Netorare Adult Manga Sparks Controversy After Strange Ending

Imagine you are an adult manga author and you release a new series that ends up selling over 40,000 copies in just two stores—but then you ruin everything at the end and generate controversy for yourself.

That is exactly what is happening right now with Nakamo, author of an adult manga series called Onna Gal Joushi to Furin suru Hanashi, a five-volume adult manga series with a netorare theme.

Let me explain what happened. Then I’ll give you two choices: you can go read the doujins yourself and see what happens, or you can read my summary below.

Everything begins with volume 1 of Onna Gal Joushi to Furin suru Hanashi, released in July 2025.

Main characters:

• Protagonist
• Mai (the protagonist’s wife, long black hair)
• Reika (the protagonist’s boss, short-haired gyaru)
• Nanba (Reika’s college friend)

Volume 1 starts with the protagonist, Mai, and Reika drinking together, since Mai and Reika are close friends. Mai passes out from alcohol, and the protagonist gives in and makes a move on Reika, who reciprocates.

Volume 2 shows that the protagonist and Reika can’t resist each other and start having encounters all over the workplace. The volume ends with Mai catching them in the act.

In volume 3, Mai reveals she knew the entire time that her husband was cheating on her with Reika—but she also reveals that she enjoys watching. From then on, the protagonist includes his wife in his interactions with Reika.

Volume 3 ends ominously: a tall, dark-skinned man appears looking for Reika. Will the protagonist be “netorare’d”?

In volume 4, it is revealed that his name is Nanba, and he was Reika’s college classmate. The volume shows Reika flustered upon seeing him again, and it’s revealed they share a past.

They were very close in college, but life separated them. He focused on his career, but now wants to reconnect with Reika. The protagonist becomes jealous (despite being married).

At the end of volume 4, Reika tells the protagonist she wants to try again with Nanba and that they should stop what they were doing.

Volume 4 ends with the protagonist overwhelmed with jealousy and fainting. When he wakes up, he realizes he is in the past—back when Reika was a college student.

Volume 5, the final volume: in the past, the protagonist constantly interferes to prevent Reika and Nanba from getting close. Nanba repeatedly invites Reika out, but the protagonist always intervenes.

He even manages to get involved with the past version of Reika. However, everything changes one night when suspicious men approach them. The protagonist tries to protect her but gets beaten badly.

Nanba appears, saves both of them, warns them to be careful, and leaves. Back at Reika’s apartment, she thanks the protagonist and says she loves him.

Then the protagonist sees memories of Reika and Nanba together in college and realizes they were meant to be together—and that he is interfering.

He returns to the future and decides to accept Reika trying again with Nanba, wishing them the best. Two years later, Reika and Nanba get married. The protagonist and Mai are invited, and both couples become good friends.

A few days later, the protagonist and Mai visit Reika and Nanba’s apartment. They drink, have fun, and chat until Mai and Nanba pass out from alcohol. At that moment, the protagonist imagines being with Reika one last time.

THE END.

Reading this summary, can you see the problem? Many readers couldn’t understand the purpose of certain characters or why the author suddenly introduced time travel in the final volume.

The complaints are global. The author has received criticism from both Japanese and Western readers. In fact, volume 5 is the worst-rated in the series.

The main complaint is that the protagonist didn’t end up with his boss Reika, as the author introduced Nanba and had Reika marry him.

Some comments from the author’s Twitter:

• “This manga’s story is a complete disaster! The author clearly lacks basic narrative skills…”
• “This is trash—calling it trash is almost a compliment…”
• “I just wanted scenes with the gyaru boss, but suddenly it became NTR…”
• “The time travel feels pointless…”
• “You ruined your own work…”
• “What happened to you? Are you okay?”
• “You should have chosen one direction from the start…”
• “At least the art is excellent.”
• “How did we get from the first three chapters to this mess?”
• “You should rewrite it from chapter 3.”

Personally, I find it funny that people got mad because “it turned into netorare”—it was netorare from the beginning, since the protagonist was cheating on his wife with his boss. It goes both ways.

After the wave of criticism, the author made the following statement:

“Thank you to everyone who read the series and for your feedback. I read everything carefully. It gave me a lot to think about, and I will carry these reflections into my future works. I’m also planning a compilation of volumes 1–5 plus an extra episode, as well as ideas for a new project. Thank you again.”

Some fans replied that he doesn’t even need to release that compilation.

Sales numbers (combined from Fanza and DLsite):

Volume 1 – 41,104 sales
Volume 2 – 36,833 sales
Volume 3 – 32,296 sales
Volume 4 – 19,151 sales
Volume 5 – 7,155 sales (Fanza only)

As mentioned, volume 5 is the worst-rated. And there you have it—another hentai author who ruined their manga with a strange ending.