This year’s August issue of Kodansha’s Bessatsu Friend revealed on Tuesday that Makino’s Defying Kurosaki-kun (Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai) manga is reaching its climax with the first part of its final chapter in the magazine’s next issue on August 12.
The manga was nominated for Best Shōjo Manga at Kodansha’s 45th annual Manga Awards.
Makino launched the manga in Kodansha’s Bessatsu Friend magazine in 2014.
Makino revealed on February 4 that the manga would continue past the 18th volume, despite the manga’s 17th volume previously revealing in October that the manga would end with the 18th volume.