Ako and Bambi

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Ako and Bambi
First wideban volume cover
あことバンビ
(Ako to Banbi)
Genre
Manga
Written byHero
Published byAsahi Sonorama
English publisher
ImprintSonorama+ Comics
Magazine
  • Sonorama+
  • (February 12, 2023–July 7, 2024)
Original runJanuary 25, 2020 – July 7, 2024
Volumes8

Ako and Bambi (あことバンビ, Ako to Banbi) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hero. It initially began serialization on the author's Pixiv account in January 2020. It was later acquired by Asahi Sonorama who published the series on the Pixiv Comic website under their Sonorama+ brand from February 2023 to July 2024.

Plot

The series is centered around Bambi, a struggling novelist, and Ako, a shy ghost. Bambi moves into a cheap apartment that's said to be haunted, and meets Ako, the ghost who haunts the apartment, and the two gradually get closer to each other.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Hero, Ako and Bambi initially began serialization on the author's Pixiv account on January 25, 2020.[3] It was later acquired by Asahi Sonorama who published the series on the Pixiv Comic website under their Sonorama+ brand from February 12, 2023, to July 7, 2024.[4] The series' chapters were compiled into eight wideban volumes released from September 20, 2022, to October 20, 2023.[5][6] The series is licensed in English by Yen Press.[7]

No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1September 20, 2022[5]978-4-02-214345-7February 20, 2024[2]978-1-9753-7783-0
  1. "Ako"
  2. "Fan Letter"
  3. "Yamashiro-san"
  4. "Good Night"
  5. "Dream"
  6. "New Acquaintances"
  1. "Body Temperature"
  2. "Classmate"
  3. "Uniform"
  4. "Yuu"
  5. "Solid"
  6. "Appearance"
2September 20, 2022[8]978-4-02-214346-4June 18, 2024[9]978-1-9753-7785-4
  1. "Azusa"
  2. "Protect and Be Protected"
  3. "What Makes You Happy"
  4. "Hana"
  5. "Just Missed Each Other"
  6. "Late at Night"
  1. "Duplicate Key"
  2. "Proof"
  3. "Gakuto"
  4. "Health and Peace of Mind"
  5. "Summary"
  6. "Alone in the Rain"
3December 20, 2022[10]978-4-02-214351-8October 22, 2024[11]978-1-9753-7787-8
  1. "Good Morning"
  2. "Riku"
  3. "Change of Heart"
  4. "An Unfamiliar Friend"
  5. "Twilight"
  6. "Night and Day"
  1. "Blade"
  2. "To Halt"
  3. "Kanae"
  4. "This Is a Dream"
  5. "Water Drop"
  6. "Won't Disappear"
4February 21, 2023[12]978-4-02-214368-6January 21, 2025[13]979-8-8554-0327-5
  1. "Eyes"
  2. "If"
  3. "Time Machine"
  4. "Side"
  5. "Nice Person"
  6. "Winter Wind"
  7. "A Place to Go Home to"
  1. "Milky Railway"
  2. "Sun"
  3. "Blank Space"
  4. "Stuttering Dreams"
  5. "Weakling"
  6. "Armadillo"
5April 24, 2023[14]978-4-02-214371-6May 27, 2025[15]979-8-8554-0329-9
  1. "Kanoko-chan"
  2. "Freeze"
  3. "Who"
  4. "Detour"
  5. "Snow-Covered Road"
  6. "Forever Like This"
  7. "Normal Person"
  1. "Kind Friends"
  2. "Shaken"
  3. "Secrets"
  4. "Ambition"
  5. "Powder Snow"
  6. "The Two Of Them"
6June 20, 2023[16]978-4-02-214377-8November 25, 2025[17]979-8-8554-0331-2
  1. "Now"
  2. "Palpitations"
  3. "Can't Concede On"
  4. "Leak"
  5. "Heart"
  6. "Color"
  1. "Eve"
  2. "The Hostage and the Insensitive"
  3. "Someone Next Me"
  4. "Smoke"
  5. "Author Failure"
  6. "Lingering Scent"
7August 21, 2023[18]978-4-02-214379-2April 28, 2026[19]979-8-8554-0333-6
  1. "Sensei"
  2. "Release Day"
  3. "Landing"
  4. "Early Evening"
  5. "Wandering Star"
  6. "Whereabouts"
  1. "From a Dream"
  2. "Wound, Scar"
  3. "Setting Sun"
  4. "Support"
  5. "Rui"
  6. "Reflection"
8October 20, 2023[6]978-4-02-214383-9November 24, 2026[20]979-8-8554-0335-0

Reception

The series was nominated for the 7th Next Manga Awards in 2021 in the web category.[21]

See also

References

  1. 売れない小説家と女子高生幽霊の青春群像劇、HERO「あことバンビ」1巻＆2巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 20, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  2. "Ako and Bambi, Vol. 1". Yen Press. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  3. あことバンビ　1話＆2話. Pixiv (in Japanese). January 25, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  4. あことバンビ. Pixiv Comic (in Japanese). Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  5. あことバンビ　１ (in Japanese). Asahi Sonorama. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  6. あことバンビ　８ (in Japanese). Asahi Sonorama. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  7. Mateo, Alex (August 25, 2023). "Yen Press Licenses 3 Manga, 4 Light Novel Series for February 2024 Release". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  8. あことバンビ　２ (in Japanese). Asahi Sonorama. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  9. "Ako and Bambi, Vol. 2". Yen Press. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  10. あことバンビ　3 (in Japanese). Asahi Sonorama. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  11. "Ako and Bambi, Vol. 3". Yen Press. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  12. あことバンビ　４ (in Japanese). Asahi Sonorama. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  13. "Ako and Bambi, Vol. 4". Yen Press. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  14. あことバンビ　５ (in Japanese). Asahi Sonorama. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  15. "Ako and Bambi, Vol. 5". Yen Press. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  16. あことバンビ　６ (in Japanese). Asahi Sonorama. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  17. "Ako and Bambi, Vol. 6". Yen Press. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  18. あことバンビ　７ (in Japanese). Asahi Sonorama. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  19. "Ako and Bambi, Vol. 7". Yen Press. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  20. "Ako and Bambi, Vol. 8". Yen Press. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  21. Loveridge, Lynzee (June 21, 2021). "Voting Opens for Next Manga Awards 2021". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 8, 2025.

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