A Side Character's Love Story

A Side Character's Love Story
First tankōbon volume cover
モブ子の恋
(Mobuko no Koi)
GenreRomantic drama[1]
Manga
Written byAkane Tamura
Published by
English publisherCoamix
ImprintZenon Comics
Magazine
  • Monthly Comic Zenon
  • (March 26, 2017 – July 25, 2018)
  • Comic Tatan
  • (August 19, 2018 – present)
Original runMarch 26, 2017 – present
Volumes24
Live-action film
Directed byHiroki Kazama
Written byYasuko Kuramitsu
Music byHidekazu Sakamoto
ReleasedJune 5, 2026 (2026-06-05)

A Side Character's Love Story (Japanese: モブ子の恋, Hepburn: Mobuko no Koi[a]) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akane Tamura. It was initially serialized in Coamix's Monthly Comic Zenon magazine from March 2017 to July 2018. It was later transferred to the Comic Tatan website in August 2018. A live-action film adaptation is set to premiere in Japanese theaters in June 2026.

Plot

Nobuko Tanaka is a university student working part time in a supermarket, who has developed a crush on her co-worker Hiroki Irie. Unfortunately, her shy nature and tendency to second-guess and overthink everything she does, make pursuing her feelings a nearly unsurmountable challenge - especially since Hiroki's personality turns out to be quite similar. But with a little courage, luck, and support from the other co-workers, the two manage to begin a relationship.

Characters

Nobuko Tanaka (田中信子, Tanaka Nobuko)
Portrayed by: Hiyori Sakurada[2]
Hiroki Irie (入江博基, Irie Hiroki)
Portrayed by: Taisei Kido[2]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Akane Tamura, A Side Character's Love Story initially was serialized in Coamix's Monthly Comic Zenon magazine from March 26, 2017, to July 25, 2018.[1] It was later transferred to the Comic Tatan website on August 19, 2018.[3] Its chapters have been collected into twenty-four tankōbon volumes as of January 2026.[4]

The series' volumes are published digitally in English by Coamix. The series is also published in English on Azuki, Comikey and MangaPlaza.[5][6]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1October 20, 2017[7]978-4-19-980451-9February 11, 2020[8]—
2February 20, 2018[9]978-4-19-980479-3March 11, 2020[10]—
3July 20, 2018[11]978-4-19-980505-9April 7, 2020[12]—
4January 19, 2019[13]978-4-19-980545-5May 5, 2020[14]—
5June 20, 2019[15]978-4-19-980575-2September 15, 2020[16]—
6November 20, 2019[17]978-4-19-980605-6October 13, 2020[18]—
7April 20, 2020[19]978-4-86-720093-3November 10, 2020[20]—
8September 19, 2020[21]978-4-86-720166-4December 22, 2020[22]—
9January 20, 2021[23]978-4-86-720195-4April 5, 2022[24]—
10May 20, 2021[25]978-4-86-720237-1May 3, 2022[26]—
11September 18, 2021[27]978-4-86-720265-4June 21, 2022[28]—
12January 20, 2022[29]978-4-86-720294-4November 29, 2022[30]—
13May 20, 2022[31]978-4-86-720380-4January 24, 2023[32]—
14September 20, 2022[33]978-4-86-720423-8February 14, 2023[34]—
15January 20, 2023[35]978-4-86-720461-0May 2, 2023[36]—
16May 19, 2023[37]978-4-86-720504-4September 19, 2023[38]—
17September 20, 2023[39]978-4-86-720566-2February 14, 2024[40]—
18January 19, 2024[41]978-4-86-720606-5May 7, 2024[42]—
19May 20, 2024[43]978-4-86-720647-8September 10, 2024[44]—
20September 20, 2024[45]978-4-86-720683-6——
21January 20, 2025[46]978-4-86-720729-1——
22May 20, 2025[47]978-4-86-720766-6——
23September 20, 2025[48]978-4-86-720803-8——
24January 20, 2026[4]978-4-86-720856-4——

Live-action film

A live-action film adaptation was announced in the release of the series' 16th volume on May 19, 2023.[49] The film will be directed by Hiroki Kazama. It was originally set to premiere in 2024, but was delayed to June 5, 2026.[50][51] The film will feature Hiyori Sakurada and Taisei Kido in lead roles.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ The Japanese title literally translates to "the love of Mobuko", where "Mobuko" is a nickname given to the main character by the author and used in recurring side notes that describe her quirks. It occurs within the story only in the very beginning as a mishearing of her real name. Nobuko herself then relates this to "mob" (モブ, mobu), the Japanese slang for non-player characters in video games. She consideres the comparison to be apt, reflecting her low self-confidence.

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