The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Seen
| The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Seen | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| となりの席のヤツがそういう目で見てくる (Tonari no Seki no Yatsu ga Sō Iu Me de Mitekuru) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romantic comedy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | mmk |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Sunday Webry Comics |
| Magazine | Sunday Webry |
| Original run | June 17, 2024 – present |
| Volumes | 5 |
The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Seen (Japanese: となりの席のヤツがそういう目で見てくる, Hepburn: Tonari no Seki no Yatsu ga Sō Iu Me de Mitekuru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by mmk. It began serialization on Shogakukan's Sunday Webry manga service in June 2024.
Publication
Written and illustrated by mmk, The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Seen began serialization on Shogakukan's Sunday Webry manga service on June 17, 2024.[2] Its chapters have been compiled into five tankōbon volumes as of February 2026.[3]
In June 2025, Viz Media announced that they had licensed the series for English publication.[4]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 10, 2024[5] | 978-4-09-853627-6 | April 14, 2026[6] | 978-1-9747-6249-1 |
| 2 | February 12, 2025[7] | 978-4-09-853850-8 | — | — |
| 3 | June 12, 2025[8] | 978-4-09-854129-4 | — | — |
| 4 | October 10, 2025[9] | 978-4-09-854265-9 | — | — |
| 5 | February 12, 2026[3] | 978-4-09-854439-4 | — | — |
Reception
The series was nominated for the eleventh Next Manga Awards in 2025 in the digital category, and was ranked eighteenth.[10][11] The series topped AnimeJapan's "Manga We Want to See Animated" poll in 2026.[12]
References
- ^ 下心から始まる純愛ラブコメ「となりの席のヤツがそういう目で見てくる」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ 第1話 褒めたのに (in Japanese). Shogakukan. June 17, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ a b となりの席のヤツがそういう目で見てくる ５ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (June 6, 2025). "Viz Media Reveals Releases for Bug Ego, Super Psychic Policeman Chojo, Sakamoto Holidays, More Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ となりの席のヤツがそういう目で見てくる １ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ "The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Seen, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
- ^ となりの席のヤツがそういう目で見てくる ２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ となりの席のヤツがそういう目で見てくる ３ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ となりの席のヤツがそういう目で見てくる ４ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
- ^ "Next Manga Award 2025 Reveals 100 Nominees: Full List Including War of the Adults". Japan Anime News. Oricon. June 19, 2025. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ Webマンガ部門 結果発表 - 次にくるマンガ大賞 2025. Tsugimanga (in Japanese). Retrieved September 18, 2025.
- ^ Dempsey, Liam (March 4, 2026). "The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Seen Tops AnimeJapan's 'Manga We Want To See Animated Ranking' Poll for 2026". Crunchyroll. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
External links
- Official manga website (in Japanese)
- The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Seen (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia