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Irodori Aqua Announces Azusa Kina's I Fell for My Friend's Older Sister + My Older Sister's Friend is Annoying

OREGON, USA – September 23, 2022 – Irodori Aqua – an all-ages-oriented English localization imprint of indie manga publisher Irodori Comics – is proud to announce that it has acquired the license of Azusa Kina's “I Fell for My Friend's Older Sister + My Older Sister's Friend is Annoying”.
Azusa Kina has published numerous shojo manga and was featured in magazines such as ARIA, comic POOL, and Sylph among others. The artist started publishing short stories from I Fell for My Friend's Older Sister + My Older Sister's Friend is Annoying (Tomodachi no Nee-chan ni Koishita Hanashi to Nee-chan no Tomodachi ga Uzai Hanashi) on their social media as a way to take a break from their commercial work. It took social media by storm and generated well over 14 million views on pixiv alone. Due to its popularity, they compiled all episodes and published it as their first original self-published manga. And now, Azusa Kina's work will be made available in English for the first time, marking their first official release in the West.

I Fell for My Friend's Older Sister + My Older Sister's Friend is Annoying
Story and Art by Azusa Kina

Rio is everything that Haruto wants in a girl: gentle, nurturing, and lady-like. The only problem is that she's the older sister of his best buddy, Nao, and he fears that the difference in age means he's barely on her radar. If Haruto wants Rio to see him as more than her little brother's playmate, he will have to prove himself a man in her eyes no matter what it takes.
Meanwhile, Nao grows frustrated with Sena -- a loudmouthed friend of Rio's -- who's too nosy for her own good. But what irritates him more than the constant pestering is how she just can't see him as more than a little kid. Can he help her get a clue?

The digital release of I Fell for My Friend's Older Sister + My Older Sister's Friend is Annoying will be released in October and is currently available for pre-order on the Irodori Aqua website. The 56-page-long volume is priced at $11.45. The work will subsequently be made available on other digital platforms at a later date as well.
ABOUT Irodori Comics: Irodori Comics works directly with Japanese manga artists to help localize and publish their works outside of Japan. The company believes in spreading indie Japanese Manga "doujinshi culture" around the world by publishing doujinshi for everybody. The Irodori Aqua label was created to serve the indie manga market, while the Irodori Sakura label was created to boost LGBTQ+ representation in indie manga publications. Both imprints serve to increase manga fan awareness regarding indie manga "doujinshi" and its role in the industry.
More information and news can be found on irodorcomics.com

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