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I Wanna Be Your Girl Vol. 4

byUmi Takase, Umi Takase (Illustrator), Erin Procter (Translator)
Being in love with your best friend is hard, but being a good friend is even harder.

Childhood best friends Hime and Akira are finally ready to make up. After a big fight about a boy, and about what ‘being a girl’ means to them both, Hime and Akira have done the work to accept themselves and each other.

But Hime has a secret. She has a huge crush on Akira! Hime know it's time to tell the truth ... But how will Akira react, and what will it mean for their friendship? Is Hime really ready to share her true feelings? The emotional rollercoaster of a series comes to a heartwarming and hopeful conclusion!

This manga adaptation of the hit Japanese webcomic series is a joyous celebration of acceptance – both by others and oneself. Tackling universal teen themes of identity, relationships and friendship in a gentle, clean story filled with thoughtful (though imperfect) characters, this series is brilliantly inclusive and has clear crossover appeal.

About Umi Takase

Umi Takase was born and is still living in the Toyama Prefecture of Japan. In 2016, she won an honorable mention at the 78th Shogakukan Newcomer Comic Awards where she debuted with her standalone short story 'Ethnic Mirror' in the special issue of Flowers.
Details
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • ISBN: 9780241786765
  • Length: 240 pages
  • Price: £5.99
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