15 Minutes Before We Really Date Vol. 01

15 Minutes Before We Really Date Vol. 01

Growing up in the same apartment complex, Yuuki and Natsuha have known each other forever. They’ve been friends for so long that everyone just assumes they’re a couple! But as they both approach the final stretch of high school, they get a silly, totally-not-serious idea— what if they actually started dating? What a ridiculous thing to say! Unless…?

Biographical Notes:

Maji de Tsukiau 15-funmae is a web manga released on the author’s Twitter and pixiv accounts from September 16, 2019 to January 29, 2023, and published in print by Kadokawa from February 26, 2021 to April 26, 2023. The web manga was published as doujinshi from December 30, 2019 to March 3, 2023, when the volumes were released at Comic Market 97, 98, and 99.

The series has been published in English as 15 Minutes Before We Really Date by Yen Press since November 21, 2023.

Title Notes:

• Fifteen Minutes Before We Really Date is an adorable slice-of-life romance between two childhood friends.
• Complete in six volumes, this romance manga is great for those who like shorter reads such as Fiancée of the Wizard, Sunbeams in the Sky, and I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final Boss.
• Stories about childhood friends becoming lovers have been rising in popularity, as seen with titles such as Wotakoi and I Cannot Reach You.

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