I really liked this manga. It starts with a gaming partnership and turns into a boss and a employee meeting up for a gaming event. I enjoyed how they started as friends first instead of just getting into a relationship immediately like a lot of BL do. Those are boring and I will be reading volume 2. I want to see how their relationships grows!

La historia empieza con el típico cliché de un protagonista que no soporta a su jefe, ya que lo considera insoportable, para después dar con el alivio cómico de que su jefe es también un gran amigo suyo, al que solo conoce por medio de un videojuego, es decir, un amigo online. Ahora bien, ¿qué me gustó y qué no? Aunque he de decir que realmente me encantó este libro, creo que es importante comentar dos cosas:

1. Me gustó mucho que el jefe y el protagonista fueran verdaderos amigos en primer lugar, y que todos los nudos de la trama se resolvieran de una forma muy sana, sin complicaciones. Sin duda, puedo asegurar que se trata de una historia con 0% de toxicidad.

2. También me gustó como se desarrolló el triangulo amoroso durante la trama, opino que estuvo muy bien escrito, a pesar de que, si tuviese que hablar sobre algo que no me gustó, diría que lo encontré un poco innecesario, pero que sin duda, he de admitir que no se sintió forzado y que me reí un montón cuando cierto sujeto no se aguantó las ganas y le preguntó al prota un: "your guils's a couple's guild, isn't it?!". Dios mío, morí y amé como se aclaró todo.

Para terminar, creo que es importante agregar que, sin duda, fue una de mis mejores lecturas en manga.

This book was simply frustratingly adorable. Everyone in this book had the awareness of a toddler and it led to funny miscommunications all throughout the book. If you are in the mood to just turn your brain off and just read a cute and wholesome little book about gaming and loveable characters then this book is definitely the one for you

2.75/5 stars

I’m relatively new to reading manga, but this sounded interesting, but just wasn’t for me. I found the character’s miscommunication borderline annoying. The happy ending was cute, but I felt like the whole time I was waiting for both characters to actually communicate clearly with one another. And when they finally did it was at the very end.

This book was given to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This manga was super cute! Of course one of the main characters is incredibly dense and doesn't understand that every person is in love with them as is tradition with this type of manga. I hate that trope, but the rest of the story was so cute and sweet that it makes up for it. The art is beautiful as well.

A cute manga! I liked the characters and was an enjoyable read, however I feel like there could be more to the story (although, granted this is only volume 1!). So I guess it does leave you wanting more! I enjoyed the misunderstandings between the characters. I think you need to have an interest in online gaming to fully enjoy this story. The manga illustrations are great.

This is a really cute manga with a great premise, but I really wish the l33t speak had been toned down a bit as it got really old. I think gamers would get more out of this manga than non-gamers.

A huge thanks to Netgalley for an eARC if this Boys Love Manga in exchange for my honest review. I have been enjoying the Boys Love manga genre since 2007, so I can easily tell when I like or dislike a manga. Even if I can't always put it into words. Giving 3⭐️ to a BL manga is about the lowest rating I will give to a BL. I thought this BL was cute and sweet, good but just okay. I did find it a bit funny at times but I was not enthralled by the plot as I wanted to be...However, I would still recommend this manga to Fujos who love BL, especially the light and fluffy ones.

This was such a fun and sweet read! Hashimoto's oblivious nature and love for his favourite game were very endearing, and Shirase being so stoic and serious in real life but using all of those cutesy emoticons in the game chat had me SWOONING. There were a lot of misunderstandings scattered throughout this volume, but I personally love when Character A likes Character B so much that their braincells depart. I love how patient Shirase is with Hashimoto after they discover each other's identities and how he tries to give more encouragement and feedback on Hashimoto's projects so he doesn't feel so underappreciated. I wish we got to see a little more of this dynamic!

I'm not really sold on Kumada; he's very persistent in his pursuit of Hashimoto when he hasn't been given any signal his feelings are reciprocated and for a good portion of the story he thinks Hashimoto and Shirase are already an item. Even if not for the fact that he's a high schooler and it'd be icky, he's just a bit too snarky and arrogant for me to care much about.

Definitely brought a smile to my face on multiple occasions and I'd love to read more about their antics!

okay this was so funny and an overall great read.
hashimoto was so clueless all the time and that was very entertaining
I loved the art style too
manga's always very quick to read so there's that.
the bonus content was also awesome
honestly there's not much to say aside from I loved the whole concept and really there wasn't anything not to like.
very enjoyable and highly recommend!!

Hmm I almost DNF’d this based on all the “lololol”s. It was over the top and gave the story more of an immature start and prevented me from getting hooked right off the bat. The art is good but I feel like I got characters confused in the beginning due to them looking too similar.

I like the potential the plot has and my only wish is it was executed a bit differently.

When I sat down to read Turns Out My Online Friend is My Real-Life Boss! on my lunch break, I did so intending to read only the first chapter. Next thing I knew, I looked at the time and my break was over and so was the book. Distraught doesn't even begin to cover my feelings. The first volume isn't available in print yet and I already need the second volume like yesterday.

I'm not surprised that this manga hooked me in the way it did. It contains many of my favorite elements: the acquainted in real-life trope, video games, and workplace romance. Turns Out My Online Friend is My Real-Life Boss! by Nmura and published by Kodansha, is a story of an office worker Hashimoto who can't stand his boss Shirase. He escapes from his annoying work life by playing an online game and chatting it up with one of the other players. Little does he know, the other player is his real-life boss.

Off the bat, this reminded me of another series that include online gaming and the acquainted in real-life trope: Recovery of an MMO Junkie. Except in this manga, it's a BL and the discovery of each other's real identities happens quickly. Which, as a person who hates long drawn-out mishaps, I heavily appreciated. But that is not to say there aren't other mishaps and a myriad of misunderstandings.

On top of being funny, this manga also feels fresh and timely. With the rising popularity of games and communities centered around gaming, this story could almost be taken out of someone's daily life. It's also a fun fantasy to indulge in: your seemingly hardass boss is your favorite partner in a game. As a result of the game, you get closer in real life too. It's a win-win!

Aside from the gaming aspects and the adorable meet cute of it all, Turns Out also has some tender moments between Hashimoto and Shirase as boss-employee. (This is before the ethically questionable romantic relationship develops.) Hashimoto complains about his boss a lot, but he just feels insecure and a bit jealous of Shirase. Shirase as a boss sees Hashimoto as someone who has potential but is not quite there yet. This gaming mishap led to them crossing over this bridge.

Volume one does a great job of getting Hashimoto and Shirase from online friends to a couple in the chapters it contains. I am excited for the next volume and to watch the relationship between these two progress. I also would love to see them attend more gaming events or try other games together. Overall, I wound up loving this story and I can't wait for the next volume.

This was a sweet and short manga, with a cutesy and fun art style and equally cute characters.
Hashimoto has to be the most oblivious and dense character I’ve ever encountered, and all the misunderstandings were both extremely silly and really funny.
It read a little YA, but it was still pretty fun.

I'm so disappointed I didn't love this! This is a romantic comedy between two online friends who come to find out they are co-workers. It's a lot of mistaken identities and misunderstandings. While these do get solved by the end of the volume, I found myself uninterested to move forward. I don't feel like I got a good sense of any of the three main characters. Things feel like they're going to move very fast in future volumes but we didn't get enough foundation for that to work. I don't know who they are outside of the game/how they know each other. It's a shame, but this didn't work for me. I'm sure others will enjoy it!

This was actually really cute, and a nice change of pace from some other BL office romance mangas I’ve read. I love the element of the online game and how things slowly progressed between the two main characters.

I didn’t love the added third character, he’s very pushy and I don’t love the fact that he’s a high schooler (even though the love is unrequited, but still).

There’s a lot of the miscommunication trope, which I don’t always love, but I mostly found it funny in this and it didn’t bother me. I’ll definitely want to read the next volume whenever it’s published.

The plotline was quite interesting as the characters were meeting eachother in two different scenarios and were not aware of it. But the sudden meeting plan clears it all.
I love the fact the writer focuses on the gamers' perspective too, its one of my favourite characteristics of a character and each time I read a character with this talent, I fell in love with it.
I am looking forward to read the upcoming volumes in this manga.

The story in this romcom is really cute; I enjoyed it and the artwork. If you like stories where one of the guys is completely oblivious, you’re gonna love this one. It’s hilarious, lighthearted, full of misunderstandings, and is over way too fast!

This was a super cute slow burn filled with silly misunderstandings that had me laughing a lot. As someone who used to love MMORPGs and made a lot of friends through them, it felt pretty realistic and nostalgic. My only wish was that we saw them a bit more in the office afterward/more of their dynamics after becoming friends while still navigating the work issues that had them originally opposed to each other. It felt like a pretty well-wrapped story, so I'm interested to read the second volume as well.

I really liked the art for this one it was really digital manga? Idk how to describe it but it just matched the story really well.

I found the beginning to be quite funny, especially how they are both flirty with each other online but hate each other in person. Hashimoto figures out fairly quickly that he’s actually talking to his boss, so that element of the plot doesn’t drag on for too long. The miscommunication trope is used quite a bit, but not in a way that would normally frustrate me and make me want to pull my hair out.

There is kind of a ‘love triangle,’ but I think it’s clear that neither Hashimoto nor Shirase takes him seriously since he is, after all, a high schooler. It ends up feeling more like they adopted him, which is quite amusing.

I also realized that fist bumps give me the ick lol

The pacing is good, though it does slow down a little in the middle, but nothing major. I do wish we got to know more about the characters outside of work and gaming.

There is no spice in this at all; it is truly a lighthearted and wholesome read. It’s definitely not a ‘must-read’ and doesn’t bring anything exceptional to the table, but it was a pleasant read.

dnf 11 pages in. the dialogue felt too juvenile and immature for my liking, and i wasn't the biggest fan of the art style :/