English Title: My Youth Romantic Comedy is Wrong as a I Expected
Japanese Title: やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。– Yahari Ore no Seishun Rabu Kome wa Machigatteiru — “Oregairu”
Author: Wataru Watari — 渡 航
Illustrator: Ponkan8 — ぽんかん⑧
Translator: Jennifer Ward
Genre: Romantic Comedy, Drama, High School
Original Run: March 2011 – ongoing
English Run: September 2016 – ongoing
Japanese Publisher: Gagaga Bunko (Shogakukan)
English Publisher: Yen On (Yen Press)
Volumes in Japanese: 14 (plus 3 side-story volumes) (Completed)
Volumes in English: 11 (plus 3 side-story volume) (In Progress)
Average Price Per Volume: Paperback $12 — Kindle $8 — Nook $8

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• MAL Entry — Forum
• Baka Updates — LNDB.info — Novel Updates

Synopsis: Hachiman Hikigaya is a cynic. “Youth” is a crock, he believes–a sucker’s game, an illusion woven from failure and hypocrisy. But when he turns in an essay for a school assignment espousing this view, he’s sentenced to work in the Service Club, an organization dedicated to helping students with problems in their lives! How will Hachiman the Cynic cope with a job that requires–gasp!–optimism?

Volume 1
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Released September 27, 2016 — ISBN-13: 978-0316312295

Volume 2
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Released May 23, 2017 — ISBN-13: 978-0316396011

Volume 3
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Released September 19, 2017 — ISBN-13: 978-0316318068

Volume 4
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Released January 30, 2018 — ISBN-13: 978-0316318075

Volume 5
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Released May 22, 2018 — ISBN-13: 978-0316318082

Volume 6
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Released November 13, 2018 — ISBN-13: 978-0316411868

Volume 7
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Released February 19, 2019 — ISBN-13: 978-1975384128

Volume 7.5
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Released June 18, 2019 — ISBN-13: 978-1975384159

Volume 8
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Released November 5, 2019 — ISBN-13: 978-1975384135

Volume 9
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Released February 18, 2020 — ISBN-13: 978-1975384142

Volume 6.5
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Releasing June 23, 2020 -- ISBN-13: 978-1975384166

Volume 10 
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Releasing November 3, 2020 -- ISBN-13: 9781975384111

Volume 10.5
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Releasing January 19, 2021 -- ISBN-13: 9781975384173

Volume 11
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Releasing May 18, 2021 -- ISBN-13: 9781975324988

Reviews of My Youth Romantic Comedy is Wrong as a I Expected

• Anime News Network: Vol 1
• Manga Bookshelf: Vol 1 — Vol 2 — Vol 3 — Vol 4 — Vol 5 — Vol 6 — Vol 7 — Vol 7.5 — Vol 8 — Vol 9 — Vol 6.5 — Vol 10
• English Light Novels: Vol 1 — Vol 2 — Vol 3 — Vol 4
• Justus R Stone: Vol 1 — Vol 2 — Vol 3

Illustrations Sampler

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Anime Adaptation

My Youth Romantic Comedy: SNAFU
MAL Entry — 26 episodes — Aired April 2013 – June 2013, April 2015 – June 2015
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Note: Adapted volumes 1 to 11 of the light novel series

My Youth Romantic Comedy: SNAFU
Season 3 — MAL Entry — 12 episodes — Aired July 2020 to September 2020
Note: Adapted volumes 12 to 14 of the light novel series

Manga Adaptation

My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected @ comic
MAL Entry — Published December 2012 – ongoing (English releases by Yen Press)
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