I Kissed My Girlfriend's Little Sister?!

I Kissed My Girlfriend's Little Sister?! (Japanese: カノジョの妹とキスをした。, Hepburn: Kanojo no Imōto to Kiss o Shita) is a Japanese light novel series written by Riku Misora and illustrated by Saba Mizore. SB Creative published the series in four volumes from April 2020 to September 2022. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Kakito Kato, began serialization on the Manga UP! website in May 2022. As of October 2023, the manga's individual chapters have been collected into two volumes.

I Kissed My Girlfriend's Little Sister?!
Cover of the first light novel volume
カノジョの妹とキスをした。
(Kanojo no Imōto to Kiss o Shita)
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Light novel
Written byRiku Misora
Illustrated bySaba Mizore
Published bySB Creative
English publisher
  • NA: Tentai Books
ImprintGA Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runApril 14, 2020September 14, 2022
Volumes4
Manga
Written byRiku Misora
Illustrated byKakito Kato
Published bySquare Enix
MagazineManga UP!
DemographicShōnen
Original runMay 28, 2022 – present
Volumes2

Plot

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Light novel

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Written by Riku Misora and illustrated by Saba Mizore, the series began publication under SB Creative's GA Bunko light novel imprint on April 14, 2020.[1] The series was completed in its fourth volume, which released on September 14, 2022.[2]

Tentai Books is publishing the series in English.[2]

Volumes

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 April 14, 2020[1]978-4-81-560631-2October 4, 2022[3]978-8-41-905603-0
2 September 11, 2020[4]978-4-81-560728-9
3 September 14, 2021[5]978-4-81-561225-2
4 September 14, 2022[6]978-4-81-561458-4

Manga

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A manga adaptation, illustrated by Kakito Kato, began serialization on Square Enix's Manga UP! website on May 28, 2022.[7] As of October 2023, the series' individual chapters have been collected into two tankōbon volumes.[8]

Volumes

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No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 October 6, 2022[9]978-4-75-758193-7
2 October 6, 2023[8]978-4-75-758841-7

Reception

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In the 2021 edition of the Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! guidebook, the series ranked eighth in the bunkobon category and fifth in the new work category.[10]

Thomas Knight of NookGaming praised the setting and contrast between the two love interests in a review of the light novel[11] and Tentai Books stated that I Kissed My Girlfriend's Little Sister?! has sold better than any of their other titles to date in an interview.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c カノジョの妹とキスをした。 (in Japanese). SB Creative. February 13, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 30, 2022). "I Kissed My Girlfriend's Little Sister?! Light Novel Series Ends in 4th Volume in September". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  3. ^ Mateo, Alex (October 5, 2022). "North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 2-8". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  4. ^ カノジョの妹とキスをした。2 (in Japanese). SB Creative. July 22, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  5. ^ カノジョの妹とキスをした。3 (in Japanese). SB Creative. June 3, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  6. ^ カノジョの妹とキスをした。4 (in Japanese). SB Creative. July 19, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  7. ^ Manga Up! [@mangaup_PR] (May 28, 2022). 【新連載開始まであと30分!】 「カノジョの妹とキスをした」 作画:#加藤かきと @katokakito 構成:#敷誠一 @shiqui7 淡い初恋に忍び込む甘い猛毒。 恋人にはとても教えられない、小悪魔で甘えん坊な義妹との甘々""不""純愛ラブコメ――開幕!! →https://manga-up.com (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ a b カノジョの妹とキスをした。 2 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  9. ^ カノジョの妹とキスをした。 1 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  10. ^ このライトノベルがすごい!2021:各部門ベスト20位内にランクインした17作品のインタビュー記事を振り返ろう. LN News (in Japanese). November 25, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  11. ^ Knight, Thomas (March 16, 2022). "I Kissed My Girlfriend's Little Sister?!: Vol 1 – Light Novel Review". NookGaming. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  12. ^ Knight, Thomas (February 11, 2023). "Interview With Tentai Books – Light Novel Publisher". NookGaming. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
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