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“The Dangers in My Heart” reached its final chapter with the September 15 update, closing out a serialization that ran eight and a half years since its March 2018 debut. The final 14th volume goes on sale November 6, and to mark the series’ completion, fellow manga artists have contributed celebratory illustrations, alongside a reader-participation “#BokuYaba Congratulatory Telegram” campaign. Creator Norio Sakurai shared comments thanking readers and looking back on the series’ run. On 5ch, discussion centered on how the story shifted from its early, shadow-tinged psychological tone to a straightforward romantic comedy in its later chapters, comparisons to similarly themed works, and mixed reactions to the spinoff series.
The manga “The Dangers in My Heart” (Boku Yaba) reached its final chapter today, September 15, with an update on Champion Cross. The series closes out eight and a half years of history since its March 2018 launch. The final 14th collected volume goes on sale November 6. To celebrate the series’ completion, fellow manga artists have released congratulatory illustrations, and a reader-participation campaign called “#BokuYaba Congratulatory Telegram” has launched, inviting fans to send in messages to the series.
Marking the series’ conclusion, creator Norio Sakurai thanked readers: “Everyone! Thank you so much for always supporting ‘The Dangers in My Heart.’ I’m truly relieved to have safely and soundly wrapped up a serialization that ran for more than eight years…!”
Sakurai went on to reflect on the eight years of serialization: “This is all thanks to everyone who watched over the series so warmly, and everyone who was involved with it. Looking back on these eight years, I really feel that ‘Boku Yaba’ was blessed with so many wonderful connections — much like Kyoutarou Ichikawa, who started out as a hopelessly gloomy loner, this was a work that grew through all kinds of encounters. I’d be happy if it could have been even a small light for readers too.”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Wish it'd go back to something closer to Rorocco's style.
It's a setup that's just unbelievable.
Also I don't get what's supposed to be 'dangerous' about him — he's just going through chuunibyou (over-the-top teenage delusions of grandeur).
Didn't need the whole second half.
Is the reverse pattern actually pretty common too and I just don't know about it?
Isn't 'The Apothecary Diaries' like that?
I feel like the reverse pattern is really just shoujo manga where a hot guy is somehow popular.
Gundam actually did the inkya-girl-and-popular-girl version too.
What about 'Kimi ni Todoke'?
I think there are actually quite a few, but this kind of thing feels more common in stuff aimed at guys.
Guys don't really deny being inkya themselves, but girls seem to not want to be seen as inkya at all.
In the same genre, 'Koori no Jouheki' ('Ice Castle Walls') hit me harder emotionally.
Doesn't really seem like the girl in 'The Apothecary Diaries' is lower status though.
Then how about 'A Bouquet for the Plain Girl'?
Left me feeling kind of 'eh…' about it.
Reading it just makes me feel empty inside.
Well, that's because it's content made to let inkya guys dream.
Japan's got way too many virgins these days.
Yeah, it seems like it'll just keep increasing the number of guys who keep on dreaming after reading manga where an inkya gets liked by a pretty girl, or some real-world useless guy goes to another world and becomes overpowered.
For a classic school-life rom-com — a genre that should've been completely played out — pulling this off is just genuinely impressive.
Let's talk about backcountry-old-man rom-coms.
Hitsujimiya is the cutest, no contest.
is basically 'Cut it out, I'm gonna fall for you' territory.
And the scary part is, they still haven't even started dating.
That one's good — each chapter being short makes it an easy read too.
Wonder when it'll get an anime.
I'd love to know whether that shift was planned from the start.
Same with 'WataMote' — in the end, these things always seem to drift toward a broadly appealing, upbeat direction.
Edgy characters only really land with a small group of try-hard weirdos.
It probably would've happened if the creator hadn't messed up partway through.
If it's from the high school entrance arc, that's only a few chapters left — that's well within the free-to-read range lol
Are there actually any spinoffs that have been successful?
'Hanchou' from Young Magazine.
Thinking about it now, 'Akagi' might've been one of the pioneers of the spinoff too.
and now it's ending…
For reference, the other two are apparently still going:
・Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!
・Minami-ke
Say what you will about Uzaki-chan, but it's funny because it's basically a gag manga at heart.
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
“The Dangers in My Heart” began in March 2018 in Akita Shoten’s Champion Cross, initially drawing attention for its distinctive tone, with protagonist Kyoutarou Ichikawa’s inner monologue often described as almost psychopathic. The series later shifted toward a more conventional school rom-com centered on his romance with heroine Anna Yamada, and its popularity grew further after a TV anime adaptation aired in 2023. It’s worth noting that the reasons behind this shift in direction — a topic of discussion in the thread — have never been officially explained, and remain speculation on commenters’ part. The “inkya x popular kid” setup is also a common template across the genre in recent years, and the works commenters compared it to are being discussed in that context. The mixed reception toward the spinoff is likewise a fairly typical reaction once an original series wraps up.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “‘The Dangers in My Heart’ Concludes After 8.5 Years — Creator Thanks Readers, ‘More to Enjoy, Including Spinoffs’.”
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