This girls love workplace rom-com by popular Twitter artist Sal Jiang features two lovestruck coworkers — who each think the other is straight!

Ayaka is passionately, head over heels in love with her work senior, Hiroko. But no matter how hard she tries to catch her eye, the polished, professional Hiroko never seems to get the hint. What’s a girl supposed to do to prove her love to her boss?

Hiroko isn’t out at work — though she’s got a reputation for being a real womanizer in the local lesbian community. But her self-control is tested when her beautiful and busty work subordinate starts getting awfully close to her…

How’s a professional supposed to stay cool when she’s sure that Ayaka is totally straight?

This is straight up a hilarious and positively adorable girls’ love manga. I really, really enjoyed it and hope to keep reading it beyond volume 1, because I definitely want to know what happens!

Ayaka and Hiroko are very distinct characters–Ayaka is a fledgling lesbian, while Hiroko is well-established with a reputation for being a womanizer. There’s also a thirteen-year age gap between them that could be troublesome (the manga hasn’t revealed their ages from what I can recall, but Ayaka is hinted at being a fresh college grad). Anyway, the one thing that unites Ayaka and Hiroko are their total obliviousness to each other–attractions are there, but what keeps them from fully going for it is the belief that the other one is straight.

The thing is, Ayaka is totally Hiroko’s type! But Hiroko keeps getting confused by Ayaka’s behavior (even though it’s completely obvious), and on top of that, not only does she think Ayaka is trying to impress her male coworkers, but she also feels like she has to maintain a responsible distance because Ayaka is her subordinate.

Ayaka really throws herself at Hiroko, wearing flirty dresses that accentuate her curves, doing excellent work at the office job in order to impress Hiroko, and even coming right out and saying I love you! But for some reason, Hiroko keeps pushing that aside!

One of the cutest and funniest scenes is when Ayaka is singing karaoke with her coworkers, and she chooses a love song that completely fits her feelings for Hiroko. She pours her entire heart and soul into it, singing it directly to Hiroko…who is still completely oblivious.

When circumstances bring Ayaka and Hiroko even closer together–a convenient situation where the two have to share a room at a hotel together for work–Ayaka is determined to up the ante, while Hiroko, thoroughly turned on by her coworker, tries her hardest to resist temptation.

It makes for some awkward but hilarious situations where you really feel for the repeatedly rejected and denied Ayaka.

Volume 1 ends on a bit of a cliffhanger where things are suddenly out in the open, making you immediately want to dive into volume 2 to see how these two quirky women will proceed (and succeed!). With the setup of the ending of Volume 1, things could go any way.

I had such a blast with this manga. I’m still relatively new to girls’ love, and this is my first romantic comedy in the genre. I absolutely adore this one. Sal Jiang’s story and art work well together in terms of expressiveness and conveying emotion. Characters are uniquely designed and well-drawn, and I love the contrast between Ayaka’s sexy cuteness and Hiroko’s more down-to-earth careerwoman style. They seem like opposites who easily attract, and they do–so you can’t help but root for them.

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Volume 2’s release date is April 21, 2026, so it’s just a few months’ wait for me (having read an ARC of volume 1) and a very reasonable wait for those who pick up Volume 1 on February 17. You can preorder Volume 1 directly from TOKYOPOP or other retailers, and it will be available in digital and in print. If you love Volume 1 and are gung-ho about Volume 2, you can go to Penguin Random House for a cover preview (not finalized) and a tidbit about the story, as well as places to preorder.