You and I Are Polar Opposites

You and I Are Polar Opposites (Japanese: 正反対な君と僕, Hepburn: Seihantai na Kimi to Boku) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōcha Agasawa [ja]. It was originally published as a one-shot in Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ service in January 2021, before being serialized in the same website from May 2022 to November 2024. It was collected into eight tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Lapin Track is set to premiere in January 2026.

You and I Are Polar Opposites
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Yusuke Tani (left) and Miyu Suzuki (right)
正反対な君と僕 (Seihantai na Kimi to Boku)
Genre	Romantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written by	Kōcha Agasawa [ja]
Published by	Shueisha
English publisher	NA: Viz Media
Imprint	Jump Comics+
Magazine	Shōnen Jump+
Original run	May 2, 2022 – November 25, 2024
Volumes	8
Anime television series
Directed by	Takakazu Nagatomo
Produced by	Teruko Utsumi [ja]
Written by	Teruko Utsumi
Music by	Tofubeats
Studio	Lapin Track
Licensed by	Crunchyroll SA/SEA: Medialink
Original network	JNN (MBS, TBS)
Original run	January 2026 – scheduled

Plot

Miyu Suzuki and Yusuke Tani are two high school students who are polar opposites of each other — Suzuki is an energetic and outgoing girl who tends to follow the crowd, even when she doesn't feel like doing so, while Tani is a quiet and introverted boy who bluntly speaks his mind. Because of this, Suzuki has grown to have a crush on Tani, but is unable to really make her feelings known to him. The series follows Suzuki and Tani in their developing relationship, as well as their friends' issues.

Characters

Miyu Suzuki (鈴木 みゆ, Suzuki Miyu)

Voiced by: Yū Sasahara^[2] (PV), Sayumi Suzushiro^[3] (anime)

Yusuke Tani (谷 悠介, Tani Yūsuke)

Voiced by: Yūto Uemura^[2] (PV), Shogo Sakata^[3] (anime)

Kentaro Yamada (山田 健太郎, Yamada Kentarō)

Natsumi Nishi (西 奈津美, Nishi Natsumi)

Shuji Taira (平 秀司, Taira Shūji)

Shino Azuma (東 紫乃, Azuma Shino)

Aoi Sato (佐藤 葵, Satō Aoi)

Manami Watanabe (渡辺 真奈美, Watanabe Manami)

Rikako Honda (本田 梨花子, Honda Rikako)

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Kōcha Agasawa [ja], You and I Are Polar Opposites was initially a one-shot published on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ service on January 7, 2021.^[4] It was serialized in the same website from May 2, 2022,^[1] to November 25, 2024.^[5] Eight tankōbon volumes were published from July 2022 to March 2025.^[6][7]

In June 2022, Shueisha began releasing the series in English on its Manga Plus website and app.^[8] In October 2023, Viz Media announced that it licensed the series for English publication.^[9]

Volumes

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	July 4, 2022[10]	978-4-08-883125-1	May 7, 2024[11]	978-1-9747-4376-6
"Suzuki and Tani" (鈴木と谷, Suzuki to Tani) "From Tani to Suzuki" (谷から鈴木へ, Tani kara Suzuki e) "First Date!" (初デート！, Hatsu Dēto!) "Hierarchy" (ヒエラルキー, Hierarukī) "'Cute'" (「可愛い」, "Kawaii") "Study Session" (勉強会°, Benkyōkai°)
2	October 4, 2022[12]	978-4-08-883275-3	August 6, 2024[13]	978-1-9747-4639-2
"A Summer Night and a Convenience Store" (夏の夜とコンビニと, Natsu no Yoru to Konbini to) "Festival Time" (祭りだ祭りだ, Matsuri da Matsuri da) "Latent Desires" (潜在的願望, Senzai-teki Ganbō) "An Unconscious Weakness" (無自覚な癖, Mujikaku na Heki) "Summer Break!" (夏休み！, Natsuyasumi!) "Everyone's This and That" (それぞれいろいろ, Sorezore Iroiro) "Culture Festival (1)" (文化祭1, Bunkasai 1) "Culture Festival (2)" (文化祭2, Bunkasai 2)
3	March 3, 2023[14]	978-4-08-883395-8	November 5, 2024[15]	978-1-9747-4938-6
"After the Festival" (祭りのあと, Matsuri no Ato) "Suzuki's Room and Autumn Rain" (部屋と秋時雨, Heya to Aki Shigure) "Pitter-Patter" (ドキドキ, Dokidoki) "Uneasy Feelings" (モヤモヤ, Moyamoya) "Photo Op" (シャッターチャンス, Shattā Chansu) "A Forgiving Girl" (許す女, Yurusu On'na) "Surprise!" (サプライズ！, Sapuraizu!) "Planning!" (プランニング！, Puranningu!)
4	July 4, 2023[16]	978-4-08-883630-0	February 4, 2025[17]	978-1-9747-5202-7
"Focus" (意識, Ishiki) "Silent Restraint" (サイレント遠慮, Sairento Enryo) "Field Trip (1)" (修学旅行1, Shūgakuryokō 1) "Field Trip (2)" (修学旅行2, Shūgakuryokō 2) "Field Trip (3)" (修学旅行3, Shūgakuryokō 3) "Field Trip (4)" (修学旅行4, Shūgakuryokō 4) "Step by Step" (ほいっぽ, Hoippo) "Green Light" (青信号, Aoshingō) "A Date That's a Bit Too Mature?" (背伸びデート？, Senobi Dēto?)
5	November 2, 2023[18]	978-4-08-883697-3	May 6, 2025[19]	978-1-9747-5482-3
"Sudden Interaction" (ファスト交流, Fasuto Kōryū) "A Sensitive Junction" (多感ジャンクション, Takan Jankushon) "Christmas Eve" (クリスマスイブ, Kurisumasu Ibu) "Clown" (ピエロ, Piero) "Sharing Poetic Sentiments" (詩情シェア, Shijō Shea) "Someone Started Thinking" (考え始めた人, Kangae Hajimeta Hito) "New Year's Eve" (大晦日, Ōmisoka) "New Year's Day" (元旦, Gantan) "New Year's Shrine Visit" (初詣, Hatsumōde)
6	March 4, 2024[20]	978-4-08-883858-8	August 5, 2025[21]	978-1-9747-5551-6
"Hot and Cold" (寒暖差, Kandansa) "A Mix of True Intentions" (真意それぞれ, Shin'i Sorezore) "Confessions of a Hedgehog" (ハリネズミの禊, Harinezumi no Misogi) "A Plan in Shambles" (計画崩れ, Keikaku Kuzure) "Sunset" (日の入り, Hi no Iri) "Valentine's Day ♪" (バレンタインデー♪, Barentain Dē ♪) "A Cynic's Progression" (ひねくれ者の進行, Hinekuremono no Shinkō) "March" (3月, Sangatsu) "The Drop of a Hat" (箸が転ぶ, Hashi ga Korobu)
7	August 2, 2024[22]	978-4-08-884143-4	November 4, 2025[23]	978-1-9747-5910-1
"A Birthday Date ♪" (バースデー♪, Bāsu Dē ♪) "Reconnaissance" (探り探り, Saguri Saguri) "Yeah No" (んなわけ, Nnawake) "Masks and Shadows" (仮面と影, Kamen to Kage) "What Lies Ahead" (この先, Kono Saki) "Undecided/Tentative/Certain" (未定／暫定／確定, Mitei/Zantei/Kakutei) "Helter-Skelter" (右往左往, Uōsaō) "Background Noise" (ざわざわ, Zawazawa) "Looking Beyond" (視線の先, Shisen no Saki)
8	March 4, 2025[7]	978-4-08-884294-3	—	—
"A Room in the Autumn Showers" (部屋と秋湿り, Heya to Akijimeri) "Where There's a Will" (意思の場所, Ishi no Basho) "Foundations" (よりどころ, Yoridokoro) "Diversions" (気晴らし, Kibarashi) "Processing Error" (処理落ち, Shoriochi) "Starting Line" (スタートライン, Sutāto Rain) "You and I Are Polar Opposites" (正反対な君と僕, Seihantai na Kimi to Boku)

Novel

A novel written by Shunto Saiba, titled You and I Are Polar Opposites: Sunny & Rainy, was published in Japan on November 2, 2023. It chronicles the events of a single day from the perspectives of three groups.^[24][25]

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on November 25, 2024.^[26] It will be produced by Lapin Track and directed by Takayoshi Nagatomo, with series composition by Teruko Utsumi [ja], who will also serve as animation producer, characters designed by Mako Miyako, and music composed by Tofubeats.^[3] The series is set to premiere in January 2026 on all JNN affiliates, including MBS and TBS.^[27] Crunchyroll will stream the series.^[28] Medialink licensed the series in Greater China, South and Southeast Asia for streaming on the Ani-One Asia YouTube channel.^[29]

Reception

In 2022, You and I Are Polar Opposites was nominated in the Next Manga Awards in the Web Manga category,^[30] and ranked second out of 50 nominees.^[31] It ranked 34th on the 2022 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine.^[32] The series ranked ninth in the 2023 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga for male readers, tying with Midori no Uta: Shūshū Gunfū.^[33] The series ranked third in the 16th Manga Taishō, tying with Onna no Sono no Hoshi;^[34] it ranked seventh in the 17th edition in 2024.^[35] The series ranked twelfth in the National Bookstore Employees Recommended Comics of 2023 list;^[36] it was also ranked second in the 2024 list.^[37] The series ranked sixth in the 2023 Tsutaya Comic Award.^[38] The series, alongside The Strange House, won the Men's Comic Prize at NTT Solmare's "Minna ga Erabu!! Denshi Comic Taishō 2024" competition in 2024.^[39]

Louis Kemner of Comic Book Resources positively compared the series to My Dress-Up Darling, noting the similarities in the lead characters' chemistry and the story's use of the "opposites attract" romantic paradigm.^[40]

See also

• The Ramparts of Ice, another manga series by the same author