The novel volume appears to have undergone the most changes. There are fewer chapters than in the web novel version, so I suppose Maruto merged some of them. Here’s the table of contents for the official Volume 1 of the novel:
I checked on Amazon, and it lets you preview the table of contents. Here it is:
Apparently, the extra content includes new illustrations and a bonus chapter or side story, which seems to be a novel chapter rather than a manga chapter:
Edit: I think “Newly Drawn – Dangerous Close Call” is...
I believe the main difference in this official release of volume 1 is that it includes the extra chapters made after the manga was officially released.
Now, volume 3, which Maruto will sell at Comiket this August 16–17 and which is not an official release, will contain an exclusive chapter...
So, Volume 1 was officially released on 2025-08-07, and according to data from Shoseki Ranking, it sold approximately 4,386 physical copies in its first week (actually just four days), which is an okay performance. It remains to be seen whether it will maintain its momentum in the coming weeks...
Dunno… I feel like the character dynamics worked better in Naruto because, while relationships were important, there was so much more happening in the story. Here, it’s just the characters and their relationships, and Hikari ends up feeling out of place. Since the shift in tone, it’s like she’s...
I guess that’s what happens when you try to blend characters who inherently belong to different narrative tones, especially when using an abrupt, unhinted twist to shift the story’s genre. Hikari fits a lighthearted story, while Yami belongs in a drama-heavy one. Yuu is supposed to be the bridge...
Yeah, but I mean… that’s the Yuu we got, and that’s the Yuu Maruto chose to show us. We can only work with what we’ve been given, and what we’ve got is a Yuu who kinda sucks.
That’s the thing I don’t get either… The more we see of Yuu, the more it feels like there’s really nothing to like about him. Hikari keeps saying he’s kind, but to me, he just seems diffident.
:aquadrink:
I ran that part again, and it seems like ChatGPT added "for my feelings" into the text. It should just be, "I probably don’t even know what it’s like to be rewarded." I guess the AI picked it up from the context and thought it needed to include it. So, I fixed it.
I don’t think he was aiming for emotional independence; it seems more like he was trying to emotionally detach himself. Rather than facing his feelings, he chose to run from them, which is understandable for a young man but clearly a sign of immaturity. Maybe what attracted Hikari was that Yuu...