I Wanna Be Your Girl, Volume 2
Part of the I Wanna Be Your Girl Series

I Wanna Be Your Girl, Volume 2

Paperback

Grades Grade 7 & Up
Ages 12 and up


Being in love with your best friend is hard enough, but being a good friend is even harder. The second volume of the hit manga series about the complications of first love, friendship, and what it truly means to be an ally.


Hime thinks she’s doing the right thing by sticking up for Akira, but from her friend’s point of view, it’s only making things worse. Akira doesn’t want to stand out because of her transition. Her only wish is to enjoy school, to make memories like everyone else. But Hime’s constant need to speak out on Akira’s behalf is putting these two best friends at odds.

And when Akira becomes the manager for the soccer team because of a crush on a boy, Hime feels the rift with her friend growing wider. Although desperate to save her relationship with Akira, everything she tries only creates new problems. What if Akira decides she’s done with Hime completely?

"This continuation of the popular webcomic is a must-read for those who enjoyed the first volume. A straightforward story exploring complex ideas with honesty." —Kirkus Reviews

ISBN 9780593902950 (Paperback)
Published on Nov 4, 2025
Published by Ink Pop
Pages 224
Dimensions 5 x 7-1/8
Age Range 12 and up
Grade Grade 7 & Up
Reading Level Lexile: 320L | Fountas/Pinnell: Z+

ISBN 9780593902967 (Hardcover)
Published on Nov 4, 2025
Published by Ink Pop
Pages 224
Dimensions 5 x 7-1/8
Age Range 12 and up
Grade Grade 7 & Up
Reading Level Lexile: 320L | Fountas/Pinnell: Z+

ISBN 9780593902974 (Ebook)
Published on Nov 4, 2025
Published by Ink Pop
Pages 224
Age Range 12 and up
Grade Grade 7 & Up
Reading Level Lexile: 320L | Fountas/Pinnell: Z+

Umi Takase

Umi Takase is a manga author. In 2016, she won an honorable mention at the seventy-eighth Shogakukan Newcomer Comic Awards, where she debuted her stand-alone short story "Ethnic Mirror" in the special issue of Flowers. I Wanna Be Your Girl was her debut series on the GANMA! manga app. She followed that up with Toko-san Can’t Be a Good Grown-Up and Stay Away, Stork.

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