Walking Home with You
Also recorded as Houkago Kitaku Biyori · Hōkago Kitaku Biyori
Walking Home with You
- Date
- 2024
- Language
- Japanese
- Genre
- romantic comedy anime and manga · school anime and manga · slice of life anime and manga
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Key facts
• Ja Kanji — 放課後帰宅びより • Ja Romaji — Hōkago Kitaku Biyori • Genre — Romantic comedy
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• Type — manga • Author — Mai Matsuda • Publisher — Futabasha • Imprint — Action Comics • Magazine — Manga Action • First — August 1, 2023 • Volumes — 6
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• Type — anime A Fine Day for Going Home After School is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mai Matsuda. It began serialization in Futabasha's Manga Action magazine in August 2023, and has been compiled into six volumes as of June 2026. An anime adaptation has been announced.
Plot
Plot
The series follows Shun Satō, a first-year high school student who has become annoyed at others constantly requesting him to join a club. He ends up becoming involved with his classmate Naoki Satō after she overhears him complaining about his desire not to join a club. The two bond over going home together every day as part of the "Hyper Going Home Club".
Characters
Characters
• Shun Satō • The protagonist, he becomes annoyed that people keep asking him to join athletic clubs due to his exceptional height. He previously played football in junior high school, only for his playing days to end due to an injury. He develops a crush on Chokki-chan. • Naoki Satō • An upperclassman at Shun's school and the founder of the "Hyper Going Home Club". She invites him to join the club after overhearing his problem, and he reluctantly accepts. Her catchphrase is "I want to go home", and she is therefore nicknamed "Chokki-chan".
Manga
Manga
The series is written and illustrated by Mai Matsuda. It began serialization in Futabasha's Manga Action magazine on August 1, 2023. The first tankōbon volume was published on January 26, 2024; six volumes have been released as of June 2026. During their panel at Anime Expo 2026 panel, KiraKira Media announced that they had licensed the series and will add it to their Omoi manga service on Q3 2026.
Anime
Anime
An anime adaptation was announced in the fourth volume of the manga released on March 27, 2025.
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Reception
The series was nominated for the 11th Next Manga Awards in the print category in 2025, and won the Nichirei Prize. It was nominated for the same award in 2026.
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- 1.Natasha, Inc. Comic Natalie. August 1, 2023.
- 2.Pineda, Rafael Antonio. Hikaru in the Light!'s Mai Matsuda Launches New Manga on August 1. Anime News Network. July 18, 2023.
- 3.Natasha, Inc. Comic Natalie. January 26, 2024.
- 4.Tai, Anita. Omoi Announces 4 New Titles, Partnerships with Red String Manga, Square Enix Manga. Anime News Network. July 4, 2026.
- 5.Futabasha.
- 6.Futabasha.
- 7.Futabasha.
- 8.Futabasha.
- 9.Futabasha.
- 10.Futabasha.
- 11.Futabasha.
- 12.Hodgkins, Crystalyn. Mai Matsuda's Hōkago Kitaku Biyori Manga Gets Anime. Anime News Network. March 27, 2025.
- 13.Oricon. Next Manga Award 2025 Reveals 100 Nominees: Full List Including War of the Adults. June 19, 2025.
- 14.Natasha, Inc. Comic Natalie. September 18, 2025.
- 15.Billboard Japan. June 26, 2026.
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