is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from October 2016 to November 2019, with its chapters collected in seven volumes.
Plot High school student Meiko Ogami has erotic thoughts that she keeps to herself, never letting anyone see or hear what she is interested in for fear of being seen as a pervert. After a chance encounter with Shinichiro Yaginuma, a high school boy with a quiet demeanor, Ogami decides to get close to him, assuming he is a loner like her. However, Yaginuma hates being touched, and Ogami discovers why when she accidentally blurts out her lewd thoughts after giving back his towel. Yaginuma explains that whenever someone touches him, they immediately speak their true thoughts out loud. Ogami suggests he can put his unusual power to good use, offering to become his first friend. The two gain more unlikely friends with the help of Yaniguma's power over time, while their friendship grows into something more.
Production The original idea for Ogami-san Can't Keep It In was that it would be about a girl who was like a "lone wolf", constantly causing trouble for an unassertive boy who was like a "goat", hence the character names Ogami for , and Yaginuma for . Author thought it would be funnier if the roles were switched.
Publication Written and illustrated by , Ogami-san Can't Keep It In was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from October 25, 2016, to November 25, 2019. Kodansha collected its chapters in seven volumes, released from June 23, 2017, to January 23, 2020.
During their panel at Anime NYC 2022, Kodansha USA announced that it had licensed the manga, with the first volume released on October 24, 2023. The seventh and final volume was released on February 4, 2025.
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Reception In a review of the first volume, Christopher Farris of Anime News Network commended the manga for being a "fun, good-natured tale tinged by its refreshingly frank approach", noting that despite its sexual content, it is not a "fan service" series and instead focuses on the struggles of adolescence in an "authentic, often funny take".
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