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Yamaguchi-kun Isn’t So Bad (Japanese: 山口くんはワルくない, Hepburn: Yamaguchi-kun wa Warukunai) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuu Saiki. It has been serialized in Kodansha‘s shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Friend since September 2019.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Yuu Saiki, Yamaguchi-kun Isn’t So Bad started in Kodansha‘s shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Friend on September 13, 2019. The manga went on hiatus in June 2022 due to Saiki’s childbirth, and is set to resume on July 13, 2023. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on January 10, 2020. As of June 13, 2022, seven volumes have been released.

In July 2021, Kodansha USA announced that they have licensed the manga for English digital release in North America.

Volume list

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	January 10, 2020	978-4-06-518241-3	August 10, 2021	978-1-63699-291-4
2	June 11, 2020	978-4-06-519934-3	September 14, 2021	978-1-63699-356-0
3	October 13, 2020	978-4-06-520981-3	October 12, 2021	978-1-63699-408-6
4	March 12, 2021	978-4-06-522481-6	November 9, 2021	978-1-63858-260-1
5	August 12, 2021	978-4-06-524289-6	December 14, 2021	978-1-63858-668-5
6	January 13, 2022	978-4-06-526438-6	June 13, 2022	978-1-63858-903-7
7	June 13, 2022	978-4-06-528023-2	December 13, 2022	979-8-88843-113-9

Reception

The series was among the top five manga in the women’s category of Comic Seymour [ja]‘s Electronic Comic Awards 2022.

References

^ “Yamaguchi-kun Isn’t So Bad”. Kodansha USA. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ コワモテ関西弁男子×真面目女子の青春ストーリー「山口くんはワルくない」別フレで. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 13, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 12, 2022). “Yamaguchi-kun Isn’t So Bad Manga Goes on Hiatus for Author’s Childbirth”. Anime News Network. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ Pineda, Rafael (June 15, 2022). “Yamaguchi-kun Isn’t So Bad Manga Returns After 13-Month Hiatus”. Anime News Network. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ コワモテヤンキーくんがまさかの優等生？青春ラブコメ「山口くんはワルくない」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 10, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ Jump up to:^a ^b 【6月13日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ Mateo, Alex (July 29, 2021). “Kodansha Comics Licenses The Decagon House Murders, Yamaguchi-kun Isn’t So Bad, Chihiro-kun Only Has Eyes For Me, More Manga”. Anime News Network. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ 【1月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 10, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ Mateo, Alex (August 10, 2021). “North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 8–14”. Anime News Network. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ 【6月11日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ Mateo, Alex (September 14, 2021). “North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 12–18”. Anime News Network. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ 【10月13日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 13, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ Mateo, Alex (October 12, 2021). “North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 10–16”. Anime News Network. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ 【3月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 12, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ Mateo, Alex (November 9, 2021). “North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 7–13”. Anime News Network. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ 【8月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 12, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ Mateo, Alex (December 14, 2021). “North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 12–18”. Anime News Network. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ 【1月13日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 13, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ Mateo, Alex (June 15, 2022). “North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 12–18”. Anime News Network. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ Mateo, Alex (December 15, 2022). “North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 11-17”. Anime News Network. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ すでに100万票越え、電子コミック大賞の中間発表で6部門上位5作品が明らかに. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 2, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

山口くんはワルくない (Yamaguchi-kun wa Warukunai)
Yamaguchi-kun Isn’t So Bad
First tankōbon volume cover
Genre	Romance
Manga
Written by	Yuu Saiki
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	^NA Kodansha USA (digital)
Magazine	Bessatsu Friend
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	September 13, 2019 – present
Volumes	7 (List of volumes)