# My Crush's Crush (僕の好きな人が好きな人)
**My Crush's Crush** (*Boku no Suki na Hito ga Suki na Hito*, ぼくの好きな人が好きな人) is a Japanese romantic comedy manga series with story by Sekina Aoi and art by Ryo Tsuzura, serialized in Hakusensha's seinen magazine *Young Animal ZERO* since 2022.[1](https://magazine.younganimal.com/title/?id=75) Its premise is a chain of one-way crushes: high school second-year Sora Akizuki confesses to his junior Miya Fuwa and is rejected because she likes someone else, who in turn likes a third person.[1](https://magazine.younganimal.com/title/?id=75) An English digital edition is published by [Yen Press](https://www.edgepedia.org/yen-press) under the title *My Crush's Crush*.[2](https://yenpress.com/series/my-crush-s-crush?format=Digital)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original title | ぼくの好きな人が好きな人 (*Boku no Suki na Hito ga Suki na Hito*)[1](https://magazine.younganimal.com/title/?id=75) |
| Creators | Story: Sekina Aoi; art: Ryo Tsuzura[1](https://magazine.younganimal.com/title/?id=75) |
| Serialization | *Young Animal ZERO* (Hakusensha), began in the December 1, 2022 special issue, on sale November 9, 2022[3](https://natalie.mu/comic/news/500688) |
| Collected volumes | Volume 1 released October 27, 2023; volume 7 released August 28, 2026 (192 pages, 759 yen)[4](https://younganimal.com/store_items/%E3%81%BC%E3%81%8F%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%BD%E3%81%8D%E3%81%AA%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E5%A5%BD%E3%81%8D%E3%81%AA%E4%BA%BA/%E3%81%BC%E3%81%8F%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%BD%E3%81%8D%E3%81%AA%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E5%A5%BD%E3%81%8D%E3%81%AA%E4%BA%BA%201%E5%B7%BB) • [5](https://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/79533/) |
| English release | Digital edition from Yen Press as *My Crush's Crush*[2](https://yenpress.com/series/my-crush-s-crush?format=Digital) |
| Genre | Youth romantic comedy, described by the publisher as a "bittersweet" love comedy in which affections cross[1](https://magazine.younganimal.com/title/?id=75) |
## Story
The series opens when Sora Akizuki (秋月奏良), a second-year high school student, confesses to Miya Fuwa (不破美夜), the junior he has liked for three years, and is turned down on the grounds that she already likes someone.[1](https://magazine.younganimal.com/title/?id=75) The person Miya likes is Asahi Suzukaze (涼風朝陽), president of the mysterious "Clinical Trials Club" (治験部), a club that takes on various requests from students.[4](https://younganimal.com/store_items/%E3%81%BC%E3%81%8F%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%BD%E3%81%8D%E3%81%AA%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E5%A5%BD%E3%81%8D%E3%81%AA%E4%BA%BA/%E3%81%BC%E3%81%8F%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%BD%E3%81%8D%E3%81%AA%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E5%A5%BD%E3%81%8D%E3%81%AA%E4%BA%BA%201%E5%B7%BB) Sora decides to go meet "the person my crush likes" and joins the club at Asahi's invitation.[1](https://magazine.younganimal.com/title/?id=75)
The central twist is that Asahi also has an unrequited love: the boy who once saved her from illness through a clinical trial when she was young, whom she calls the "Prince of Clinical Trials" (治験の王子様). That boy was in fact Sora himself, back in elementary school.[1](https://magazine.younganimal.com/title/?id=75) The story thus runs on a triangle of crossed, one-directional affections among Sora, Asahi, and Miya.[5](https://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/79533/)
By the seventh volume the relationships have moved forward. Miya confesses the feelings she has held for Asahi over many years, but Asahi cannot return them; hurt, the two nonetheless keep facing forward. Asahi then tells Sora the truth behind her hidden "first kiss," and kisses him of her own will.[5](https://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/79533/)
## Creation and publication
**Origin.** Sekina Aoi, the light novelist known for *Seitokai no Ichizon*, was asked by Hakusensha to create an original romantic comedy manga.[3](https://natalie.mu/comic/news/500688) • [6](https://thetv.jp/news/detail/1275746/) In an interview, Aoi said the content was actually developed from the title first: the title came before the story, after which the outline of chapter 1 was worked out, followed in order by the characters' personalities and backgrounds and the plan for future development.[6](https://thetv.jp/news/detail/1275746/) For Tsuzura, drawing someone else's story was a first, as was drawing a romantic comedy with a boy as protagonist; she accepted the job and found that focusing only on the artwork suited her.[6](https://thetv.jp/news/detail/1275746/)
**Serialization.** The series began in the December 1, 2022 special issue (増刊号) of *Young Animal ZERO*, on sale November 9, 2022.[3](https://natalie.mu/comic/news/500688) Before that launch, Tsuzura posted the first chapter on her X (formerly Twitter) account, where it received about 20,000 likes.[6](https://thetv.jp/news/detail/1275746/) The first collected volume went on sale on October 27, 2023 under the Young Animal Comics imprint.[4](https://younganimal.com/store_items/%E3%81%BC%E3%81%8F%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%BD%E3%81%8D%E3%81%AA%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E5%A5%BD%E3%81%8D%E3%81%AA%E4%BA%BA/%E3%81%BC%E3%81%8F%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%BD%E3%81%8D%E3%81%AA%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E5%A5%BD%E3%81%8D%E3%81%AA%E4%BA%BA%201%E5%B7%BB) Volume 7 followed on August 28, 2026, priced at 759 yen (690 yen before tax) with ISBN 9784592160465.[5](https://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/79533/)
## Translations and reception
Yen Press publishes the series digitally in English as *My Crush's Crush*, crediting Sekina Aoi and Ryo Tsuzura as authors.[2](https://yenpress.com/series/my-crush-s-crush?format=Digital) A Chinese-language edition is published in Taiwan by Tong Li Publishing under the title 我喜歡的她喜歡的人, translated by Cai Mengfang, with its first volume released on August 5, 2024.[7](https://bangumi.tv/subject/407623) The series is also available digitally in Japan through platforms such as LINE Manga and Comic Seymour.[8](https://manga.line.me/book/detail?id=B00164518066)
Reader ratings on Japanese ebook platforms have been favorable: Comic Seymour lists an average of 4.6 out of 5 from nine reviews for volume 1, and LINE Manga users have given the first volume 5 out of 5.[9](https://www.cmoa.jp/title/278731/) • [8](https://manga.line.me/book/detail?id=B00164518066) Reader commentary frequently notes the strictly one-way structure of the characters' affections, with one reviewer calling it a "completely one-way triangle relationship" and another praising the story's construction and comedic timing.[9](https://www.cmoa.jp/title/278731/)
## References
1. [ぼくの好きな人が好きな人｜YOUNGANIMAL（ヤングアニマル）公式サイト, 白泉社](https://magazine.younganimal.com/title/?id=75)
2. [My Crush's Crush | Manga, Yen Press](https://yenpress.com/series/my-crush-s-crush?format=Digital)
3. [「生徒会の一存」葵せきな原作の新連載は、好きと好きが交錯する治験ラブコメ, コミックナタリー](https://natalie.mu/comic/news/500688)
4. [ぼくの好きな人が好きな人 1巻, ヤングアニマルWeb（白泉社）](https://younganimal.com/store_items/%E3%81%BC%E3%81%8F%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%BD%E3%81%8D%E3%81%AA%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E5%A5%BD%E3%81%8D%E3%81%AA%E4%BA%BA/%E3%81%BC%E3%81%8F%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%BD%E3%81%8D%E3%81%AA%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%8C%E5%A5%BD%E3%81%8D%E3%81%AA%E4%BA%BA%201%E5%B7%BB)
5. [ぼくの好きな人が好きな人 7, 白泉社](https://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/79533/)
6. [高校男子が告白して撃沈…"好きな人が好きな人"とドタバタ劇で迎えるラストに驚きの声〖漫画〗, WEBザテレビジョン](https://thetv.jp/news/detail/1275746/)
7. [ぼくの好きな人が好きな人 漫画系列, Bangumi 番组计划](https://bangumi.tv/subject/407623)
8. [ぼくの好きな人が好きな人（1）, LINEマンガ](https://manga.line.me/book/detail?id=B00164518066)
9. [ぼくの好きな人が好きな人 1巻, コミックシーモア](https://www.cmoa.jp/title/278731/)
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