Tsugi wa Ii yo ne, Senpai

Tsugi wa Ii yo ne, Senpai
First tankōbon volume cover
次はいいよね、先輩
GenreComing-of-age, romance[1]
Manga
Written byMarina Umezawa
Published byShogakukan
ImprintFlower Comics
MagazineSho-Comi
Original runJuly 5, 2021 – present
Volumes14

Tsugi wa Ii yo ne, Senpai (次はいいよね、先輩) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Marina Umezawa. It began serialization in Shogakukan's shōjo manga magazine Sho-Comi in July 2021.

Synopsis

Mao Hanasaki missed school to search for her missing boyfriend Izumi, causing her to repeat the year. She was tasked with cleaning out Izumi's old locker for the soccer club members, but she couldn't forget about Izumi and cried in secret. Her behavior was noticed by Shun Hachiya, a cheeky junior in the club, who confessed to her, "Let's redo our youth together."

Mao is unable to answer immediately and is given two weeks to respond. Although she never thought she would fall in love again, after two weeks she falls in love with Hachiya and they start dating.

Characters

Mao Hanasaki (花咲真緒, Hanasaki Mao)
Voiced by: Chinatsu Akasaki (voice comic)[2]
Shun Hachiya (蜂谷瞬, Hachiya Shun)
Voiced by: Soma Saito (voice comic)[2]
Runa Usami (宇佐美瑠奈, Usami Runa)
Voiced by: Yū Sasahara (voice comic)[2]
Hayato Kōchō (高蝶速人, Kōchō Hayato)
Voiced by: Taku Yashiro (vomic)[2]
Yuma Izumi (和泉遊馬, Izumi Yuma)
Voiced by: Atsushi Tamaru (voice comic)[3]

Publication

Written and illustrated by Marina Umezawa, Tsugi wa Ii yo ne, Senpai began serialization in Shogakukan's shōjo manga magazine Sho-Comi on July 5, 2021.[4] Its chapters have been compiled into fourteen tankōbon volumes as of January 2026.[5]

No. Release date ISBN
1October 26, 2021[6]978-4-09-871539-8
2January 26, 2022[7]978-4-09-871611-1
3April 26, 2022[8]978-4-09-871676-0
4July 26, 2022[9]978-4-09-871734-7
5August 26, 2022[10]978-4-09-871739-2
6December 26, 2022[11]978-4-09-871829-0
7March 24, 2023[12]978-4-09-872063-7
8July 26, 2023[13]978-4-09-872106-1
9October 26, 2023[14]978-4-09-872201-3
10February 26, 2024[15]978-4-09-872469-7
11August 26, 2024[16]978-4-09-872588-5
12February 26, 2025[17]978-4-09-872781-0
13August 26, 2025[18]978-4-09-873139-8
14January 26, 2026[5]978-4-09-873298-2

Reception

By March 2024, the series had over 1 million copies in circulation.[19]

References

  1. ^ 梅澤麻里奈が描く年下男子との青春ラブ1巻、「これは愛で、恋じゃない」最終巻と同発. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 26, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d 「チョコレート・ヴァンパイア」5年の連載に幕、人気イラストが付録になる企画も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 19, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  3. ^ 「Sho-Comi」22号の付録は『次はいいよね、先輩』ボイスコミック! (in Japanese). Shogakukan. October 20, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  4. ^ 「これは愛で、恋じゃない」梅澤麻里奈の新連載、4号連続“濡れ男子クリアファイル”も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 5, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  5. ^ a b 次はいいよね、先輩 14 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
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  7. ^ 次はいいよね、先輩 2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  8. ^ 次はいいよね、先輩 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  9. ^ 次はいいよね、先輩 4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  10. ^ 次はいいよね、先輩 5 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  11. ^ 次はいいよね、先輩 6 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  12. ^ 次はいいよね、先輩 7 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  13. ^ 次はいいよね、先輩 8 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  14. ^ 次はいいよね、先輩 9 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  15. ^ 次はいいよね、先輩 10 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  16. ^ 次はいいよね、先輩 11 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  17. ^ 次はいいよね、先輩 12 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  18. ^ 次はいいよね、先輩 13 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  19. ^ 「Sho-Comi」8号の表紙&巻頭カラーは『青春ヘビーローテーション』 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. March 19, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.