Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun

Sawaranide Kotesashi-kun (さわらないで小手指くん) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takuya Shinjō. It has been serialized on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket service since May 2021, and has been compiled into twelve volumes as of July 2025. An anime television series adaptation produced by Quad is set to premiere in October 2025.

Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun
First tankōbon volume cover
さわらないで小手指くん
Genre	Erotic comedy[1] Romantic comedy[2] Sports[2]
Manga
Written by	Takuya Shinjō
Published by	Kodansha
Imprint	Shōnen Magazine Comics
Magazine	Magazine Pocket
Original run	May 7, 2021 – present
Volumes	12
Anime television series
Directed by	Hisashi Saitō
Written by	Hagane Shirakigo
Music by	Chihiro Endō
Studio	Quad
Original run	October 2025 – scheduled

Characters

Kōyō Kotesashi (小手指向陽, Kotesashi Kōyō)

Voiced by: Rikuya Yasuda^[3]

Aroma Kusunoki (楠木アロマ, Kusunoki Aroma)

Voiced by: Hina Suguta^[3]

Aoba Kitahara (北原あおば, Kitahara Aoba)

Voiced by: Yū Serizawa^[3]

Izumi Sumiyoshi (住吉いずみ, Sumiyoshi Izumi)

Voiced by: Saya Aizawa^[3]

Chiyo Sayamagaoka (狭山ヶ丘ちよ, Sayamagaoka Chiyo)

Voiced by: Manatsu Murakami^[3]

Miyuki Hongō (本郷みゆき, Hongō Miyuki)

Voiced by: Ruriko Aoki^[3]

Media

Manga

Sawaranide Kotesashi-kun is written and illustrated by Takuya Shinjō. It began serialization on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket service on May 7, 2021.^[4] The series has been compiled into twelve tankōbon volumes as of July 2025.^[5]

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	September 9, 2021[6]	978-4-06-524834-8
2	December 9, 2021[7]	978-4-06-526266-5
3	April 8, 2022[8]	978-4-06-527518-4
4	August 9, 2022[9]	978-4-06-528653-1
5	January 6, 2023[10]	978-4-06-530341-2
6	May 9, 2023[11]	978-4-06-531564-4
7	October 6, 2023[12]	978-4-06-533149-1
8	March 8, 2024[13]	978-4-06-534872-7
9	July 9, 2024[14]	978-4-06-536137-5
10	November 8, 2024[15]	978-4-06-537430-6
11	March 7, 2025[16]	978-4-06-538715-3
12	July 9, 2025[5]	978-4-06-539991-0

Anime

An anime television series adaptation produced under WWWave Corporation's Deregula anime label was announced on March 4, 2025.^[17] The series is animated by Quad and directed by Hisashi Saitō, with Hagane Shirakigo handling series composition, Ryūsuke Tsukamoto designing the characters, and Chihiro Endō composing the music. It is set to premiere in October 2025.^[3]