I See Your Face, Turned Away
Japanese manga series
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I See Your Face, Turned Away (きみの横顔を見ていた, Kimi no Yokogao Miteita; lit. "I Was Looking at You in Profile") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumi Ichinohe. It began serialization in Kodansha's shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Friend in April 2022.
| I See Your Face, Turned Away | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| きみの横顔を見ていた (Kimi no Yokogao o Miteita) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Rumi Ichinohe |
| Published by | Kodansha |
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| Imprint | Kodansha Comics Betsufure |
| Magazine | Bessatsu Friend |
| Original run | April 13, 2022 – present |
| Volumes | 4 |
Synopsis
The series is centered around four high school students experiencing unrequited love. Hikari believes romance is not for her, and as she looks for a boyfriend for her friend Mari, she stumbles upon Ohtani and Asagiri, believing one of the two to be perfect for Mari. Later, Hikari starts to wonder if she wants to remain as Mari's friend, as she begins to have feelings for Ohtani. Ohtani is the class clown who has feelings for Mari, but Mari, a fairly quiet and anxious girl, has feelings for her homeroom teacher Matsudaira, and Asagiri, an attractive young man, who is interested in Hikari.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Rumi Ichinohe, I See Your Face, Turned Away began serialization in Kodansha's shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Friend on April 13, 2022.[3] The series went on hiatus on September 30, 2024, due to "production reasons", and delayed the release of its fifth volume from its early 2025 scheduling.[4] It returned to serialization on December 12, 2025, and the final chapter was published on January 13, 2026.[5] A spin-off story began on February 13, 2026.[6] The series' chapters have been collected into five tankōbon volumes as of April 2026.[7]
During their panel at Anime Expo 2023, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series, with the first volume being released in May 2024.[8]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN | ||
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| 1 | September 13, 2022[9] | 978-4-06-529156-6 | May 7, 2024[10] | 979-8-88-877160-0 | ||
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| 2 | February 13, 2023[11] | 978-4-06-530574-4 | July 30, 2024[12] | 979-8-88-877161-7 | ||
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| 3 | February 13, 2024[13] | 978-4-06-534642-6 | November 12, 2024[14] | 979-8-88-877162-4 | ||
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| 4 | August 9, 2024[15] | 978-4-06-536614-1 | August 19, 2025[16] | 979-8-88-877163-1 | ||
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| 5 | April 13, 2026[7] | 978-4-06-543206-8 | — | — | ||
Reception
The series won the 48th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōjo category.[17][18]