By Wataru Watari and Ponkan 8. Released in Japan as “Yahari Ore no Seishun Rabukome wa Machigatte Iru” by Gagaga Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Jennifer Ward. As with the previous .5 volume in this series, this is not really a short story volume, as all three stories are interconnected and build on each other like a normal book. If I was to guess why this got a .5, I’d say it’s probably because it does not really advance any of the major plot beats, romantic or otherwise. If you skipped this and went straight to the 11th book, you would be perfectly content… unless you’re an Iroha fan. She’s all over this book, and the costar of the second story, having essentially become a...

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