This article contains spoilers for the ending of Nisekoi: False Love, reader discretion is advised.
It's been over eight years since the second season of Nisekoi: False Love aired , and almost seven years since Naoshi Komi 's original manga ended . Whether you liked the ending or not, whether the girl he wanted won or not, it's impossible to deny that this is one of the most popular rom-com franchises of all time.
Following the conclusion of Nisekoi: False Love , author Naoshi Komi has not re-published any new manga, beyond the occasional one-shot that goes unnoticed. And it is impossible to explain this without resorting to spoilers, but you should know: Chitoge Kirisaki is the girl who wins . But this decision by the author was possibly what sank his career, since it was extremely criticized among the fan community in Japan. In addition, it is worth mentioning that in the polls that took place at the end of the work, Chitoge achieved high positions in the lists of the most hated girls of all the works of Weekly Shonen Jump .
Fortunately, it seems that Naoshi Komi wants to rub off on fans that he is the author and does whatever he wants in his work, as a recent announcement has pulled Nisekoi: False Love out of the hole it's been in for the past seven years. . Although most fans have already forgotten, although SHAFT studios have already forgotten, the author still wants to remember.
Well, it turns out that the publisher Shueisha announced that this manga will be reprinted (we mean its compilation volumes) in a new format starting in June of this year . Specifically, the first two volumes of this new edition will be released on June 16 in Japan, and more releases will be announced from there.
But seven years are not wasted, and Shueisha knows that no one will buy a forgotten franchise like Nisekoi: False Love without some incentive . That is why Naoshi Komi also came out of his "forced retirement" as an author and it was announced that these new volumes will include additional stories that take place ten years after the end of the original work . So if you didn't like Chitoge winning and Onodera losing, now you can enjoy Raku and Chitoge's married life, and Onodera being happy with a random man! Isn't that cool? For the author it seems so.
Synopsis for Nisekoi: False Love
When Raku Ichijou was young, he made a heartfelt promise to his childhood friend: if they met again, they would get married. Ten years have passed since that fateful day, and Raku no longer remembers her. But he still has a relic from their relationship: a locked pendant, the key of which is held by his childhood friend. He hopes to be able to meet her one day, despite not remembering what she looked like. Raku, now a first-year student at Bonyari High, tries to lead a normal life, dreaming of becoming a civil servant and marrying his lover Kosaki Onodera. However, this is not as easy as it seems, since he is the involuntary heir to a large yakuza family, and Raku cannot escape his obligations when the American gang Bee Hive unleashes war on the family's territory. he.
In order to forge peace between the two feuding families, Raku is forced to form a false romantic relationship with Chitoge Kirisaki, the beautiful daughter of the leader of the Bee Hive gang. The two quickly grow to hate each other, but have to learn to live together and pretend to be deeply in love to keep their families in line. However, Raku's search for the key to his pendant doesn't prove easy as more girls—all related to his pendant in some way—enter his life. He accompanies Raku as he juggles his fake relationship, balances feuding families, and unravels the identity of the girl who will open his heart.
Source: WSJ Manga