Volume 14—the latest (and final) volume of the wildly popular coming-of-age first-love romantic comedy manga *Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu* (*Boku Yaba*) by Norio Sakurai, currently serialized in *Champion Cross* (Akita Shoten), will go on sale on November 6, 2026.

Starting at 10:00 a.m. on September 15, 2026, the final chapter, “karte.199: The Crazy Guy in My Heart,” will be released, and Volume 14—the final volume of “Boku Yaba,” which has finally come to a conclusion—will be released simultaneously in both a standard edition and a special edition!

The Special Edition comes with the “Twelfth Junior High School Yearbook” art book, featuring a fun graduation yearbook-style collection of class photos, everyday snapshots, and profiles & rankings of classmates!

Additionally, to mark the release of the final episode, author Norio Sakurai posted a handwritten comment on his official X account.
Let’s see Ichikawa and Yamada’s endearing days through to the very end.

[Update] September 15, 2026: Information on Volume 14 of “The Crazy Guy in My Heart” has been added.

Norio Sakurai’s “The Crazy Guy in My Heart”: Special Edition of the Latest (Final) Volume 14

The [Special Edition] of Volume 14, the final volume, comes with an art book titled “12th Junior High School Yearbook” by Kyotaro Ichikawa!

It features a fun yearbook-style collection of content, including a newly drawn Class 3-1 group photo and everyday snapshots by Norio Sakurai, as well as classmate rankings and profiles!
Plus, it features a total of 200 pages packed with carefully selected illustrations—including those from each chapter originally posted on Norio-sensei’s social media—drawn from the series’ debut right up to now!!

Don’t miss this keepsake graduation art book that lets you look back on Ichikawa and Yamada’s bittersweet and endearing middle school memories!

Synopsis of Volume 14, the latest (and final) volume of Norio Sakurai’s “The Crazy One in My Heart”

High school entrance exams have finally begun!!
First, he’s supposed to get accepted to his safety school! …Or so he thought, but the reality awaiting Kyotaro is cruel!?
Meanwhile, what about Yamada, who wants to be there for Kyotaro…?

Through hard work, overcoming his past, and with everyone’s support,
Kyotaro takes on the entrance exam for his top-choice, highly competitive high school.
But on the morning of the exam… something happens…!
Will Kyotaro be able to attend his graduation ceremony with a smile!?

When is the release date for Volume 14 (the final volume) of Norio Sakurai’s “The Crazy Guy in My Heart”?

Total sales have exceeded 7 million copies! The wildly popular coming-of-age romance comedy manga “The Crazy Guy in My Heart (Boku Yaba),” whose third season of the TV anime is scheduled to air in 2027, has finally come to an end.

The latest volume, Volume 14—the final volume—will be released on Friday, November 6, 2026, in both “Standard Edition” and “Special Edition”!

Ichikawa and Yamada’s junior high school days are coming to an end… Let’s see them through to the very end as they cherish the irreplaceable days they’ve spent together so far.

Norio Sakurai’s “The Dangerous One in My Heart”: Synopsis (Recap) of the Previous Volume, Volume 13

Synopsis of the Previous Volume (Details on the Previous Volume, Vol. 13)

Kyotaro and Yamada pledged their love on Christmas.
The unexpected “living together” arc begins…!?!?
Kyotaro ends up staying with the Yamada family over the New Year’s holiday!
With Yamada’s parents around, he figures nothing strange will happen… or so he thought!?!?
On New Year’s Eve, when the three of them are alone…!?

And then comes the third semester.
The fateful high school entrance exams are finally here…!!
As morale soars among Kyotaro, Moeko, and Kinoshita—the trio aiming for elite schools—the results of the pre-exam practice test come in!
Will Kyotaro pass the entrance exam for his top choice, Shugakukan…!?

Introduction to Norio Sakurai’s “The Dangerous One in My Heart”

Kyotaro Ichikawa is a socially awkward loner with severe “middle-schooler syndrome” who smirks to himself as he fantasizes about murdering Anna Yamada, the beautiful girl at the top of the school’s social hierarchy.
But as he observes Yamada, he gradually realizes that she’s nothing like the “popular kid who looks down on the outcasts” he imagined…!?
Kyotaro, the socially awkward boy, embarks on his first love.

A smirk-inducing coming-of-age romantic comedy about the gap between a popular beauty and a socially awkward boy!!

Norio Sakurai’s “The Dangerous One in My Heart” Latest Volume (Final Volume) Vol. 14 on Sale November 6!

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