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“Shun joins the Going-Home Club with Naoki-chan in a rom-com about detours and finding life's purpose.”
Houkago Kitaku Biyori
放課後帰宅びより
8.43
218 rank · 11,652 readers · 315 favorites
Seinen
Love Status Quo
School
Romance
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Synopsis
Shun joins the Going-Home Club with Naoki-chan in a rom-com about detours and finding life's purpose.
Shun is invited to join the Going-Home Club by Naoki Satou (aka Naoki-chan). Despite trying to refuse, he is strong-armed into accepting the invitation! This is a romantic comedy about a girl who can't help but take detours and a boy looking for purpose in life. (Source: Futabasha, translated)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 11 sampled reviews
8.6
/10
What 11 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 10
σ 1.49
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.49 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 2.64
Running avg · Jan 2024 → Oct 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This slow-paced romance masterfully builds a rewarding relationship between a kouhai and his senpai, with every chapter showing exponential improvement. My only concern is a lingering anxiety that...”
- 8 “The main characters are likable, entertaining, and charming, complemented by a natural-feeling romance and an art style that effectively brings the cast to life. While the story follows standard...”
- 8 “Houkago Kitaku Biyori excels with its refreshing chemistry, swift pacing that effectively tracks the passage of time, and masterful visual storytelling that uses physical touch to deepen the...”
Verbosity
Short · 18%
Medium · 73%
Long · 9%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Houkago Kitaku Biyori begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Published Aug 2023 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M72799 catalog