{"product_id":"akira-failing-in-love-vol-1-9781974762507","title":"Akira Failing in Love, Vol. 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eA chaotic comedy of high school courtship between an awkward girl and a dorky boy too dense to realize they are already in love with each other.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAkira returns to the countryside for high school with a foolproof scheme to win the heart of her childhood crush, Hajime. Too bad they're both fools in love! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHighlights of Akira's carefully orchestrated strategy to court Hajime include covering his eyes with her hands, tricking him into saying her name, and making his heart race. But she might have better luck impressing him with her academic and athletic prowess. Or not. Because he's too dense to figure out she likes him. And she's too dense to figure out he likes her back!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shinta Harekawa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viz Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781974762507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eManga creator Shinta Harekawa grew up in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The first manga she read, Rumiko Takahashi's \u003ci\u003eRanma 1\/2\u003c\/i\u003e, inspired her to begin drawing and led her to the discovery of \u003ci\u003eShonen Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, where her series \u003ci\u003eAkira Failing in Love\u003c\/i\u003e now runs. Her series \u003ci\u003eSenpai, This Can't Be Love\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted into a live-action series in 2022 in Japan, and her series \u003ci\u003eThree Exorcism Siblings\u003c\/i\u003e ran from 2021 to 2023 in Coamix's \u003ci\u003eWeb Comic Zenon\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Shinta Harekawa \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47733817311389,"sku":"9781974762507","price":28.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e60378af-ead8-447e-b744-ec31f9ff3b7a.jpg?v=1773736400","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/akira-failing-in-love-vol-1-9781974762507","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}