I Want to End This Love Game
I Want to End This Love Game (Japanese: 愛してるゲームを終わらせたい, Hepburn: Aishiteru Gēmu o Owarasetai) is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Domoto. It has been serialized on Shogakukan's online platform Sunday Webry since December 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Felix Film is set to premiere in April 2026.
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I Want to End This Love Game
I Want to End This Love Game (Japanese: 愛してるゲームを終わらせたい, Hepburn: Aishiteru Gēmu o Owarasetai) is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Domoto. It has been serialized on Shogakukan's online platform Sunday Webry since December 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Felix Film is set to premiere in April 2026.
Plot
I Want to End This Love Game
Yukiya Asagi and Miku Sakura are childhood friends that began a game when they were in the sixth grade, in which they both must say "I love you" to each other, with the one who gets flustered losing. Four years later and the game has continued even in high school. Though they continuously say "I love you" to each other for fun, the two have secretly developed feelings for each other, but both fear it may be too late for them to confess.
Characters
I Want to End This Love Game
Yukiya Asagi (浅葱 優希也, Asagi Yukiya): Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa Miku's childhood friend, the two have been close for a long time. Although he has feelings for Miku as well, he has become irritated by him usually losing their game. Miku Sakura (桜 みく, Sakura Miku): Voiced by: Miku Itō Yukiya's childhood friend. She has had feelings for him since they were children, and is fond of teasing him when they do their love game. Wakana Asagi (浅葱 若菜, Asaki Wakana): Voiced by: Wakana Maruoka Masaru Shinonome (東雲 匡琉, Shinonome Masaru): Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu Hinako Hanaba (花葉 雛子, Hanaba Hinako): Voiced by: Yui Ogura Natsuki Moegi (萌木 菜月, Moegi Natsuki): Voiced by: Kaede Hondo
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Yuki Domoto, I Want to End This Love Game started in Shogakukan's online platform Sunday Webry on December 24, 2021. Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on April 12, 2022.
In June 2023, Viz Media announced that they had licensed the manga for an English release in North America, releasing the first English volume in February 2024.
Volumes
<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Original release date</th><th>Original ISBN</th><th>English release date</th><th>English ISBN</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>April 12, 2022</td><td>978-4-09-851047-4</td><td>February 13, 2024</td><td>978-1-9747-4276-9</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>August 12, 2022</td><td>978-4-09-851220-1</td><td>May 14, 2024</td><td>978-1-9747-4553-1</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>December 12, 2022</td><td>978-4-09-851525-7</td><td>August 13, 2024</td><td>978-1-9747-4627-9</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>May 12, 2023</td><td>978-4-09-852059-6</td><td>November 12, 2024</td><td>978-1-9747-4925-6</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>December 12, 2023</td><td>978-4-09-853053-3</td><td>February 11, 2025</td><td>978-1-9747-5184-6</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>April 10, 2024</td><td>978-4-09-853254-4</td><td>May 13, 2025</td><td>978-1-9747-5483-0</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>June 18, 2025</td><td>978-4-09-854124-9</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr></tbody></table>
Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.
• Game 57: "Childhood Friends Start" (幼なじみはスタートする, Osananajimi wa Sutāto suru) • Game 58: "Childhood Friends Dash Through" (幼なじみは駆け抜ける, Osananajimi wa Kakenukeru) • Special Game: "Childhood Friends Get an Anime" (幼なじみはアニメ化する, Osananajimi wa Anime-ka suru) • Game 59: "Childhood Friends Want to Confess" (幼なじみは告白したい, Osananajimi wa Kokuhaku shitai) • Game 60: "Childhood Friends Confess" (幼なじみは告白する, Osananajimi wa Kokuhaku suru) • Game 61: "Childhood Friends Are Boyfriend and Girlfriend" (幼なじみは彼氏と彼女, Osananajimi wa Kareshi to Kanojo) • Game 62: "Childhood Friends Are Impatient" (幼なじみはもどかしい, Osananajimi wa modokashī) • Game 63: "Childhood Friends Continue the Game" (幼なじみはゲームを続けてる, Osananajimi wa gēmu o tsudzuke teru gēmu) • Game 64: "Childhood Friends Speak Their Mind" (幼なじみは本音を言う, Osananajimi wa Honne o Iu) • Game 65: "Childhood Friends Go to the Beach" (幼なじみは海へ行く, Osananajimi wa Umi e Iku) • Game 66: "Childhood Friends' Have 3 Minutes" (幼なじみの3分間, Osananajimi no 3 Funkan)
Anime
In June 2025, it was announced that the manga will receive an anime television series adaptation. It will be produced by Felix Film and directed by Azuma Tani, with series composition and screenplays handled by Keiichirō Ōchi, characters designed by Yūki Fukuchi, and music composed by Akito Matsuda. The series is set to premiere on April 14, 2026, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is "Kimi no Sei de Aishiteru" (君のせいで愛してる; 'It's Your Fault that I Love You'), performed by CHiCO with HoneyWorks, and the ending theme song is "Little World" (リトルワールド, Ritoru Wārudo), performed by PompadollS. Crunchyroll will stream the series.
Reception
I Want to End This Love Game
The series was nominated for the 2022 Next Manga Award in the web manga category; it ranked 12th in the 2023 edition in the same category.