The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten (Light Novel)

## The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten

* Japanese
* English
* Vietnamese

**The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten** (お隣の天使様にいつの間にか駄目人間にされていた件, *Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken*), shortened to *The Angel Next Door*, is a light novel series penned by Saekisan with illustrations from Hanekoto. The web novel was acquired by Softbank Creative to be published into light novels under the imprint GA Books. It is licensed in English to Yen Press. Eight volumes have been published in Japanese, with five volumes published in English. A manga adaption has 2 volumes out in Japan, and an anime adaption is set to premier January 2023.

## Synopsis

Amane lives alone in an apartment, and the most beautiful girl in school, Mahiru, lives just next door. They've almost never spoken-until the day he sees her in distress on a rainy day and lends her his umbrella. To return the favor, she offers him help around the house, and a relationship slowly begins to blossom as the distance between them closes...

## Volumes

Volume 1Volume 2Volume 3Volume 4Volume 5Volume 5.5Volume 6Volume 7Volume 8Volume 8.5Volume 9
### Angel Next Door Reading Order

1. Volume 1
2. Volume 5.5 Special Booklet (Volume 1 Short Stories)
3. Volume 2
4. Volume 5.5 Special Booklet (Volume 2 Short Stories)
5. Volume 3
6. Volume 5.5 Special Booklet (Volume 3 Short Stories)
7. Volume 4
8. Volume 5.5 Special Booklet (Volume 4 Short Stories)
9. Volume 5
10. Volume 5.5 Special Booklet (Volume 5 Short Stories)
11. Volume 5.5
12. Volume 5.5 Special Booklet (Addendum)
13. Volume 6
14. Volume 7
15. Volume 8
16. Volume 8.5
17. Volume 9

Some chapters in Volume 5.5 and its Special Booklet are written in the PoV of other characters, namely: Mahiru, Shuuto/Shihoko, Itsuki, and Chitose.

### What actually is the Volume 5.5 Special Booklet?

For physical releases of volumes in Japan, different retailers will distribute different bonus merchandise for buying from their store directly, and these include bonus **short stories** of 2-5 pages in length. The V5.5 Special Booklet compiles all these **short stories** from Volumes 1 to 5 into one place with an extra bonus chapter (The Addendum: ***The Little Devil’s Temptation***) at the very end.

This booklet is given to those who purchase Volume 5.5 Special Edition.

Most of these **short stories** are owned by the retail stores that distribute them, so Yen Press won’t translate them since they’d need to buy a license. The only exception so far is Volume 1’s *Special Bonus Short Story: **A Power Outage, Anxiety, and Warmth***, this is because that story was written to celebrate Hanekoto’s version of the Volume 1 cover, and isn’t owned by any retail store.

### What is Volume 5.5?

Volume 5.5 is a standalone volume released between Volumes 5 and 6. Written inside are 16 **side stories** (not **short stories**) with lengths of normal chapters that take place between Volumes 1 and 4 chronologically. These **side stories** are intended to give clarification and a different perspective on past events, or to touch on character backstories/sub-plots that weren’t written in the main story.

While reading Volume 5.5 isn’t *necessary*, it’s recommended.

The **side stories** in this volume aren’t owned by the retailers, so Yen Press can translate them. But since this is a standalone volume, the retailers distributed their own short stories as merch that Yen Press won’t translate *(These short stories will likely be compiled into the Volume 10.5 Special Booklet)*.

*("Reading Order", "What actually is the Volume 5.5 Special Booklet?", and "What is Volume 5.5?" sections taken from the translator group "Reading Order" document.)*