2. Name: Akiko Oohashi
3. Birthday: August 22nd
4. Star Sign: Leo
5. Blood Type: Type B
6. Height: 158cm (5'2")
7. Weight: 45kg (99 lbs)
8. Hobby: Makeup
9. What you want most: Mari's heart
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3. Name: Mariko Kumakura
4. Birthday: February 20th
5. Star Sign: Pisces
6. Blood Type: Type O
7. Height: 155cm (5'1")
8. Weight: 48kg (106 lbs)
9. Hobby: Reading
10. What you want most: My own computer
10. Note: Plug suits are from Evangelion
2. Name: Satoko Sugiyama
3. Birthday: June 11th
4. Star Sign: Gemini
5. Blood Type: Type AB
6. Height: 167cm (5'6")
7. Weight: 50kg (110 lbs)
8. Hobby: Improving my appearance
9. What you want most: A soulmate OR authority
10. Note: The "authority" line is most likely a reference to another Morinaga work, Koi no Susume
2. "Hey, what's your sign, mari-chin?"
4. "Um... I'm a capricorn..."
5. "And akko is a sagittarius, so..."
6. "Want to check it out, mari-chin?"
7. "This astrology book is crazy accurate."
8. "I'm a capricorn, why?"
9. "It said I should focus on school rather than love right now.."
11. "What'cha reading?"
12. "Mari, let's stop by the body shop on the way home today ♡"
13. "......"
15. "You want to confirm your sagittarius boyfriend's feelings for you☆ why don't you try acting cold towards him from time to time? It might even spice up your relationship♡"
16. Note: yes, their signs are different in this omake manga than in their profiles. I have no idea why.
1. "Not really."
2. "Mari... Are you mad about something?"
3. "Wh... Why don't you go home by yourself?"
4. "Um..."
5. Maybe I'm being a bit too mean...
6. "Eeeh!?"
7. She decided she should stop before it became a habit.
8. Mari is wise.
9. "Ma..."
10. "Mawiii?"
11. This book is dangerous!
12. "So... Sorry... I was just joking..."
13. "Really?"
2. "You'll call me when you get off work, right? You have to, okay?"
3. "Eeh? But I don't want to be apart from you! It's so lonely not being able to see each other until tomorrow ♡"
4. "Hey, do you love Chiharu? How much do you love me?"
5. >
6. I THINK IT'S NICE THOUGH... I MIGHT EVEN BE A BIT JEALOUS OF THEM...
7. THAT THEY CAN SAY THINGS LIKE THAT...
8. THERE'S NO WAY I'D BE ABLE TO...
9. "Jeez..."
10. "DOESN'T HER BOYFRIEND EVER GET ANNOYED WITH HER?"
11. "No, no..."
12. "THEY'RE A LOT ALIKE, SO HE MIGHT BE SPOUTING EVEN MORE ANNOYING THINGS RIGHT NOW."
1. "BUT... IF IT'S FOR MARI'S SAKE, THEN..."
2. "Hey! Akko! Mari-chin!"
3. "OKAY!!"
4. BUT... IT'S A BIG HURDLE TO JUMP FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO SAY THINGS LIKE THAT...
5. "AKKO? WHAT'S WRONG?"
6. On the way home.
7. SO MARI LIKES THAT KIND OF THING!?
8. "Look! Look! Sugi-san gave it to me!"
9. "It's so lonely not being able to see each other until tomorrow!"
10. "It..."
11. "WELL, I DON'T HATE YOU."
12. "Um... Do you love Akko?"
13. "I'm so sorry! I meant to grab you, not Sugi-san!"
14. THE NEXT DAY, MARI WOULDN'T SPEAK A WORD.
2. I'VE BECOME USED TO LIVING WITH THE SMALL AKKO.
3. "YEP. THANKS, MARI ♡"
4. "AKKO, IS THIS MUCH RICE OKAY?"
6. "Yay! Lots of rice ♡"
7. "We're just like newlyweds ♡"
12. "WHAT SHOULD I DO..."
13. "THERE'S REALLY NOWHERE I CAN GO LIKE THIS..."
14. "You're running away from home..."
15. "BUT... YOUR MOM MUST BE WORRIED ABOUT YOU, AKKO..."
16. "Well."
17. "I CAN USE MAIL AND THE PHONE OKAY, BUT..."
18. "AKKO..."
19. "IF... IF I'M STUCK LIKE THIS MY WHOLE LIFE..."
20. "EEH!?"
21. AND SO...
22. "HOW WILL WE BE ABLE TO HAVE SEX?"
23. Ultra-direct
1. "Ah... But I want to be able to do things to mari too..."
2. "Well, let's start with kissing ♡"
3. They decided to give it a try.
4. "Your lips are soft... They feel nice ♡"
5. "Jeez... Akko..."
6. And while she was thinking that...
7. "Eh?"
8. "Wha..."
9. "This really... Feels good ..."
10. "Hurry up, mari ♡"
11. "Kiss me ♡"
12. "N... No way!"
13. "Now mari has shrunk!?"
14. "How... How did this happen?"
15. "What should we do, akko?"
16. No matter what happens, the two of them will always be happy ☆
17. "N... No!"
18. "Eeh!?"
19. "Kyaa! So cute!"
20. "Let's think about that later!"
21. "Um..."
22. "What should we do..."
23. And so the very end.
2. It seems so long ago that I set out to begin this simple story about friendship between high school girls.
3. Eh? You knew from the beginning this was going to be a yuri story? Really? I see...
4. I've spent my life trying to create a day like this one!
5. I can't believe it! I can't believe it!
6. Gokigenyou. I'm Morinaga Thank you very much for buying Girl Friends Volume 5
7. Over the past four years, the art has changed quite a bit. It's due to the characters becoming more mature... is how I like to think of it.
8. Sugi-san's hair became fluffier and curlier.
9. Back then, I never imagined I'd end up writing a 5-volume long yuri manga. I wish I could go back and tell the me from back then how long it would be.
10. Then I could have had more of a plan...
11. Taguchi is actually really popular with her kouhais.
12. I wanted to draw a trip to the sea... or the pool... or skiing lessons... or a senpai-kouhai relationship... or different uniforms... or a horror (?) story...
13. Like birthdays...
14. The cultural festival...
15. Tamamin on stage.
16. So that I wouldn't have any regrets, I wanted to fit everything I liked into this manga. Looking back, I wish I had put more stuff in.
17. Well, I guess I did as much as I had room for...
1. "By the way, I've had a lot of people tell me things like 'You must have had a wonderful school life.'"
2. "And every time, it makes me so embarrassed I want to cry."
3. "By the way, I really don't like the last chapter."
4. "I've always loved manga where the school life is really dramatic. Seeing the characters part never to see each other again reminds me of my own experiences with my own friends and makes me feel sad. But since I didn't plan on the series going so long, I didn't know what kind of feelings I should try to convey in the final chapter."
5. "I'm a bit worried that when I'm an old lady and re-reading Girl Friends, I'll end up confusing it with my own youth."
6. "To the editors Enaka-sama and Enno-sama, who put up with me when I gave them a hard time, and to Atsuyo-tan and Mimi-d-jin who helped me with, almost every chapter, and everyone else who helped me along the way, and to Designer-sama and Business-sama and friend, Publisher-sama and Honyaku-sama and to all the readers, Thank you very much! I'm very happy! I hope everyone else will always be happy from now on too!"
7. "I'm actually really, really sad!"