My Clueless First Friend
My Clueless First Friend is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by. It has been serialized in Square Enix's manga magazine Monthly Gangan Joker since May 2018, with its chapters collected in 22 volumes as of November 2025. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Signpost aired from April to July 2023.
Synopsis
Akane Nishimura is a quiet, almost goth-like, girl who everyone nicknames "Grim Reaper" due to the way she looks. When a boy named Taiyō Takada first enters the class, he obliviously chooses to become friends with Akane and together form a friendship that will forever change both of their lives.Characters
;Akane Nishimura;Taiyō Takada
;Daichi Hino
;Umi Adachi
;Yukiko Takada
;Sumire Kasahara
;Kotarō Kitagawa
;Akane's Dad
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by, My Clueless First Friend started in Square Enix's manga magazine Monthly Gangan Joker on May 22, 2018. Square Enix has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on October 22, 2018. As of November 20, 2025, 22 volumes have been released.In July 2022, Square Enix Manga & Books announced that they had licensed the manga for English release in North America. The series is also published online on the English version of Square Enix's Manga Up! platform since July 2022.