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Akira Failing in Love, Vol. 1

By Shinta Harekawa
Series: Akira Failing in Love
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Akira Failing in Love, Vol. 1 by Shinta Harekawa presents a chaotic comedy of high school courtship between an awkward girl and a dorky boy too dense to realise they are already in love with each other. Akira returns to the countryside for high school with... Read More
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A chaotic comedy of high school courtship between an awkward girl and a dorky boy too dense to realize they are already in love with each other.

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Akira Failing in Love, Vol. 1 by Shinta Harekawa presents a chaotic comedy of high school courtship between an awkward girl and a dorky boy too dense to realise they are already in love with each other.

Akira returns to the countryside for high school with a foolproof scheme to win the heart of her childhood crush, Hajime. Too bad they’re both fools in love!

Highlights of Akira’s carefully orchestrated strategy to court Hajime include covering his eyes with her hands, tricking him into saying her name, and making his heart race. But she might have better luck impressing him with her academic and athletic prowess. Or not. Because he’s too dense to figure out she likes him. And she’s too dense to figure out he likes her back!

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  • Akira Failing in Love, Vol. 1
    Akira Failing in Love, Vol. 1 by Shinta Harekawa presents a chaotic comedy of high school courtship between an awkward girl and a dorky boy too dense to realise they are already in love with each other. Akira returns to the countryside for high school with a foolproof scheme to win the heart of her childhood crush, Hajime. Too bad...
    By Shinta Harekawa
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  • Akira Failing in Love, Vol. 2
    A chaotic comedy of high school courtship between an awkward girl and a dorky boy too dense to realise they are already in love with each other. Akira Failing in Love, Vol. 2 follows Akira as she returns to the countryside for high school with a foolproof plan to win the heart of her childhood crush, Hajime. Too bad they’re...
    By Shinta Harekawa
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  • Akira Failing in Love, Vol. 3
    Akira Failing in Love, Vol. 3
    Akira Failing in Love, Vol. 3 by Shinta Harekawa delivers a chaotic comedy of high school courtship between an awkward girl and a dorky boy too dense to realise they are already in love with each other. Akira returns to the countryside for high school with a foolproof plan to win the heart of her childhood crush, Hajime. Too bad...
    By Shinta Harekawa
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    $2099
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    Akira Failing in Love, Vol. 4
    A chaotic comedy of high school courtship between an awkward girl and a dorky boy too dense to realise they are already in love with each other. Akira Failing in Love, Vol. 4 returns to the countryside for high school with a foolproof plan to win the heart of her childhood crush, Hajime. Too bad they’re both fools in love!...
    By Shinta Harekawa
    Paperback
    $2099
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781974762507

Publisher: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 April 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc

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  • Created by Shinta Harekawa

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 191.0mm

Weight: 188g

Pages: 216

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About the Author

Manga creator Shinta Harekawa grew up in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The first manga she read, Rumiko Takahashi’s Ranma ½, inspired her to begin drawing and led her to the discovery of Shonen Sunday magazine, where her series Akira Failing in Love now runs. Her series Senpai, This Can’t Be Love was adapted into a live-action series in 2022 in Japan, and her series Three Exorcism Siblings ran from 2021 to 2023 in Coamix’s Web Comic Zenon.

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