That's Not Love
Japanese manga series
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Plot
Akane attends an art exhibit arranged by her former tutor Imai. While attending the exhibit, she notices that one of Imai's sculptures bears a strong resemblance to her middle school friend Yukari, who she remembers transferring out of school. She also notices that the sculpture has a scar that Yukari shared to her in private, and starts to wonder what the exhibit is trying to suggest.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Peko Watanabe, That's Not Love was serialized on Kodansha's Morning Two manga website from September 21, 2021, to November 21, 2024.[2][3] Its chapters were collected in six tankōbon volumes released from April 21, 2022, to February 21, 2025.[4][5]
During their panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2025, Kodansha USA announced that they had licensed the series for English publication beginning in Q2 2026.[6]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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| 1 | April 21, 2022[4] | 978-4-06-527544-3 | May 26, 2026[7] | 979-8-88877-749-7 | ||
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| 2 | January 23, 2023[8] | 978-4-06-530411-2 | July 28, 2026[9] | 979-8-88877-752-7 | ||
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| 3 | July 21, 2023[10] | 978-4-06-532335-9 | September 29, 2026[11] | 979-8-88877-753-4 | ||
| 4 | January 23, 2024[12] | 978-4-06-534143-8 | November 24, 2026[13] | 979-8-88877-755-8 | ||
| 5 | July 23, 2024[14] | 978-4-06-535955-6 | January 26, 2027[15] | 979-8-88877-756-5 | ||
| 6 | February 21, 2025[5] | 978-4-06-538341-4 | — | — | ||
Reception
The series was ranked thirteenth in the 2023 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook of the best manga for female readers.[16] The series was also ranked second at the 1st Late Night Manga Award hosted by Bungeishunjū's Crea magazine in 2022.[17]