Attention fans! The manga Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta ( The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All ) has had its anime adaptation confirmed. The manga is by author Sumiko Arai .
Therefore, the series has been a critical and commercial success, with praise directed towards the narrative, art, and characters. In 2023, the manga won the Next Manga Award in the web manga category.
💚VOL.3発売&アニメ化します💚
— 新井すみこ (@agu_knzm) February 20, 2025
『気になってる人が男じゃなかった』VOL.3
本日発売です！▼ https://t.co/lYpKEKEGav
アニメ化も決定しました😭ずっと支えて下さった皆様にやっとお伝えできて嬉しいです。アニメも観ていただけるようこれからも頑張ります！いつもありがとさpic.twitter.com/v4Yfo87SQf
Ki ni Natteru Synopsis:
Aya discovered that the person she was interested in wasn't a man—and also realized she can't control herself around Mitsuki! The two haven't yet put a name to their complex and sincere feelings, but these feelings only grow stronger as they continue to connect through music. With their final year of high school approaching, plans for the future begin to take shape…
Therefore, Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sumiko Arai. The story initially appeared as a short story posted on Arai's Twitter account between July and September 2021. In April 2022, it began its weekly publication and, in April 2023, it was serialized on the Pixiv Comic platform.
Finally, in the same month, Kadokawa Shoten tankōbon volumes until February 2025.
Source: X (Official Twitter)