The first part of the final chapter of the Manga will premiere on August 12
This year’s August issue of Kodansha’s Bessatsu Friend magazine revealed on Tuesday that the manga Defying Kurosaki-kun (Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai) by author Makino is reaching a climax with the first installment of the final chapter in the magazine’s next issue on August 12.
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Makino revealed on February 4 that the manga will continue past the 18th volume, although the manga’s 17th volume previously revealed in October that the manga would end with the 18th volume. Makino explained that this This is because the current manga’s story is longer than they expected.
Kodansha Comics is publishing the manga digitally in English and it describes the story:
“I demand absolute obedience from you.” Yu Akabane has worked hard to reinvent herself for high school, and there’s only one step left in her plan to leave mere lives behind: ask her idol, “Bai Gongzi” Shirakawa-kun. When circumstances lead to Yu moving into the school dormitory where Shirakawa-kun lives, she thinks she’s found her lucky chance. But unfortunately for Yu, “Black Devil” Kurosaki-kun, the boy everyone at school (including the teachers!) is afraid of, also lives there — and when Yu defies him, he wants to punish him. she…
Makino launched the manga in Kodansha’s Bessatsu Friend magazine in 2014. The 18th compiled book volume was published on March 12. Kodansha Comics published the 15th volume in English in March 2020. The series adapted a live-action film in 2016.
The manga was nominated for Best Shoujo Manga at the 45th Kodansha Annual Manga Awards.