Fly Kennoji

The Girl I Saved on the Train Turned Out to Be My Childhood Friend is a sweet slice-of-life light novel that tells the story of love interests who reconnect in high school after years of separation from their middle school days.

The Girl I Saved on the Train Turned Out to Be My Childhood Friend is a manga adaptation of the slice-of-life romance novel by Kennoji, the author of Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin, with character designs by Fly, the renowned illustrator widely known for Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki.

The success of Minami's first modeling job has repaid her with more attention than she's ever received! Chasing after what everyone else finds beautiful is hard, though, and Minami struggles to understand if it's really her who's shining in those moments. Luckily, she can count on Tomozaki, as he's been helping her get serious about her image. But is something...

Ever since Umi Mizuike suddenly became her roommate, Takasora Hoshi can't get her out of her head. Umi is quiet, beautiful, and probably Takasora's first love. Unfortunately, Umi is already in a relationship of sorts, with an adult woman who pays her, and before Takasora can even process this, the woman invites her out to a hotel for a girls'...

Why did I have to fall in love with my roommate? Takasora Hoshi's life is upended when her schoolmate Umi Mizuike and her mother temporarily move into her family's cramped apartment. From the outset of this arrangement, Takasora is annoyed by Umi's behaviour and her good looks. Though the two girls initially agree to avoid interfering in each other's lives,...

What makes the game worth playing? The first semester is over, and summer vacation has begun. Although that doesn't mean Tomozaki will get a break from his training with Hinami. His mission this time is a tough one: a coed overnight trip! On top of that, Hinami wants Tomozaki in a relationship by the end of the summer, too! Isn't...

When Ryou Takamori confronts a groper on the train, it turns out he’s come to the rescue of his estranged childhood friend, Hina Fushimi. The two drifted apart in middle school as the social gap between ever-popular beauty Hina and plain loner Ryou widened, but this incident might be the catalyst Hina’s been waiting for to rekindle their friendship. And...

With the arrival of the school festival, the whole campus is filled with cheer. Ryou's class is almost done with their film, and the drama club has even requested help from Hina, their lead actress! As she takes another step toward her dream with Ryou's support, he begins to confront the real reason he's so uninterested in romance. With the...

IT'S GONNA TAKE MORE THAN THAT TO SAVE ME. March is here, and that means it's almost Hinami's birthday. Izumi plans a surprise party along with a trip to USJ in Osaka. As for the presents, it’s a team competition—whoever makes the birthday girl the happiest wins. Together with Mizusawa and Kikuchi, Tomozaki decides to recreate one of those old-school...

The tutorial phase is over! After finishing the busiest summer of his life, Tomozaki is ready to get back to school. He may not always agree with Hinami’s approach, but he’s still working to find the best strats for clearing the game of life. His first challenge of the new semester: to influence none other than Erika Konno, one of...

Making decisions is hard when there are multiple endings. With the school festival looming, Tomozaki finds himself busier than ever, his attention split between helping Kikuchi with her script, developing a comedy show with Mimimi, and wrestling with his feelings about Hinami's instructions to find a girlfriend by the end of the year. As practice for the play begins, Kikuchi...

Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki, Vol. 6 (light novel) by Winifred Bird, Yuki Yaku, Fly Kennoji Love might be the hardest game of all. It's November, and the school festival is right around the corner. Meetings with Hinami have begun again, and life has mostly returned to normal... until Hinami asks Tomozaki to decide who he wants to be his girlfriend by...

From the pages of the hit light novel series Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki comes a spin-off manga by the original author where beloved classmate Mimimi is the star! After doing a photo shoot for her mum's makeup company, Mimimi has a new opportunity to create her own shine as a model! But along with this chance come new doubts: Did she...

A frustratingly sweet, zero-stress romantic comedy! As children, Ryou Takamori and Hina Fushimi were thick as thieves. However, while Hina grew more beautiful and popular, Ryou faded into the background as a loner, and the two drifted apart. That is, until the morning Ryou saves Hina from a groper on a train and unwittingly reminds her how close they used...

After Ryou Takamori saved his estranged childhood friend Hina Fushimi from harassment on a train, the two have slowly reforged their bond. The only problem: They have completely different perspectives on their relationship! Ryou just can’t seem to wrap his head around why Hina is so clingy, while Hina thinks his cluelessness about her assertive flirting is evidence of a...

Now that Hina and Ryou have rekindled their friendship, it's time to take the next step in their relationship and volunteer to be class representatives together. However, Shizuka has something to say about it! Uneasy with the growing distance between herself and Ryou, she pushes her insecurities to the side and throws her hat in the ring. With the title...

An eventful summer... Summer break is coming to an end, and the production of the school festival's short movie is progressing well. So with time to spare, Ryou uses this opportunity to work on a personal project: his own short film! But that's not the only thing on his plate, as he's also assigned to shoot a promotional video for...

The main character is a matter of perspective. The day after the school festival ends, second-year Class Two holds a Christmas party to celebrate a job well done. While the festivities are in full swing, Tomozaki happens to notice Hinami and Kikuchi having a conversation. But when the two try to play it off as nothing, Tomozaki gets awfully curious....

Leveling up doesn’t solve every problem. The school festival is over, and so is winter break. Tomozaki has reached a major milestone, but now there’s a new hurdle in his path: plans for the future. Of course, Hinami’s training is still ongoing, and between an offline meeting with other Atafami players, a visit to Tama-chan’s house, and his budding relationship...

Winter is here. Tomozaki finds himself at odds with Kikuchi and once again, only words can close the distance between them. Tomozaki confronts his own actions, and in the process, he gains insight into Kikuchi he never had before. There are some things a bottom-tier character just won’t notice. And then there's Aoi Hinami, someone so special to both of...

The Girl I Saved on the Train Turned Out to Be My Childhood Friend, Vol. 3 (light novel) A rival childhood friend appears! Hina Fushimi continues her enthusiastic pursuit of Ryou Takamori, but when another old friend of Ryou's transfers to their high school, she learns her status is not as unique as she thought. With Ai Himejima's arrival on...

Ryou and Hina's relationship is moving steadily along, and now they've already gone on their first date. But Torigoe still has one last card to play—a confession of love! Choosing between his beloved childhood friend and his only comrade at school is enough to make any boy's head spin. Ryou's got a tough decision to make, and he'd better make...

With the school festival on the horizon, the students of 2-B need to nail down their exhibit plans. Ryou proposes doing an indie film, but it seems convincing his classmates won't be easy. Luckily, Hina loves the idea and is psyched to help! As the two childhood friends band together to create the perfect pitch, it's a golden opportunity for...

A new rival appears, and she is Ryou's other childhood friend?! The girls' battle for Ryou's affections heats up during an overnight school trip! When Ryou and Hina reunite with their old friend Ai, her forwardness leaves Hina scrambling. Now, our heroine must try desperately to close the gap between herself and her crush before he's taken by someone else!...

The student becomes the teacher and then becomes the student again?! Tomozaki never expected he would be mentoring Tama-chan in the ways of the normie to defend her from bullying, especially not when she turns out to have an A-tier character to begin with. To make matters worse, Hinami insists that Tama-chan shouldn’t have to change at all, so he’s...

From the pages of the hit light novel series Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki comes a spin-off manga by the original author where beloved classmate Mimimi is the star! Whether doing high jumps or blending with a crowd, Minami Nanami has always been flexible both physically and socially. But when her friend Aoi outshines her at her track-and-field specialty, Mimimi starts to...

Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki, Vol. 1 (light novel) introduces Tomozaki, one of the best gamers in Japan. In his opinion, the game of real life is one of the worst. It has no clear-cut rules for success, is horribly balanced, and nothing makes sense. However, everything changes when he meets a gamer who's just as skilled as he is. She offers...

CHASING DREAMS OLD AND NEW. As summer break comes to an end, Ryou puts the final touches on his short film starring Hina and prepares to submit it to the competition. Between filming and the fireworks festival, the break has brought Hina and Ryou closer than ever. Even so, Ai and Shizuka refuse to give up on love. With class...