My favorite romance of the year wasn't shojo, though. It was this simple little one volume seinen romance from the creator of Manga Test Drive favorite Sweat and Soap.
HOME OFFICE ROMANCE (Telework Yotabanashi), by Kintetsu Yamada. First published in 2020 and first published in North America in 2024.
PLOT:
Thanks to the pandemic lockdown, Nokoru is forced to work from home. This becomes something of a boon for him, as gives him enough time to transform his bare apartment into a proper, personalized home. It also gives him time to interact with his neighbor, an attractive archeology grad student named Natsu. The two hit it off right away, but how do you start a romance in a time of social distancing?
