Grammy-winning music icon The Weeknd has supplied a glowing endorsement for Riku Oseto’s Nezumi’s First Love (Nezumi no Hatsukoi) manga.
The singer’s suggestion got here within the obi of manga’s ninth quantity, which launched in Japan on March 6, 2027.
The Weeknd, recognized for his cinematic and sometimes darkish musical themes, famous that the work isn’t for the faint of coronary heart and sometimes leaves readers determined for a cheerful ending.
A vicious descent into violence and vulnerability, Nezumi’s First Love grips the throat and refuses mercy. By way of carnage and despair, Riku Oseto clings to a fragile hope—the place love cuts deeper than any blade. Stunning, brutal, and unflinching, this darkish romance isn’t for the faint of coronary heart and leaves readers determined for a cheerful ending.
The Weeknd’s suggestion for Nezumi’s First Love
Oseto, expressed their gratitude and shock following the artist’s suggestion. “I used to be moved to see Mr. The Weeknd specific points of Nezumi’s First Love in such lovely writing—issues I hadn’t even been in a position to put into phrases myself. I’ll proceed to attract the manga till the very finish, striving to dwell as much as the feedback I acquired,” Oseto stated.
The Weeknd has been a supporter of the manga, with the Canadian born singer sharing {a photograph} on his Instagram Tales showcasing his private assortment of Nezumi’s First Love‘s bodily volumes. This public show of curiosity shortly caught the eye of Japanese publishers, who thanked him for his help.
Written and illustrated by Riku Oseto, Nezumi’s First Love follows an unusual younger man named Ao, who lives a secular life till he falls for a mysterious lady named Nezumi. Nevertheless, the candy romance is shortly upended when it’s revealed that Nezumi was raised by the yakuza to be a cold-blooded killing machine. When her employers uncover the connection, they offer Nezumi an ultimatum. She should both kill Ao or prepare him to turn into knowledgeable murderer like herself, resulting in a spiral of violence and obsession.
Oseto began serializing the manga in Kodansha’s Weekly Younger Journal in November 2023. The darkish romance sequence has been nominated for a number of awards together with Subsequent Manga Awards and likewise rating in 2025’s Kono Manga ga Sugoi listing for male audiences.
