Chasing After Aoi Koshiba Vol. 04

Chasing After Aoi Koshiba Vol. 04, from the creator of Masamune-kun’s Revenge, Hazuki Takeoka and acclaimed yuri artist, Fly.

A yuri romance about the intense feelings of youth, and the perspective and regrets that adulthood can bring, for fans of manga like Bloom Into You and Orange.

Sahoko had lots of friends in high school, so there’s no shortage of people to catch up with at her reunion. But the one face she wants to see is missing: that of Aoi Koshiba, her classmate and first love. A star of the basketball team, Aoi caught Sahoko’s eye as an easy way to score social points. But when Aoi quits the team, an unexpected kiss pulls Sahoko closer to her than she intended to be. With a difficult home situation, Aoi is in need of more than just a cynical social climber. She needs a true friend, and something more…

Biographical Notes:

Creator of the popular manga and anime, Masamune-kun’s Revenge, Hazuki Takeoka is also the writer behind the new yuri manga series Chasing After Aoi Koshiba.

The prolific Fly is an illustrator who has drawn covers for the magazines Comic REX and Monthly Yurihime, published a variety of artbooks, and contributed manga based on properties such as Persona 3, Kemono Friends, and Tales of Berseria. Fly’s English-language debut is the yuri romance manga Chasing After Aoi Koshiba.

Title Notes:

From one of the creators of Masamune-kun’s Revenge, the comedic melodrama manga that was adapted into an anime streaming, and was released in English by Seven Seas.

Framing device will remind readers of the works of Your Name creator Makoto Shinkai.

This is Kodansha’s third yuri series license after Yuri Is My Job! and If I Could Reach You.

More details on Hazuki Takeoka & Fly:

Hazuki Takeoka’s Twitter Page

Fly’s Twitter Page

More works by Hazuki Takeoka

More works by Fly