Tonari no Motokare-kun
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- Tonari no Motokare-kun
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- Japanese
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- romance anime and manga
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• Name — Tonari no Motokare-kun • Ja Kanji — 隣の元カレくん • Genre — Romance
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• Type — manga • Author — ago • Publisher — Shueisha • Imprint — Margaret Comics • Magazine — Manga Mee • First — April 12, 2024 • Volumes — 6 Tonari no Motokare-kun is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by ago. It began serialization on Shueisha's Manga Mee website in April 2024.
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Synopsis
Kuroki and Inaba were once high school sweethearts who once broke up and went their separate ways. Now in her 40s, divorced and with a child not in her custody, Kuroki now lives alone in Hokkaido, and spends her time thinking of Inaba. She later finds out that Inaba has moved in next door, which gives her the opportunity to confess her long-held feelings for him despite their break-up.
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Publication
Written and illustrated by ago, Tonari no Motokare-kun began serialization on Shueisha's Manga Mee website on April 12, 2024. Its chapters have been compiled into six tankōbon volumes as of June 2026.
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2024
Tonari no Motokare-kun began on 12 April 2024.
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The series won the second place prize at the 2026 EbookJapan Manga Award.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
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