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気になってる人が男じゃなかった [Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta] #3

気になってる人が男じゃなかった VOL.3 [Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta, Vol. 3]

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私の推しが、発見されてしまいました。

あやに背を押され、いよいよ自分で曲を作り始めたみつき。
しかしあるとき歌うみつきの動画がSNSで大拡散され、学校でちょっとした有名人になってしまう。
「推し」が発見され複雑な心境のあやと、興味本位のまなざしに晒されて葛藤するみつき。
高校最後の1年を駆け抜ける二人に待っている試練とは――。

『このマンガがすごい!2024』(宝島社)オンナ編第2位、「次にくるマンガ大賞2023」Webマンガ部門第1位に選出!
SNSで最高に注目を集める女同士の愛情ストーリー待望の第3巻。

176 pages, Hardcover

Published February 20, 2025

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442 reviews42 followers
August 24, 2025
using music as a metaphor for sexuality is so brilliant. ”For me, music has always been something I can only really listen to by myself.” and ”If I liked this kind of music…maybe things would be easier.” and ”No matter how hard I try…I can't ever escape from this sound.” LIKE UGHHH I LOVE THESE LESBIANS SM
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206 reviews
August 2, 2025
Un tome plus lent dans l’avancé de l’histoire, plus décousu, mais toujours un plaisir de voir mes lesbiennes pref (le style de Mitsuki est incroyable dans les derniers chapitres) (bring back Joe et Kanna as a couple je manifeste)
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353 reviews444 followers
December 30, 2024
just as ~meh~ as the previous books: disjointed, confusing and not really making me feel much about the MCs’ relationship, but with a great art style, so there’s that.
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190 reviews
August 13, 2025
4.25/5
I no longer can be objective with this manga (as if I ever was being objective...), I just love them all so much.
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306 reviews25 followers
July 15, 2025
Un peu perdue niveau temporalité je trouve que tout passe un peu trop rapidement, et je suis pas fan de la trope utilisée, nonobstant un plaisir de retrouver nos deux amoureuses
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1,470 reviews275 followers
July 2, 2025
Si j’ai trouvé le tome 2 moins bien que le 1, ce tome 3 redresse la barre et plein de choses se passent avec moins cet aspect brouillon du précédent !! J’ai beaucoup aimé et toujours hâte de la suite.
Quelques problèmes d’impression sur mon tome avec des lettres qui bavent un peu mais rien de dramatique
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2,816 reviews274 followers
December 26, 2025
Despite making one hell of a first impression, that five star review still stands, I find that this has definitely settled down a little bit after its initial showstopper introduction. It’s still very, very good, just with some caveats.

Let me say - if you are not feeling nit picky and are crazy about these two, this will be just fine and you’ll be in heaven. As somebody who goes through a slew of manga, however, I do feel the need to point out a couple things.

On the plus side, I love the way this deals with Mitsuki’s social anxiety. It depicts the awkward feeling of being the centre of attention and how hard that can be, even if the people in question mean well. The early panel of all those eyes is really solid.

Aya and Mitsuki get closer after Mitsuki manages to get injured, but this leads to Mitsuki questioning her relationship with Aya, which happens a lot this volume. It was pretty funny to see Mitsuki get jealous of herself and make a big deal of it though.

Much of this set of chapters revolves around maintaining a relationship, any sort of relationship, in the face of change. Mitsuki begins to come out of her shell more, sometimes intentionally and sometimes less so, but this sees a marked rise in her popularity that leaves a lot of emotional damage in its wake.

Aya is forced to acknowledge that Mitsuki isn’t her secret amazing friend any more and struggles with that, while Mitsuki’s anxiety causes her even more trouble at school and keeps her from being honest.

Not that there’s any shortage of that - for a story that is going to get really gay, these two are still trying to find what exactly they are to one another. There’s a lot of trying to sort themselves and one another out and, while progress is slow, it does feel believably real.

Doubt is a hell of a drug, certainly, and it casts a long shadow over these two. They also can’t seem to imagine how much of a difference they make to one another too. Ah, young love.

These two aren’t entirely ready to accept their love for one another and that’s certainly part of the problem. Plus the worry about what the other person is thinking. It’s not the most realistic yuri ever, but it absolutely feels more grounded than many of them.

That said, the scheme that shows up to being these two back together after Mitsuki’s newfound popularity drives a massive wedge between them does feel a bit silly. It befits the series’ love of Western music, quietly expanding to encompass film, but it feels out of place.

That also being said, I am more than ready for the last scene of this volume to pay off next time and it darn well better. I’ll allow some silly (and a brutally on the nose directional metaphor) if it finally leads to something special.

My biggest knock on this is that I don’t think it necessarily works fantastically as a collection. It doesn’t really adapt itself beyond collating what was online and that makes it feel a bit odd when read as a collection.

Still, it’s enjoyable stuff. Upon reflection I think I really liked this volume, soapy bits included (the adults get a moment and it does feel a smidgen forced), probably more than I initially thought.

4.5 stars - I think it still has enough structural weaknesses that keep it from a full 5 stars, mind. Nothing to worry about if you’re already into this, however, and don’t even think twice.
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105 reviews36 followers
January 5, 2026
4 stars ⋆˚࿔

WHO allowed this cliffhanger. i need to know what happens next😭😭😭😭😭 and can they finally kiss please😭😭😭😭 i love slowburns but damn this one is EXCRUCIATINGLY slow💔
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123 reviews7 followers
October 18, 2025
they are my wallpaper btw🥰 this is so sweet i cant wait for more, and also ANIME ADAPTATIONNNNNNNNNN

i am so so so sat
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397 reviews
January 1, 2026
First read of the year~ Let's hope I finally manage to escape the slump with this haha
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36 reviews
January 10, 2026
Bravo les lesbiennes now kiss and marry each other please or else I’ll cry
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120 reviews3 followers
July 16, 2025
Comme d’hab 10/10
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