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My Clueless First Friend Creator Taku Kawamura Launches New Manga in July

Kawamura returns to serialization just months after ending his previous manga, bringing his signature romantic comedy style to a new magazine.

Key Facts

  • Taku Kawamura's new romantic comedy manga Roku-nensei to Shitai Koto launches in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine on July 30.
  • The story follows a precocious sixth-grade girl and a fourth-grade boy in a pure and innocent love story.
  • Kawamura ended his previous manga Yonehara-kun wa Tsuyo Tsuyo Gyaru kara Hanarerarenai in March 2025 after it ran in Kadokawa's Monthly Dragon Age from November 2024.
  • Kawamura is best known for My Clueless First Friend, which began in 2018 and received an anime adaptation in 2023.
  • The 24th Japanese volume of My Clueless First Friend ships on July 22.

Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.

My Clueless First Friend Creator Taku Kawamura Launches New Manga in July

Taku Kawamura, creator of My Clueless First Friend, will launch a new romantic comedy manga titled Roku-nensei to Shitai Koto in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine on July 30. The story follows a precocious sixth-grade girl and a fourth-grade boy.

Taku Kawamura's next manga is set for a July 30 debut. The romantic comedy, titled Roku-nensei to Shitai Koto, will run in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine. The story centers on a precocious sixth-grade girl and a fourth-grade boy, described as a pure and innocent love story.

The announcement comes months after Kawamura ended Yonehara-kun wa Tsuyo Tsuyo Gyaru kara Hanarerarenai in March. That series ran in Kadokawa's Monthly Dragon Age from November 2024 and concluded in two volumes. Kawamura is best known for My Clueless First Friend, which began in 2018 and received an anime adaptation in 2023. Its 24th Japanese volume ships on July 22.

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