Kodansha’s Bessatsu Friend magazine has confirmed that the Kimi no Yokogao o Miteita (I See Your Face, Turned Away/ きみの横顔を見ていた) manga by Ichinohe Rumi will end with its next chapter, which will be released in the magazine’s February 2026 issue on January 13th, 2026. The manga just returned from a hiatus, which began in September 2024.
Ichinohe (Kimi wa Kawaii Onna no Ko) began publishing the manga in April 2022 in Kodansha’s Bessatsu Friend magazine. Kodansha released the manga’s first tankoubon volume in September 2022 and its fourth volume in August 2024.
The Kimi no Yokogao o Miteita manga was nominated in Kodansha’s 48th annual Manga Awards in 2024. The manga’s hiatus started in September 2024, and the release of the manga’s fifth tankoubon volume was postponed from its initial early 2025 date.
Kodansha USA Publishing releases the manga volumes digitally in English under the name I See Your Face, Turned Away. Kodansha USA has released the manga’s first four volumes, and it describes the manga’s story below:
“One might call Hikari extraordinarily ordinary. One day, she takes up a new hobby—imagining what a romance would be like between her pretty friend Mari and the cute guy in their class, Ohtani. It’s all in harmless fun, until the roles start to get tangled in Hikari’s mind. Does she really have to be just the best friend in this love story? And just who is on Ohtani’s mind when his eyes drift away…?“
