is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Enma Akiyama. It began serialization in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump in July 2023.
Rihito à Âtsuka, a young salaryman in his second year on the job, discovers a secret side to his senior colleague, the highly professional and career-driven Noa Saotome, as he is leaving the office after working late. Drinking sake and loudly weeping over a recent breakup, the emotionally volatile Noa reveals a persona starkly different from her cool workplace exterior. Her sense of personal boundaries is flawed, and her ex-boyfriends have run away from her every time in the past. Rihito, in contrast, is a young man of the Satori generation (a term for young adults who are detached from ambition and consumerism) who has come to believe that "saving energy is enough for life." Rihito is completely occupied with work and hobbies and has little interest in finding a romantic partner. For this reason, he respects Noa, who takes both her work and love life seriously. These two charactersâÂÂwho normally would never cross pathsâÂÂsuddenly become friends.
Written and illustrated by Enma Akiyama, Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi began serialization in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump on July 6, 2023. Its chapters have been compiled into nine tankà Âbon volumes as of January 2026.
A promotional video commemorating the release of the series' first volume was released on the Weekly Young Jump YouTube channel on October 19, 2023. It featured the voices of Mayu Yoshioka and Kengo Kawanishi.
The series was nominated for the 10th Next Manga Awards in the print category and was ranked eighth.