The Girl I Saved on the Train Turned Out to Be My Childhood Friend explained

Ja Kanji:痴漢されそうになっているS級美少女を助けたら隣の席の幼馴染だった
Ja Romaji:Chikan Sare-sō ni Natteiru S-kyū Bishōjo o Tasuketara Tonari no Seki no Osananajimidatta
Genre:Romantic comedy[1]
Type:novel series
Author:Kennoji
Publisher:Shōsetsuka ni Narō
First:May 21, 2019
Last:December 15, 2020
Type:light novel
Author:Kennoji
Illustrator:Fly
Publisher:SB Creative
Demographic:Male
Imprint:GA Bunko
First:February 14, 2020
Last:May 15, 2023
Volumes:8
Type:manga
Author:Kennoji
Illustrator:You Midorikawa
Publisher:Square Enix
Magazine:Manga Up!
First:October 7, 2020
Last:May 14, 2024
Volumes:11

is a Japanese light novel series written by Kennoji and illustrated by Fly. It started publishing on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in May 2019 and it ended in December 2020. The first novel volume was released in print by SB Creative's GA Bunko imprint in February 2020. A manga adaptation, illustrated by You Midorikawa, was serialized in Square Enix's Manga Up! website from October 2020 to May 2024, with its chapters collected in eleven volumes.

Media

Light novel

Written by Kennoji, The Girl I Saved on the Train Turned Out to Be My Childhood Friend started on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on May 21, 2019, and the last chapter was published on December 15, 2020;[2] the series was removed from the platform in late March 2021.[3] The first novel volume, illustrated by Fly, was released by SB Creative's GA Bunko imprint on February 14, 2020, and the eighth and last volume was released on May 15, 2023.

The novel has been licensed for English release in North America by Yen Press.[4]

Manga

A manga adaptation, illustrated by You Midorikawa, was serialized on Square Enix's Manga Up! website from October 7, 2020,[5] to May 14, 2024. Square Enix has collected its chapters in eleven volumes, released from May 7, 2021,[6] to June 7, 2024.

The series has been licensed for English release in North America by Yen Press.[7]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Girl I Saved on the Train Turned Out to Be My Childhood Friend, Vol. 1 (light novel). Yen Press. January 25, 2023. January 25, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230125152548/https://yenpress.com/9781975336998/the-girl-i-saved-on-the-train-turned-out-to-be-my-childhood-friend-vol-1-light-novel/. live.
  2. Web site: ja:痴漢されそうになっているS級美少女を助けたら隣の席の幼馴染だった. https://ncode.syosetu.com/n2437fn/. Shōsetsuka ni Narō. January 25, 2023. https://archive.today/20210307131645/https://ncode.syosetu.com/n2437fn/. March 7, 2021. ja.
  3. Web site: Kennoji. ja:なろう版S級幼馴染について. https://mypage.syosetu.com/mypageblog/view/userid/528957/blogkey/2729275/. Shōsetsuka ni Narō. January 25, 2023. ja. January 27, 2021. December 7, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231207063008/https://mypage.syosetu.com/mypageblog/view/userid/528957/blogkey/2729275/. live.
  4. Web site: Mateo. Alex. Yen Press Licenses 6 Manga, 4 Light Novels for November. Anime News Network. January 25, 2023. May 21, 2021. May 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210521183239/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-21/yen-press-licenses-6-manga-4-light-novels-for-november/.173066. live.
  5. Manga UP!. 1313486776246431744. mangaup_PR. ja:【新連載開始!】「痴漢されそうになっているS級美少女を助けたら隣の席の幼馴染だった」あと30分で連載開始!高校2年生の高森諒は、幼馴染の伏見姫奈を痴漢から救う。姫奈とは中学以来ずっと疎遠だったが、その日から積極的なアプローチが始まって――。→https://manga-up.com #マンガUP. October 7, 2020. January 25, 2023. ja.
  6. Web site: ja:クラスのアイドルと地味キャラ男子高生、幼なじみ同士の青春ラブストーリー1巻. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/427216. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. January 25, 2023. ja. May 7, 2021. January 25, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230125152547/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/427216. live.
  7. Web site: Mateo. Alex. Yen Press Licenses Shadows House, Mato Seihei no Slave, Magical Explorer, More Manga. Anime News Network. January 25, 2023. December 20, 2021. December 20, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211220183133/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-20/yen-press-licenses-shadows-house-mato-seihei-no-slave-magical-explorer-more-manga/.180819. live.