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Series inspired vertical comic adaptation June 2023
The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Hobby Japan‘s HJ Bunko imprint announced on Tuesday that Kazuki Amamiya‘s Haibara’s Teenage New Game+ (Haibara-kun no Tsuyokute Seishun New Game) light novel series has an anime adaptation in the works.
© Gin, Kazuki Amamiya, Hobby Japan
J-Novel Club publishes the series in English and describes the story:
We all have embarrassing memories or deep regrets from high school, right? Socially anxious college senior Natsuki Haibara sure does. When he thinks back on that time of his life, all he has are fleeting fantasies of a happy adolescence that could have been. Imagine his bewilderment and surprise, then, when he inexplicably finds himself seven years in the past—one month before his first year of high school!
Can Haibara avoid his previous mistakes, make his way to the top of the school social pyramid, and end up with the girl of his dreams? Or will he be forced to relive three years of solitude as the most hated guy in school? He’ll need all the help he can get in order to succeed, from a workout regimen to online how-to guides, a childhood friend, and plenty of sheer willpower. Watch as Haibara takes a second shot at his teenage years!
The series begins its final arc in the ninth volume, which ships on Tuesday.
Hobby Japan shipped the first volume in December 2021. The series won the grand prize in the HJ Novel Award in 2020 and inspired a full-color vertical comic adaptation by Misaomaru in June 2023.
Source: HJ Bunko’s X/Twitter account
