School Days' Makoto Ito Endorses Manga Volume 4 with Obi Comment
The endorsement from a character infamous for a disastrous love triangle adds ironic weight to a manga about a man navigating a world with a skewed gender ratio.
Reporting from 2 sources: Comic Natalie, Denfaminicogamer.
Volume 4 of the manga adaptation of "Did You Think You Could Live Normally in a World with a 1:5 Male-to-Female Ratio? ~When Girls with Heavy Emotions Are Toyed with by an Unaware Guy~" was released on June 26. The obi (book jacket) features a recommendation comment from Makoto Ito, the protagonist of the visual novel and anime "School Days." Ito's comment reads: "Who decided you have to focus on just one person?" The manga, illustrated by Momoyuki U and based on a light novel by Kōtarō Sandō, follows Shōto, a man transported to a world where the male-to-female ratio is 1:5. His respectful treatment of women, rooted in his original world's values, unintentionally charms them, leading to possessive and sometimes stalker-like behavior. The series is serialized in Monthly Shonen Ace and has been running since 2024. The original light novel author also reacted on social media, calling the endorsement a "hot cheer from that legend." "School Days" was originally released as an adult PC game by Overflow in 2005 and later adapted into a 2007 anime known for its shocking romantic drama.
The original light novel author, Kōtarō Sandō, responded on Twitter to the obi comment, writing that the yandere harem manga finally received a "hot cheer from that legend." The manga adaptation by Momoyuki U began serialization in Kadokawa's Monthly Shonen Ace in 2024. A promotional video for the first volume, featuring voice actress Hikaru Tōno performing all five heroines, was released in April 2025. The series is published under Kadokawa Comics Ace. "School Days" remains a notable entry in visual novel history for its controversial narrative, which saw its protagonist entangled in a love triangle that escalated into violence. The obi comment from Makoto Ito, a character who himself faced the consequences of indecision, directly echoes the manga's theme of unconscious flirtation in a harem setting.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Comic Natalie 「School Days」伊藤誠、「男女比1:5の世界でも普通に生きられると思った？」に魂の激励
- Denfaminicogamer 『School Days』伊藤誠、修羅場スレスレの“たらし込み”ラブコメマンガに帯コメント。「一人に絞らなきゃいけないなんて、誰が決めたんだよ」