Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi.
Noa Is My Senior, and My Friend.
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Japanese: のあ先輩はともだち。
English: Noa Is My Senior, and My Friend.
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Type: Manga
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Publishing
Published: Jul 6, 2023 to ?
Genre: Comedy Comedy
Themes: Adult Cast Adult Cast, Workplace Workplace
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Young Jump
Authors: Akiyama, Enma (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.201 (scored by 21882,188 users)
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Ranked: #63562
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Popularity: #2517
Members: 9,606
Favorites: 75

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Synopsis

Sometimes, when life is hard, you just need a "friend."

Working at a game company, Rihito Ootsuka (23), is a "normal" guy who is a steady presence on and off the job. Noa Saotome (27) is a "hard-core" woman who likes to go all out at everything she does. Two people who usually wouldn't get along become "friends" by chance...? This is a start of an workplace "friendship" comedy that's a little sweet but also a little heavy!

(Source: Shueisha, translated)

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Characters

Saotome, Noa
Saotome, Noa
Main
Ootsuka, Rihito
Ootsuka, Rihito
Main
Mitsushima, Mika
Mitsushima, Mika
Supporting
Hayase, Makoto
Hayase, Makoto
Supporting
Reni
Reni
Supporting
Tachibana, Ririna
Tachibana, Ririna
Supporting
Negiemon
Negiemon
Supporting
Toyotake
Toyotake
Supporting

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2 Recommended
1 Mixed Feelings
1 Not Recommended
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Aug 19, 2025
Halleyalex
Recommended
Preliminary (69/? eps)
Noa-Senpai is an extremely sweet and smile-inducing romcom. The premise revolves around both sides being extremely dense, but contrary to most titles that use this trope, this manga stands out as it is packed other flavors other than just your usual Ecchi silly moments.

Believe me when I say I don't like Ecchi manga. It usually distracts the story and flow just for a one-time lewd gag that they'd never look back again. However, Noa-senpai's case works as the story actually revolves around these 'accidents' -- the manga expand on them instead.

The premise is simple: the heroine is an insecure woman who has failed in a ...
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Mar 26, 2024
xBadxApple
Mixed Feelings
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Preliminary (15/? eps)
7/10 if you're into lighter rom-coms; 6/10 if you get tired of repetitiveness, rigid 1D characterizations, and forced circumstances.

In all honesty, I enjoyed the first few chapters quite a bit. By chapter 15, though, I'm starting to get exhausted by Noa's hyper every-fucking-thing. I know it's her 'core' personality feature, but I wish the author introduced something extra or at least sometimes toned it down a bit.

MC's ruthless deadpan reactions are entertaining - he manages to escape being over-the-top bland/nonchalant. And, gotta give the author that, the duo's banter CAN be quite funny from time to time.

Unfortunately, the characters are way too one-dimensional to ...
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Oct 13, 2025
SLIMESLATTSLATT
Not Recommended
Preliminary (45/? eps)
Ehhhhh ehhhhh ITS ALRIGHT?

I really do not like when authors have not finished a story before starting a manga, and when you have reached your 200th manga, you can easily tell what manga has a planned story.

There is a big dilemma now with how the author did not plan the story: Are the 2 main characters going to end up together or stay as "bestfriends". And it is hard to settle for a side when you just know it is going to take 150 chapters for a ending.

Otherwise it is your average romcom, with crazy amounts of fanservice. What is the female main characters ...
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