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  • Bibliography:
    16 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    August 2019
  • Latest Book:
    April 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Minami Nanami Wants to Shine

1 - Nanami Minami Wants to Shine, Vol. 1 (Mar-2022)
2 - Minami Nanami Wants to Shine, Vol. 2 (Jul-2022)

Book List in Order: 16 titles



  • Tomozaki isone of the best gamers in Japan, and in his opinion, the game of real life is one ofthe worst. No clear-cut rules for success, horribly balanced, and nothing makessense. But then he meets a gamer who's just as good as him, and she offers t...



  • Game on.Fumiya Tomozaki’s opinion on the game of “real life” has been changing ever since Aoi Hinami started teaching him how to play. He’s not convinced it’s the greatest, but at least it doesn’t suck. Meanwhile, student elections are co...



  • What makes the game worth playing?The first semester is over, and summer vacation has begun -- although that doesn’t mean Tomozaki will get a break from his training with Hinami. His mission this time is a tough one: a coed overnight trip! On top o...



  • The tutorial phase is over! After finishing the busiest summer of his life, Tomozaki is ready to get back to school. He may not always agree with Hinami’s approach, but he’s still working to find the best strats for clearing the game of life. His...



  • THE STUDENT BECOMES THE TEACHER…AND THEN BECOMES THE STUDENT AGAIN?! Tomozaki never expected he would be mentoring Tama-chan in the ways of the normie to defend her from bullying -- especially not when she turns out to have an A-tier character to b...



  • LOVE MIGHT BE THE HARDEST GAME OF ALL… It's November, and the school festival is right around the corner. Meetings with Hinami have begun again, and life has mostly returned to normal...until Hinami asks Tomozaki to decide who he wants to be his gi...



  • THE BEST RPGS HAVE GREAT SIDE QUESTS, TOO. Tomozaki has been leveling up at a steady pace since he began training with Hinami, but he isn’t the only one wrestling with the game of life. What pushes Hinami forward? How is Izumi faring in her relatio...



  • MAKING DECISIONS IS HARD WHEN THERE ARE MULTIPLE ENDINGS. With the school festival looming, Tomozaki finds himself busier than ever, his attention split between helping Kikuchi with her script, developing a comedy show with Mimimi, and wrestling with...



  • From the pages of the hit light novel series Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki comes a spin-off manga by the original author where beloved classmate Mimimi is the star! Whether doing high jumps or blending with a crowd, Minami Nanami has always been fle...






  • LEVELING UP DOESN’T SOLVE EVERY PROBLEM.The school festival is over, and so is winter break. Tomozaki has reached a major milestone, but now there’s a new hurdle in his path: plans for the future. Of course, Hinami’s training is still ongoing, ...



  • From the pages of the hit light novel series Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki comes a spin-off manga by the original author where beloved classmate Mimimi is the star! After doing a photo shoot for her mom’s makeup company, Mimimi has a new opportun...



  • THE MAIN CHARACTER IS A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE.The day after the school festival ends, second-year Class Two holds a Christmas party to celebrate a job well done. While the festivities are in full swing, Tomozaki happens to notice Hinami and Kikuchi h...



  • Winter is here. Tomozaki finds himself at odds with Kikuchi -- and once again, only words can close the distance between them. Tomozaki confronts his own actions, and in the process, he gains insight into Kikuchi he never had before. There are some ...



  • “IT’S GONNA TAKE MORE THAN THAT TO SAVE ME.”March is here, and that means it’s almost Hinami’s birthday. Izumi plans a surprise party along with a trip to USJ in Osaka. As for the presents, it’s a team competition -- whoever makes the bir...



  • The success of Minami’s first modeling job has repaid her with more attention than she’s ever received! Chasing after what everyone else finds beautiful is hard, though, and Minami struggles to understand if it’s really her who’s shining in t...



  • After the surprising ending to their Osaka trip, Tomozaki and his friends begin their third year of high school without being able to talk things over with Hinami. Hinami herself ends up in a class away from her friends, but even there, she shocks ev...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Yuki Yaku has published 16 books.

The next book by Yuki Yaku, Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki, Vol. 11 (light novel), will be published in April 2025.

The first book by Yuki Yaku, Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki, Vol. 1, was published in August 2019.

Yes. Yuki Yaku has 1 series.