Akira Failing in Love, Vol. 1

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.

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!

Author: Shinta Harekawa
Publisher: Viz Media
Published: 03/10/2026
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781974762507
ISBN10: 1974762505
BISAC Categories:
- Comics & Graphic Novels | East Asian Style | General
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Romance
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Humorous

About the Author
Manga creator Shinta Harekawa grew up in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The first manga she read, Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2, 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.