“Shy Nobuko Tanaka overcomes timidity to pursue romance with reserved coworker Hiroki after witnessing junior's boldness.”
A Side Character's Love Story
モブ子の恋
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Synopsis
Shy Nobuko Tanaka overcomes timidity to pursue romance with reserved coworker Hiroki after witnessing junior's boldness.
Nobuko "Mobuko" Tanaka is not the type of girl to stand out in a crowd. Shy and often overthinking every situation, she has led a life with as little social interaction as possible. As a result, it seems like an impossible task for Nobuko to confess her feelings to her coworker Hiroki Irie, a reserved young man who helped her when she first started her new job at the supermarket. However, after witnessing her junior colleague Abe exchange contact information with him, she finally summons up the courage to ask Hiroki for his number. Despite her timid nature, this one act of determination sets Nobuko on the path to becoming the protagonist she has always wanted to be while her budding romance slowly begins to blossom.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
What 4 readers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.83 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 1.25
Running avg · Mar 2019 → Sep 2023
- 10 “This manga is a "Side Character's Love Story" in every sense of the word. You know the feeling you get when you see your favorite side characters being their best while the main characters are...”
- 9 “It's your normal romance, slice of life manga, that is what I want to say. However, the problems in the story is not some triangle love or ridiculous misunderstandings, it is about being brave...”
- 8 “Nobuko is our shy girl on the cover. She started her part-time job at a supermarket and here she found your romantic pair, Irie a tall and education man with glasses, that once helped her during...”
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A Manga Publication
- Published Mar 2017 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M43639 catalog