I received an e-ARC and am giving my honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this opportunity!

This was exactly what I needed. A cute, fluffy romance, where it's clear it's requited as the reader but the characters are still pining. I read this in one sitting and would do it again in a heartbeat, I just adored the entire storyline. I'm a sucker for pining and this 100% hit the spot.

Cute wholesome story of two college students that started with a meet cute. If you're looking for a read to heal your heart and relax, this is an amazing pick. I love it very much.

Love on the Horizon is a manga about two next door neighbors, Nagi and Yuu, who attend the same college and end up falling in love.
It's been a while since I've read a BL manga but this was a very cute, lighthearted friends to lovers read! I loved the art style and the college setting. If you don't mind insta-love and want something short and sweet to read I highly recommend! I'm excited to read more.
～Thank you to Kodansha Comics and NetGalley for the ARC!

Thank you Kodansha Comics and NetGalley for allowing me to read an E-ARC for an honest review

This is a super cute and swoon worthy manga!! I loved everything about it. Reading this allowed me to have a light breather after reading a super dark heavy book.

I love when the love interests are so oblivious to how the other feels and believes their love is unrequited 💔It makes reading so exciting. The anticipation kills me waiting to see when they’ll finally reveal their love to each other. I might be alone in this but I love when there’s a slight age gap not too much but its there.

I can’t wait to get my hands on the next volume to continue this super heartwarming story and I can keep kicking my feet and giggling 🤭

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This was such a cute read about two boys who like each other but don’t realize the feelings are mutual. It’s fun and heartwarming to watch their friendship slowly grow into something more. The art style is adorable and ties the whole story together perfectly.

Love on the Horizon is a Japanese yaoi manga, but a tame one at that.
I actually really enjoyed this one, I just don’t have too many thoughts about it because it was so short and obviously, only the first book in a series.
It is tooth-rotting fluff with no angst and a whole lot of sweet, romantic scenes. It’s the kind of thing I like to read to forget about the reality I’m living in and be consoled for the short while the book lasts.
I liked how this showed a healthy kind of romance, which you can’t always say about yaoi.
The art style is nothing to write home about, basically what you see on the cover, but it was pleasant all the same.
I’d be interested in reading the other books in this series, but maybe not enough to purchase them myself. Hoping for more ARCs in the future!

3.5 stars!

This was a very cute introduction to Nagi's and Yu's budding relationship. We get thrown in the middle of their story in the beginning and then get flashbacks to catch us up to the present, where we get to see their attraction for each other bud and grow.
I love how opposite their personalities are, as we see that they are a great match for one another. I can't wait to read more about their journey and how things are going to work for them.

Thank you net galley and Kodansha Comics for an ARC copy of this manga in exchange for an honest review!

I LOVE the art style in this! Gorgeous drawings and a beautiful plot.. I really liked the pace of this and that we weren't left thinking the crushes were one sided. I am rooting for these two and hope the rest of the series will be uploaded. This story is SO CUTE

This was a cute manga. The characters were adorable. The relationship between the characters was a good pace.

A sweet story about two young college students, one shy and insecure and the other popular and outgoing, who are next-door neighbors and find themselves becoming more.

Very cute manga! I'm excited for the 2nd one, I'm definitely going to be looking for this one and the next in stores.
The art style is so pretty as well!

This was kind of your typical lighthearted college BL manga. There was nothing in particular I disliked about it, but nothing that really set it above other series either.

Sue me, but I really like cute simple love stories. There's pining, there's doubts and angst, there's that first love tingling feeling. And that's about it. It's a sweet love story with little to no drama and sometimes that's exactly what I need.

All fluff!

This manga is sweeter than I thought it was going to be. I really enjoyed the storyline thus far and I plan on continuing it. If you like bl manga which endearing characters, consider checking this one out.

Thank you to Kodansha for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley.

In a brilliantly accomplished debut author Machi Yamashita introduces us to college Students Yu Yamasaki and Nagi kitagawa and their friends. Yo Yamasaki and Nagi kitagawa attend the same college and are neighbours living in the same apartment block. They become friends almost by accident as sober Nagi is left to look after and take home the heavy drinking Yamasaki on numerous occasions. Nagi is instantly attracted to the handsome, popular Yamasaki. The story follows the two friends as they address their feelings for each other, providing a beautiful, heartwarming experience of first love, and of finding your true self.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for this advanced reader's copy and the opportunity to this early. Review has been posted on Waterstones and Goodreads.

This is a gentle love story without too much drama. Nagi Kitagawa is a university student who falls in love with another student called Yu Yamasaki, who also happens to be his next door neighbour.

Nagi looks up to Yu and keeps his growing feelings to himself, meanwhile he gets to know Yu better, rescues him from drinking binges and sometimes stays the night sleeping beside the drunken Yu. What Nagi doesn’t realise is that Yu has the same feelings towards him and gradually as their friendship develops so does their love for each other.

Sometimes you need a story where two people gently and gradually fall in love and this is it.

Copy provided via Netgalley in exchange for an unbiased review.

i've learned recently that i tend to enjoy reading the romance genre more if it's a manga. "love on the horizon" is no exception—it's a short, cute, feel-good story about two college students falling each other and being absolute fools about it. it's got some tasty yearning, which i always appreciate, and keeps up a fun cast of background characters that give more life to the main couple. the art style was quite pleasing. it's lively without being overwhelming for the eyes.

my one big gripe with this story is the pacing. i'd be more forgiving of how fast things move if this were a one-shot. however, knowing there's a volumte 2 to look forward to, i expected the build-up to the relationship to take its time. it felt like nagi and yuu got together a bit too fast, and some more fleshing out for their bond between friendship and love would've been nice.

nevertheless, this is a perfectly pleasant read, and i am looking forward to volume 2.

This was absolutely puddle-inducing in the best way.

It’s short—honestly over too fast—but that’s also what I was craving when I picked it up: something sweet, swoony, and low-commitment. Still, it was so lovely I found myself wishing it lingered a little longer.

Even in such a short span, it hits all the right emotional notes—those fluttery moments of anticipation, a tiny tear I will definitely blame on allergies if anyone asks, and that wholesome kind of joy that feels like a warm blanket on a rough day.

It’s a great pick if you’re in the mood for a quick MM college romance with the kind of gentle, giggly charm that manga often does so well. 🥰

There are some spicy moments, but nothing too explicit—it’s framed thoughtfully and would still feel safe for younger readers.

Thank you NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for this arc!

5/5 stars

This was a really sweet and light manga! I really love how Nagi and Yuu progress from being friends to more, and how respectful they are towards each other. We stan healthy relationships 💜