I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die

I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die
First tankōbon volume cover
青野くんに触りたいから死にたい
(Aono-kun ni Sawaritai kara Shinitai)
Genre
Manga
Written byUmi Shiina
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintAfternoon KC
MagazineMonthly Afternoon
Original runDecember 24, 2016 – October 24, 2025
Volumes14
Television drama
Directed bySumisu
Written byShinya Tamada
StudioSocket
Original networkWowow
Original run March 18, 2022 – May 20, 2022
Episodes10

I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die (Japanese: 青野くんに触りたいから死にたい, Hepburn: Aono-kun ni Sawaritai kara Shinitai) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Umi Shiina. It was serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon from December 2016 to October 2025, with its chapters collected in 14 tankōbon volumes. A television drama adaptation aired from March to May 2022 on Wowow.

Plot

Yūri Kariya is a female high-school student who starts a relationship with another student, Ryūhei Aono, from the next class. However, two weeks later, Aono dies in a car accident. When, distraught, Yūri attempts to commit suicide, Aono appears to her as a ghost, and tells her that he will be there for her, and not to die, and Yūri accepts. They continue their "relationship", with Yūri pretending to be talking on the phone around people so as to continue talking with him.

One day, Yūri suggests that Aono should try possession. Aono is confused, but then he possesses her body briefly. Since that moment, Aono develops a second, darker personality, "Black Aono", who tries to possess people around him, becoming increasingly powerful and attempting to take Yūri to the afterworld.

Aono's best friend from before his death, Masayoshi Fujimoto, and reclusive and horror movie fanatic Mio Horie, deepen their friendship as they investigate the secret of Black Aono.

Characters

Ryūhei Aono (青野龍平, Aono Ryūhei)
Portrayed by: Shori Sato[4]
Yūri's boyfriend. He is a male student at Kazachi High School, class 2C. He died two weeks after starting a relationship with Yūri, and appears as a ghost from then on. He has a gentle and sincere personality. However, since he became a ghost, he has developed a darker alternate personality, called "Black Aono."
Yūri Kariya (刈谷優里, Kariya Yūri)
Portrayed by: Hikaru Takahashi[4]
A female student at Kazachi High School, class 2D. She is a natural airhead and the owner of a single-minded personality. She was in a relationship with Aono before he died, and continues to be in a relationship with him even after he became a ghost. She is in a state of "sacrificial contract" with Aono, and her appearance has been changing due to the contract.
Masayoshi Fujimoto (藤本 雅芳, Fujimoto Masayoshi)
Portrayed by: Fūju Kamio[5]
Aono's friend. He is a male student at Kazachi High School, class 2C. He is harsh in his words, but kind at heart. He is the only one other than Yūri who knows that Aono has become a ghost, but unlike her, he cannot see him.
Mio Horie (堀江 美桜, Horie Mio)
Portrayed by: Ririka[5]
A female student at Kazachi High School and classmate of Yūri's. She has a deep knowledge of horror films, and cooperates with Yuuri and Fujimoto to investigate Aono.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Umi Shiina, I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die was serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon from December 24, 2016, to September 25, 2025; an epilogue chapter was published on October 24, 2025.[6][7][8] Kodansha collected its chapters in 14 tankōbon volumes, released from June 23, 2017, to January 22, 2026.[9][10]

In North America, Kodansha USA started the English digital release of the manga on October 24, 2017.[2]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1June 23, 2017[9]978-4-06-388272-8October 24, 2017[11]978-1-68233-945-9
2October 23, 2017[12]978-4-06-388296-4December 26, 2017[13]978-1-64212-016-5
3April 23, 2018[14]978-4-06-511224-3August 28, 2018[15]978-1-64212-425-5
4November 22, 2018[16]978-4-06-513494-8March 26, 2019[17]978-1-64212-794-2
5May 23, 2019[18]978-4-06-515486-1September 24, 2019[19]978-1-64659-032-2
6January 23, 2020[20]978-4-06-518201-7July 28, 2020[21]978-1-64659-610-2
7September 23, 2020[22]978-4-06-520732-1March 30, 2021[23]978-1-63699-018-7
8May 21, 2021[24]978-4-06-523328-3December 21, 2021[25]978-1-63699-529-8
9February 22, 2022[26]978-4-06-526864-3August 23, 2022[27]978-1-68491-407-4
10January 23, 2023[28]978-4-06-530259-0June 27, 2023[29]978-1-68491-980-2
11November 22, 2023[30]978-4-06-533290-0April 30, 2024[31]979-8-88933-448-4
12July 23, 2024[32]978-4-06-536066-8December 24, 2024[33]979-8-89478-306-2
13August 22, 2025[34]978-4-06-540507-9January 27, 2026[35]979-8-89478-589-9
14January 22, 2026[10]978-4-06-542158-1——

Live-action series

In May 2021, a television drama adaptation produced by Wowow was announced. The series was directed by Sumisu, with scripts by Shinya Tamada, and stars Shori Sato.[5] It aired from March 18 to May 20, 2022.[36][37][38]

Reception

In 2018, I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die ranked 14th on the fifth Next Manga Awards in the Print category.[39] It was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 21st Japan Media Arts Festival in 2018.[40] In December 2019, Brutus magazine included the manga on their "Most Dangerous Manga" list, which included works with the most "stimulating" and thought-provoking themes.[41] The manga was nominated for the 25th annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2021.[42] The manga was nominated for the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category in 2021.[43]

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