Popular Novel from Teller Novel Comicized! "I'm Being Held Hostage by My Favorite Guy!" to Begin Serialization in "comic Killa Vol.39" on June 11

Teller Novel Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Nobuto Hachiya) is pleased to announce that the popular novel "I'm Being Held Hostage by My Favorite Guy!" from its novel-sharing platform "Teller Novel" ( https://teller.jp/ ), which has achieved 7.6 million cumulative downloads (*), will be comicized and begin serialization in "comic Killa Vol.39" (Bunkasha), released on June 11, 2026.

*As of March 2025

About the Work and Serialization

I'm Being Held Hostage by My Favorite Guy!

©Sakekan & Takatsuki Ren / Bunkasha / Teller Novel

Harunagi harbors a complex she can't tell anyone.

The person who learned her secret during a drunken night out was her handsome boss, who was exactly her type in both looks and voice!

Their relationship, built on a shared secret, soon leads to a contract marriage—!?

A sweet and frustrating romantic comedy begins, as she's tossed around by her scheming boss!

Original Story: Ren Takatsuki ( @TakatsukiRen ) Manga: Sakekan ( @sakekantaka ) Original Publication: Teller Novel ( https://teller.jp/se/36lj1re4rw7pf-8261214392 ) Copyright: ©Sakekan & Takatsuki Ren / Bunkasha / Teller Novel

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About comic Killa

comic Killa Vol.39

"comic Killa" is a digital comic magazine for young men jointly launched by Bunkasha and Teller Novel in April 2023.

Focusing on the darker, hidden, and sometimes insane aspects of human nature, it comicizes popular titles from Teller Novel with a diverse lineup of manga artists. We deliver a wide array of works packed with the "current" mood and surrealism of society, offering maximum stimulation.

comic Killa Title Lineup

◆ [I'm Being Held Hostage by My Favorite Guy!] Manga: Sakekan Original Story: Ren Takatsuki

◆ [Re:member - Memory Proxy Agent -] Eita

◆ [The Beast-Eared Beautiful Girl Wants to Repay Her Debt] Manga: Yuneko Original Story: Mitsuba Kamishiki

◆ [Othello - Shiraishi-kun and Kuroki-san -] Yosuke Takahashi

◆ [The Classroom of Humiliation: The New Student's Shameless Training] Manga: Aoya Original Story: Mikazuki Croissant

◆ [I Just Want to Be Touched. ~Anosmia Love~] Manga: Tetora Shikayoshi Original Story: Kei Yoshikawa

◆ [The Fallen Camellia Blooms in Hell: A Taisho Era Noblewoman's Revenge] Sumie Hoshino

◆ [Malice Returned] Michiru Kara Kusa

◆ [The Streamer Drowning in Love] Ruka Suga

◆ [Psychopathic Criminal vs. Future-Seeing Detective] Manga: Teruya Sakamoto Original Story: Shizuto Tanaka

◆ [The Virgin Mary Scorns Fools ~Is That the Right Choice?~] Manga: Takoashi Original Story: Shinjiro Dobashi

◆ [Reluctantly, I'm a Succubus!] Manga: Kiri Kajitani Original Story: Kei Yoshikawa

◆ [List of Annoying Women] Manga: Nusuke Safu Original Story: Pomco Shirayuki

About Teller Novel

Service Name: Teller Novel

Service Page: https://teller.jp/

Service Start Date: July 2017

Usage Fees: Basically Free

Domestic Downloads: Over 7.6 million

*As of March 2025

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