New Normal (manga)
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = New Normal
| ja_kanji = ニューノーマル
| ja_romaji = Nyū Nōmaru
| image = New Normal manga volume 1 cover.jpg
| caption = Cover of the first volume
| genre = Romantic comedy
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Akito Aihara
| publisher = Fanguild
| publisher_en = BookWalker
| demographic = {{transliteration|ja|Shōnen}}
| magazine = {{ubl|Access Books|Comic Seymour|Renta!}}
| imprint = Comic Owl
| first = December 4, 2020
| last =
| volumes = 7
| volume_list =
}}
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{{nihongo|New Normal|ニューノーマル|Nyū Nōmaru|lead=yes}} is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akito Aihara. Published by Fanguild, it began serialization on various webcomic platforms in December 2020. As of December 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected into seven print volumes.
Plot
In New Normal, wearing a mask is commonplace and showing your mouth to someone of the opposite sex can be seen as an admission of love. After Natsuki's classmate, Hata, sees her without her mask on, the two begin a secret relationship where they show each other their faces in private.{{cite web|title=Romance Manga Depicts "New Normal" of Mask Wearing|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-07-21/romance-manga-depicts-new-normal-of-mask-wearing/.175303|website=Anime News Network|last=Morrissy|first=Kim|date=July 21, 2021|access-date=February 10, 2025}}
Publication
Written and illustrated by Akito Aihara, the series is published by Fanguild under their Comic Owl imprint. It began serialization on various webcomic platforms, including Access Books, Comic Seymour, and Renta!, on December 4, 2020.{{cite web|script-title=ja:「ニューノーマル」マスク着用が普通になった近未来の男女関係を描く新連載|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/407360|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=December 4, 2020|access-date=February 10, 2025|language=ja}} As of December 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected into seven {{transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes.
BookWalker is publishing the series in English digitally.{{cite web|title=Akito Aihara's New Normal Manga Gets English Release on BookWalker|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-07/akito-aihara-new-normal-manga-gets-english-release-on-bookwalker/.177101|website=Anime News Network|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=September 7, 2021|access-date=February 10, 2025}}
=Volumes=
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|Language = Japanese
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|Width = 72%
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|VolumeNumber = 1
|OriginalRelDate = July 19, 2021
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-91-061700-8
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|VolumeNumber = 2
|OriginalRelDate = November 17, 2021{{cite web|script-title=ja:パンデミック後の男女を描く「ニューノーマル」2巻記念の特製マスクなど20人に|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/452710|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=November 9, 2021|access-date=February 10, 2025|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-91-061701-5
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|VolumeNumber = 3
|OriginalRelDate = July 19, 2022{{cite web|script-title=ja:【7月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/485388|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=July 19, 2022|access-date=February 10, 2025|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-91-061704-6
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|VolumeNumber = 4
|OriginalRelDate = March 17, 2023{{cite web|script-title=ja:【3月17日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/516674|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=March 17, 2023|access-date=February 10, 2025|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-91-061708-4
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|VolumeNumber = 5
|OriginalRelDate = February 19, 2024{{cite web|script-title=ja:【2月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/560129|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=February 19, 2024|access-date=February 10, 2025|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-91-061721-3
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|VolumeNumber = 6
|OriginalRelDate = June 17, 2024{{cite web|script-title=ja:【6月17日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/575243|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=June 17, 2024|access-date=February 10, 2025|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-91-061726-8
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|VolumeNumber = 7
|OriginalRelDate = December 17, 2024{{cite web|script-title=ja:【12月17日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/601862|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=December 17, 2024|access-date=February 10, 2025|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-91-061730-5
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Reception
A columnist for ITmedia liked the portrayal of adolescent romance, describing it as "realistic". They also liked the story's darker elements.{{cite web|script-title=ja:マスクが当たり前になった世界、好きな子の“くち”を見てしまいドキドキ……近未来の男女を描く漫画『ニューノーマル』|url=https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/amp/2107/23/news012.html|website=ITmedia|author=Tomo|date=July 23, 2021|access-date=February 10, 2025|language=ja}}