who get flustered loses. The game has lasted for four years and not ended even they became high school students. They pretend that they say "I love you" to each other just for fun, but actually, they have feelings for each other. It however is too late for them to confess at this stage.

Publication[edit]

Written and illustrated by Yuki Domoto, I Want to End This Love Game started in Shogakukan's online platform Sunday Webry [ja] on December 24, 2021.[1] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on April 12, 2022.[2]

In June 2023, Viz Media announced that they have licensed the manga for an English release in North America, starting in Q2 2024.[3]

Volumes[edit]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 April 12, 2022[4]978-4-09-851047-4February 13, 2024[5]978-1-9747-4276-9
2 August 12, 2022[6]978-4-09-851220-1May 14, 2024[7]978-1-9747-4553-1
3 December 12, 2022[8]978-4-09-851525-7August 13, 2024[9]978-1-9747-4627-9
4 May 12, 2023[10]978-4-09-852059-6——
5 December 12, 2023[11]978-4-09-853053-3——
6 April 10, 2024[12]978-4-09-853254-4——

Reception[edit]

The series was nominated for the 2022 Next Manga Award in the web manga category;[13] it ranked 12th in the 2023 edition in the same category.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 照れたら負け、両片思いの幼なじみラブコメ新連載「愛してるゲームを終わらせたい」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 24, 2021. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  2. ^ 両片思いの幼なじみが“愛してるゲーム”に翻弄される恋愛物語、堂本裕貴が描く1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 12, 2022. Archived from the original on May 20, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 10, 2023). "Viz Reveals 18 New Releases for Spring 2024 Including Tokyo These Days, Gokurakugai, Snowball Earth Manga, More". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  4. ^ 【4月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 12, 2022. Archived from the original on April 18, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "I Want to End This Love Game, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  6. ^ 【8月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 12, 2022. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "I Want to End This Love Game, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  8. ^ 【12月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 12, 2022. Archived from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  9. ^ "I Want to End This Love Game, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  10. ^ 【5月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 12, 2023. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  11. ^ 【12月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 12, 2023. Archived from the original on December 17, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  12. ^ 【4月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 10, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  13. ^ Morrissy, Kim (June 23, 2022). "Voting Opens for Next Manga Awards 2022". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  14. ^ 次にくるマンガ大賞2023、コミックス部門1位はむちまろ「生徒会にも穴はある！」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 31, 2023. Archived from the original on September 2, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.

External links[edit]

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