Umi Takase
Series: I Wanna Be Your Girl (#1)
July 1, 2025
Trade Paperback
| 240 pages
Young Adult Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / LGBTQ+ / Coming Of Age
Being in love with your childhood bestfriend can be complicated, especially when, right before high school, she transitions to living as a girl. Printed for the first time in English, this manga series thoughtfully explores a story about the complications of first loves, friendship, and what it truly means to be an ally.
Hime has secretly been in love with her childhood best friend Akira for as long as she can remember. She was the first person who knew that Akira identified as a girl, and she made it her mission to be her Akira’s protector against the world. Hime is thrilled that Akira has finally deciced to live as her true self now that they are starting high school.
However, as Akira starts to attract all types of attention, Hime takes it upon herself to aggressively stick up for Akira whenever necessary. Not wanting her to be singled out or bullied, Hime decides that her only option is to put herself in Akira's shoes. Hime dresses like a boy in support of the friend she loves...too bad her plan only backfires on them both.
Series Overview: This series is only four volumes and we will publish one volume every season, as is common in manga publishing.
Volume 2 comes out in Summer 25.
Volume 3 comes out in Fall 25.
Volume 4 comes out in Spring 26.
Hime has secretly been in love with her childhood best friend Akira for as long as she can remember. She was the first person who knew that Akira identified as a girl, and she made it her mission to be her Akira’s protector against the world. Hime is thrilled that Akira has finally deciced to live as her true self now that they are starting high school.
However, as Akira starts to attract all types of attention, Hime takes it upon herself to aggressively stick up for Akira whenever necessary. Not wanting her to be singled out or bullied, Hime decides that her only option is to put herself in Akira's shoes. Hime dresses like a boy in support of the friend she loves...too bad her plan only backfires on them both.
Series Overview: This series is only four volumes and we will publish one volume every season, as is common in manga publishing.
Volume 2 comes out in Summer 25.
Volume 3 comes out in Fall 25.
Volume 4 comes out in Spring 26.
