I Want to End This Love Game
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image = I Want to End This Love Game 1.png
| caption = Cover of the first {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume
| ja_kanji = 愛してるゲームを終わらせたい
| ja_romaji = Aishiteru Gēmu O Owara Setai
| genre = Romantic comedy
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Yuki Domoto
| publisher = Shogakukan
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher
| NA = Viz Media
}}
| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Shōnen}}
| imprint = Shōnen Sunday Comics Special
| magazine = {{ill|Sunday Webry|ja|サンデーうぇぶり}}
| first = December 24, 2021
| last =
| volumes = 6
| volume_list =
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{{Nihongo|I Want to End This Love Game|愛してるゲームを終わらせたい|Aishiteru Gēmu O Owara Setai|lead=yes}} is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Domoto. It has been serialized on Shogakukan's online platform {{ill|Sunday Webry|ja|サンデーうぇぶり}} since December 2021.
Plot
{{Nihongo|Yukiya Asagi|浅葱 優希也}} and {{Nihongo|Miku Sakura|桜 みく}} are childhood friends that began a game when they were in the sixth grade, in which they both must say "I love you" to each other, with the one who gets flustered losing. Four years later and the game has continued even in high school. Though they continuously say "I love you" to each other for fun, the two have secretly developed feelings for each other, but both fear it may be too late for them to confess.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Yuki Domoto, I Want to End This Love Game started in Shogakukan's online platform {{ill|Sunday Webry|ja|サンデーうぇぶり}} on December 24, 2021.{{cite web|script-title=ja:照れたら負け、両片思いの幼なじみラブコメ新連載「愛してるゲームを終わらせたい」|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/459304|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=June 10, 2023|language=ja|date=December 24, 2021|archive-date=December 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211225011953/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/459304|url-status=live}} Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes. The first volume was released on April 12, 2022.{{cite web|script-title=ja:両片思いの幼なじみが"愛してるゲーム"に翻弄される恋愛物語、堂本裕貴が描く1巻|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/473650|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=June 10, 2023|language=ja|date=April 12, 2022|archive-date=May 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520075209/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/473650|url-status=live}}
In June 2023, Viz Media announced that they have licensed the manga for an English release in North America, starting in Q2 2024.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Viz Reveals 18 New Releases for Spring 2024 Including Tokyo These Days, Gokurakugai, Snowball Earth Manga, More|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-10/viz-reveals-18-new-releases-for-spring-2024-including-tokyo-these-days-gokurakugai-snowball-earth-/.198999|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 10, 2023|date=June 10, 2023|archive-date=July 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716051441/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-10/viz-reveals-18-new-releases-for-spring-2024-including-tokyo-these-days-gokurakugai-snowball-earth-/.198999|url-status=live}}
=Volumes=
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|VolumeNumber = 1
|OriginalRelDate = April 12, 2022{{cite web|script-title=ja:【4月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/473433|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=June 10, 2023|language=Japanese|date=April 12, 2022|archive-date=April 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418105629/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/473433|url-status=live}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-09-851047-4
|LicensedRelDate = February 13, 2024{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 11–17|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-02-15/north-american-anime-manga-releases-february-11-17/.207548|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 19, 2024|date=February 15, 2024|archive-date=July 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240704140515/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-02-15/north-american-anime-manga-releases-february-11-17/.207548|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-4276-9
}}
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|VolumeNumber = 2
|OriginalRelDate = August 12, 2022{{cite web|script-title=ja:【8月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/488807|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=June 10, 2023|language=Japanese|date=August 12, 2022|archive-date=December 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202045750/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/488807|url-status=live}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-09-851220-1
|LicensedRelDate = May 14, 2024{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 12–18|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-05-15/north-american-anime-manga-releases-may-12-18/.210779|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 19, 2024|date=May 15, 2024}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-4553-1
}}
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|VolumeNumber = 3
|OriginalRelDate = December 12, 2022{{cite web|script-title=ja:【12月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/504118|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=June 10, 2023|language=Japanese|date=December 12, 2022|archive-date=December 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225082400/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/504118|url-status=live}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-09-851525-7
|LicensedRelDate = August 13, 2024{{cite web|title=I Want to End This Love Game, Vol. 3|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/i-want-to-end-this-love-game-volume-3/product/7942|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=April 26, 2024|archive-date=May 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515120156/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/i-want-to-end-this-love-game-volume-3/product/7942|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-4627-9
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 4
|OriginalRelDate = May 12, 2023{{cite web|script-title=ja:【5月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/523680|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=June 10, 2023|language=Japanese|date=May 12, 2023|archive-date=May 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518162912/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/523680|url-status=live}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-09-852059-6
|LicensedRelDate = November 12, 2024{{cite web|title=I Want to End This Love Game, Vol. 4|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/i-want-to-end-this-love-game-volume-4/product/8073|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=July 25, 2024}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-4925-6
}}
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|VolumeNumber = 5
|OriginalRelDate = December 12, 2023{{cite web|script-title=ja:【12月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/551027|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 25, 2023|language=Japanese|date=December 12, 2023|archive-date=December 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217190458/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/551027|url-status=live}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-09-853053-3
|LicensedRelDate = February 11, 2025{{cite web|title=I Want to End This Love Game, Vol. 5|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/i-want-to-end-this-love-game-volume-5/product/8197|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=October 18, 2024}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-5184-6
}}
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|VolumeNumber = 6
|OriginalRelDate = April 10, 2024{{cite web|script-title=ja:【4月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/566798|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=April 26, 2024|language=Japanese|date=April 10, 2024|archive-date=April 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422175431/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/566798|url-status=live}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-09-853254-4
|LicensedRelDate = May 13, 2025{{cite web|title=I Want to End This Love Game, Vol. 6|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/i-want-to-end-this-love-game-volume-6/product/8318|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=January 31, 2025}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-5483-0
}}
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Reception
The series was nominated for the 2022 Next Manga Award in the web manga category;{{cite web|title=Voting Opens for Next Manga Awards 2022|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2022-06-23/voting-opens-for-next-manga-awards-2022/.186663|website=Anime News Network|last=Morrissy|first=Kim|date=June 23, 2022|access-date=June 10, 2023|archive-date=September 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922062539/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2022-06-23/voting-opens-for-next-manga-awards-2022/.186663|url-status=live}} it ranked 12th in the 2023 edition in the same category.{{cite web|script-title=ja:次にくるマンガ大賞2023、コミックス部門1位はむちまろ「生徒会にも穴はある！」|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/539186|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=August 31, 2023|access-date=August 31, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=September 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902114647/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/539186|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.sunday-webry.com/episode/3269754496654596722|Official website at Sunday Webry}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Anime News Network|manga|28565|noparen=true}}
{{Sunday Webry}}