Convenient Semi-Friend Final Volume 5 Releases November 27 With New College-Era Manga

Convenient Semi-Friend, Minori Chigusa's manga published in Japan as 好都合セミフレンド (Koutsugou Semi-Friend), has officially reached the end of its serialization. The October 2026 issue of Manga Time Kirara, released on September 9, features the final chapter as its opening color and moves Suuna and Ruka forward into their lives as college students.

Shortly after highlighting the final chapter, the Manga Time Kirara editorial account confirmed that Volume 5 will serve as the final collected volume, scheduled to release on November 27, 2026. The book will not simply collect the magazine material either, as it is also planned to include a newly drawn manga set during the characters' college years.

> Light spoiler notice: this article mentions the final chapter's time progression, including Suuna and Ruka becoming college students, but does not reveal the detailed outcome of their relationship.

Quick Summary

• Japanese title: 好都合セミフレンド
• Official English title: Convenient Semi-Friend
• Romanization: Koutsugou Semi-Friend
• Creator: Minori Chigusa
• Japanese creator name: 千種みのり
• Format: four-panel manga
• Genre: yuri / girls' love / romantic comedy
• Japanese publisher: Houbunsha
• Magazine: Manga Time Kirara
• Imprint: Manga Time KR Comics
• Initial guest publication: three chapters before regular serialization
• Regular serialization began: May 9, 2023
• First regular issue: Manga Time Kirara June 2023 issue
• Final chapter: Manga Time Kirara October 2026 issue
• Final issue release date: September 9, 2026
• Status: completed
• Final chapter: opening color
• Final time progression: Suuna and Ruka are now college students
• Final volume: Volume 5
• Volume 5 release: November 27, 2026
• Release day: Friday
• Japanese price: ¥1,210 including tax
• ISBN: 9784832297654
• Format: A5 comic
• Volume 5 publisher: Houbunsha
• Volume 5 imprint: Manga Time KR Comics
• Final Volume 5 cover: not yet shown as the official book cover in the verified announcement
• New bonus material: newly drawn manga
• Bonus setting: college era
• Official description of bonus tone: 色っぽ / sensual
• Bonus page count: unannounced
• Total Volume 5 page count: not yet detailed in the verified listings
• Main character: Suuna
• Full Japanese name: 久留間珠海
• Main character: Ruka
• Full Japanese name: 浜薔薇輝子
• Initial premise: Suuna begins dormitory life
• Suuna's roommate: Ruka
• Initial relationship concept: “semi-friend” contract
• Central wordplay: “sefure” and “semi-friend”
• Core progression: their relationship grows beyond the original agreement
• Japanese volumes released before the finale: 1–4
• Volume 4: released April 27, 2026
• English edition: licensed by Yen Press
• English Volume 1: released
• English Volume 2: released
• English Volume 3: scheduled for January 26, 2027
• English Volume 3: 128 pages
• English-edition rating: 18+ Mature
• English Volume 4: not yet listed in the verified Yen Press catalogue
• English Volume 5: unannounced
• Current status: Japanese serialization complete, final tankobon awaiting its November release

Final Volume and Official Announcement

Suuna and Ruka End the Serialization as College Students

The final chapter of Koutsugou Semi-Friend appears in the October 2026 issue of Manga Time Kirara with special treatment as its opening color.

The editorial announcement reveals one important detail about the ending's setting: Suuna and Ruka have become college students. They are once again shown beginning an ordinary morning together, moving the story beyond the high-school dormitory period that defined its original premise.

That gives the series a clear sense of progression. The manga began when the timid Suuna moved into a dormitory and met Ruka, a roommate far more open about relationships with other girls.

A misunderstanding over the meaning of “sefure” led to their “semi-friend” agreement, but the relationship steadily became more difficult to define using the supposedly practical rules under which it began.

The exact resolution of their relationship is intentionally left out here to avoid spoiling the final chapter.

Volume 5 Becomes the Final Book on November 27

Following the publication of the final chapter, Manga Time Kirara immediately provided the schedule for the concluding tankobon.

Koutsugou Semi-Friend Volume 5 will be released in Japan on November 27, 2026 through Houbunsha's Manga Time KR Comics imprint.

Rakuten Books and Honya Club list ISBN 9784832297654, an A5 format and a retail price of ¥1,210 including tax.

The editorial announcement explicitly describes it as 完結コミックス5巻, confirming Volume 5 as the concluding collected book.

That brings the manga to a total of five tankobon volumes. Volume 4 previously arrived on April 27, 2026 and continued pushing Suuna and Ruka's relationship toward its closing stretch.

The final volume's complete page count and full breakdown of collected chapters have not yet been detailed in the verified listings.

A New College-Era Manga Is Being Added to the Final Volume

The most notable part of the Volume 5 announcement is that its contents will extend beyond material already serialized in the magazine.

Manga Time Kirara says the book is planned to contain a “大学生編 色っぽ描き下ろし漫画”—newly drawn manga focused on the characters' college years, with the announcement specifically teasing a more sensual tone.

That means readers of Volume 5 will receive additional material after the time progression already shown in the final serialized chapter.

It has not yet been explained whether the extra manga will function as a direct epilogue, a side story or a collection of additional scenes. Its length and separate title, if any, also remain unannounced.

What is confirmed is that Chigusa and Houbunsha are preparing genuinely new material for the collected finale rather than simply reprinting the magazine chapters.

The Series Began With Three Guest Chapters in 2023

Koutsugou Semi-Friend initially appeared as a three-chapter guest work before being promoted to full serialization.

Comic Natalie reported that the regular run officially began on May 9, 2023 in the June 2023 issue of Manga Time Kirara after the guest chapters received enough support for the series to continue.

The story follows Suuna Kuruma, a shy high school student with no friends who begins living in a dormitory.

Her roommate is Ruka Hamanasu, an outgoing girl who is considerably more open about her attraction to other girls.

Suuna's misunderstanding of the term “sefure” gives rise to the idea of a “semi-friend,” or partial friend, and the two form the unusual agreement that drives both the comedy and romance.

As the serialization continues, the limits of what was supposed to be a practical arrangement become increasingly difficult to maintain as their feelings change.

Five Volumes Close More Than Three Years of Serialization

From the launch of its regular serialization in May 2023 to its September 2026 finale, Koutsugou Semi-Friend ran for a little over three years.

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The first collected volume was released in December 2023, with the series continuing through Volume 4 in April 2026.

Its later material increasingly shifts attention away from the original “semi-friend” gimmick and toward how Suuna and Ruka understand their own feelings and the meaning of their relationship.

The final chapter carries them into college life, while the newly drawn material in Volume 5 will extend that stage of their lives further.

At five collected volumes, the manga remains relatively compact while still showing a full progression from two unfamiliar dorm roommates to a pair whose shared life continues beyond high school.

The English Edition Is Still Well Behind the Japanese Finale

The series also has an official English release from Yen Press under the title Convenient Semi-Friend.

As of September 9, 2026, Yen Press's catalogue lists three volumes.

Volumes 1 and 2 are already available, while Volume 3 is scheduled for January 26, 2027 in paperback and digital formats. The book is listed at 128 pages with an 18+ Mature rating.

Yen Press has not yet listed Volume 4 or the final Volume 5 in the verified catalogue.

There is therefore no official English date for the series finale or its newly drawn college-era bonus manga.

Readers following the localized edition will have to wait for future scheduling announcements before Suuna and Ruka's final Japanese material reaches English publication.

Why This Matters

1) The story continues beyond high school

The final chapter explicitly moves Suuna and Ruka into college life, showing their relationship after the dormitory era that formed the main setting of the manga.

2) The final book contains genuinely new material

Volume 5 will not simply reprint magazine chapters, as Minori Chigusa is preparing newly drawn college-era manga specifically for the collected finale.

3) The “semi-friend” premise now has a complete arc

A relationship that began through wordplay and misunderstanding develops into a romance followed across more than three years of serialization.

4) English readers still have considerable material ahead

While the Japanese serialization has ended, Yen Press is only approaching Volume 3 in January 2027 and has yet to announce the final volume.

Manga Information

For now, the additional important information currently known includes:

• the Japanese title is 好都合セミフレンド
• the official English title is Convenient Semi-Friend
• the manga is created by Minori Chigusa
• the creator's Japanese name is 千種みのり
• the Japanese publisher is Houbunsha
• serialization runs in Manga Time Kirara
• collected books use the Manga Time KR Comics imprint
• the manga uses a four-panel format
• the English catalogue categorizes it under Comedy, LGBTQ, Romance and Yuri
• three guest chapters preceded the regular serialization
• full serialization began in the Manga Time Kirara June 2023 issue
• the regular launch date was May 9, 2023
• the final chapter appears in the October 2026 issue
• that issue was released on September 9, 2026
• the final chapter received an opening color
• the finale portrays Suuna and Ruka after becoming college students
• Manga Time Kirara's editorial account confirms the series ends in that issue
• the final collected book is Volume 5
• Volume 5 is scheduled for November 27, 2026
• Volume 5 ISBN is 9784832297654
• its Japanese price is ¥1,210 including tax
• the physical listing uses an A5 format
• Japanese preorders are already listed
• Volume 5 is explicitly described as the final volume
• the final cover has not yet been shown as a book cover in the verified announcement
• its complete page count has not yet been detailed
• the final volume includes newly drawn manga
• the new material is set during the college era
• the announcement describes it with the word 色っぽ
• the number of bonus pages is unannounced
• the bonus has not received a separate confirmed title
• it has not been confirmed whether the new chapter is a direct epilogue
• Suuna is one of the two central protagonists
• her full Japanese name is 久留間珠海
• Ruka is the other central protagonist
• her full Japanese name is 浜薔薇輝子
• the two first meet as dorm roommates
• Suuna begins the story as shy and socially isolated
• Ruka is considerably more outgoing
• “semi-friend” grows out of the meaning and wordplay surrounding “sefure”
• their relationship changes throughout the serialization
• Volume 4 was released on April 27, 2026
• Volume 4 ISBN is 9784832297142
• Volume 4 contains 120 pages
• Volume 4 is priced at ¥1,100 including tax
• Yen Press publishes the English edition
• Yen Press uses Convenient Semi-Friend as the official English title
• the English edition is available in paperback and digital
• Yen Press assigns it an 18+ Mature rating
• English Volume 3 is scheduled for January 26, 2027
• English Volume 3 contains 128 pages
• English Volume 4 was not yet listed when this article was verified
• English Volume 5 also remains unannounced
• the final-volume announcement is available through the Manga Time Kirara Official X Post
• magazine information is available through Manga Time Kirara
• Japanese preorder information is available through Rakuten Books Volume 5
• the Manga Time KR Comics catalogue is available through Houbunsha
• the English edition is available through Yen Press Convenient Semi-Friend

Closing

Convenient Semi-Friend concludes its serialization by moving Suuna and Ruka from their high-school dormitory life into their college years. The final chapter arrived on September 9, 2026, while Volume 5 will close the collected edition on November 27.

One additional piece of their story is still waiting for readers: newly drawn college-era manga created specifically for Volume 5. Its length and exact epilogue format remain unannounced, while the English edition likewise has no release schedule yet for Volume 4 or the final Volume 5.