A Side Character's Love Story

by Akane Tamura

Genres: Manga, Romance
Pages: 158
Series: A Side Character's Love Story #3
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Synopsis:

It's summer, and through sheer determination, Nobuko's achieved a small miracle: she can finally have a normal conversation with her crush. She hopes things can continue on like this forever, but her junior coworker Abe-san imparts a warning about trying to "keep things the same" when it comes to love. Could this fellow side character's love story be a glimpse into Nobuko's future?

In volume three of Akane Tamura’s A Side Character’s Love Story, the slow burn continues, but both Hiroki and Nobuko are starting to admit their feelings and take a few brave steps closer together. There’s some really cute moments between them, and like in book two, we get some glimpses into what Hiroki is thinking as well. Abe and Kaneko also give them some very good advice and a little push — I love that their relationships with the people around them, like their coworkers, get as much “screen time” as their relationship with one another.

They both remain really shy, and unsure of what they’d even like to do together, but they end up going for a trip to the zoo and having a good time.

The special chapter at the end kind of spoils the flow into the next volume, but it’s also cute.

Rating: 3/5