AKB49: The Rules Against Love

This manga based on the ever popular AKB48 group. This series is about a guy called Urayama Minoru crossdressing as a girl to participate in a female idol group audition (AKB48). The main objective is to help the girl he likes, Yoshinaga Hiroko, pass the audition. Yoshinaga Hiroko's dream is to become like her favourite idol who is in the AKB48 group. This audition happens to be her final try, so Minoru crossdresses as Urakawa Minori and takes part in the audition to make sure she realizes her dream. Hiroko got qualified eventually, however, the shocking news was Minoru was qualified as well. Thus, the road to becoming a female idol begins… ___ **Links:** - Alternative Official Raw: [Kodansha](https://www.kodansha.co.jp/titles/1000005357)

266 chapters

• Chapter 262.5 — Takahashi Minami - Graduation Story - [Pioneer]
• Chapter 262 — AKB49
• Chapter 261 — Goddess of the Theatre
• Chapter 260 — The Sakura Petals
• Chapter 259 — Heavy Rotation
• Chapter 258 — Opening Day
• Chapter 257 — RIVER
• Chapter 256 — Afterschool☆Revolution
• Chapter 255 — The Last Bell Rings
• Chapter 254
• Chapter 253
• Chapter 252 — The Stained Truth
• Chapter 251 — Vapor Trail
• Chapter 250 — Forward
• Chapter 249 — Dawn of the Idols
• Chapter 248 — Volunteer Soldier
• Chapter 247 — Graduation Ceremony of Unrequited Love
• Chapter 246 — We Won't Fight
• Chapter 245 — The Wind is Blowing
• Chapter 244 — Because you were there for me
• Chapter 243 — It's time to get up!
• Chapter 242 — Confessions without Makeup
• Chapter 241 — Vote
• Chapter 240 — Guinea Pig Trap
• Chapter 239 — A Sudden Thought
• Chapter 238 — Aphrodite
• Chapter 237 — My Secret
• Chapter 236 — Elena
• Chapter 235 — Max and Last
• Chapter 234 — Even then, I love you
• Chapter 233 — BINGO!
• Chapter 232 — The World's Sexiest Man
• Chapter 231 — Thoughtful Lunchbox
• Chapter 230 — Same Mind
• Chapter 229 — Yoshinaga Worries
• Chapter 228 — Celebrity in Las Vegas
• Chapter 227 — World Debut
• Chapter 226 — Yoshinaga's Dog
• Chapter 225 — Royal Straight Flush
• Chapter 224 — Innocence
• Chapter 223 — Turtle & Rabbit
• Chapter 222 — Center on the Sky
• Chapter 221 — Crushing the True God
• Chapter 220 — Hydrangea Blossom
• Chapter 219 — Minori News
• Chapter 218 — A Lifetime Supply of Idol Power
• Chapter 217 — Kayak Panic
• Chapter 216 — 1%
• Chapter 215 — Graduation Trip
• Chapter 214 — Burnt Out Syndrome
• Chapter 213 — You, the Rainbow, and the Sun
• Chapter 212 — Just Believe
• Chapter 211 — Future
• Chapter 210 — I Will Always Be Here
• Chapter 209 — Breathtaking Moment
• Chapter 208 — Idol Coliseum
• Chapter 207 — Knights with High Heels
• Chapter 206 — Just Smile!!!
• Chapter 205 — One Step
• Chapter 204 — Cinderella Boy
• Chapter 203 — Cinderella and her Sparkly Coat
• Chapter 202 — A Blank Love Letter
• Chapter 201 — Starting Bell
• Chapter 200 — Renai Kinshi Jourei
• Chapter 199 — 10Nen Zaruka
• Chapter 198 — Namida Surprise
• Chapter 197 — Tears and Smiles
• Chapter 196 — Partying Disease
• Chapter 195 — I Love You
• Chapter 194 — Houshun Cannon
• Chapter 193 — The B-4 Sized Murder Weapon
• Chapter 192 — A Prompt Report
• Chapter 191 — Skirt, Hirari
• Chapter 190 — Heart Gata Virus (Heart-Shaped Virus)
• Chapter 189 — HKT48
• Chapter 188 — Its Floriography is "Full of Lies"
• Chapter 187 — Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara (Because I Love You)
• Chapter 186 — Secret
• Chapter 185 — Daughter of Hakata
• Chapter 184 — Idol of Misfortune
• Chapter 183 — Soufflé Pancakes and Tanaka
• Chapter 182 — Start End
• Chapter 181 — Party ga Hajimaru yo (The Party is Starting)
• Chapter 180 — Loved by the God of Idols
• Chapter 179 — The Final Catharsis
• Chapter 178 — Ain't No Way Your Dreams Will Be Fulfilled
• Chapter 177 — Magnitude 8
• Chapter 176 — NMB49
• Chapter 175 — The Goddess of Victory Doesn't Smile
• Chapter 174 — Stage Curtain
• Chapter 173 — Nagiichi
• Chapter 172 — Zetsu Metsu Kurokami Shoujo (Nearly Extinct Black-Haired Girls)
• Chapter 171 — A Wish Made to the Stars
• Chapter 170 — Chance of Darkness
• Chapter 169 — A Magical Wind Blows Through That Door
• Chapter 168 — Repaying the Favor
• Chapter 167 — The Way to Use Two Hands
• Chapter 166 — Please, To This Chair
• Chapter 165 — What Those Days Gave Us
• Chapter 164 — Chabu Chabu (Bathtime)
• Chapter 163 — Am I an Idol
• Chapter 162 — Taken Care of by the Fake
• Chapter 161 — Don't Call It Like the Moon
• Chapter 160 — Home
• Chapter 159 — Dawn's Reply
• Chapter 158 — Steak Incident
• Chapter 157 — Viewers' Marionette
• Chapter 156 — The District of Namba's Number 8s
• Chapter 155 — The Smiling Face's Sunday Punch
• Chapter 154 — The Lost Kitten's Road of Love
• Chapter 153 — Order of an Inch
• Chapter 152 — Against Idolism
• Chapter 151 — A Perfect 8 Out of 8
• Chapter 150 — A Man's Woman and a Woman's Man
• Chapter 149 — Boxer Shorts, a Man and a Woman
• Chapter 148 — Please Slider
• Chapter 147 — The Country of Namba's Death Game
• Chapter 146 — Dead Air Improvisation
• Chapter 145 — 1% = 1 Million
• Chapter 144 — Regular Program
• Chapter 143 — Number 8
• Chapter 142 — Together
• Chapter 141 — Human
• Chapter 140 — Kami-sama
• Chapter 139 — No Worries
• Chapter 138 — 1000 = 1
• Chapter 137 — A Strong Person
• Chapter 136 — It's OK
• Chapter 135 — Seeing Stars
• Chapter 134 — SKE's Heart
• Chapter 133 — Alice's Gamble
• Chapter 132 — Dancing with Destiny
• Chapter 131 — Center Hiroko
• Chapter 130 — Hundredth Time's the Charm
• Chapter 129 — Breath
• Chapter 128 — Rebellion at Nagoya Castle
• Chapter 127 — Wiz Nerd
• Chapter 126 — The Color of One's Hair
• Chapter 125 — Whip of Love
• Chapter 124 — Slump
• Chapter 123 — Park Debut
• Chapter 122 — Wasted Effort
• Chapter 121 — Baptism
• Chapter 120 — Break the Rule
• Chapter 119 — SKE's Dream
• Chapter 118 — Big Mouse
• Chapter 117 — Sakae Nagoya
• Chapter 116 — Looking For Sympathy
• Chapter 115 — Piggy Back Ride and a Bear Hug
• Chapter 114 — Arisu Ria
• Chapter 113 — First Contact
• Chapter 112 — Sprout
• Chapter 111 — Decision Path
• Chapter 110 — Surprise
• Chapter 109 — Choice
• Chapter 108 — It Will Definitely Come
• Chapter 107 — The Shooting Star of Opportunity
• Chapter 106 — The Burden She Carries
• Chapter 105 — The Seed of the Center
• Chapter 104 — General Election Surprise
• Chapter 103 — Clumsy
• Chapter 102 — Maeda Atsuko's AKB
• Chapter 101 — The Two Pillars
• Chapter 100 — AKB48
• Chapter 99 — The Calm Before The Storm
• Chapter 98 — Return Wave
• Chapter 97 — Gekokujyou
• Chapter 96 — Nobuko
• Chapter 95 — For Someone
• Chapter 94 — Encore (2)
• Chapter 93 — Encore (1)
• Chapter 92 — 3rd Song (2)
• Chapter 91 — 3rd Song (1)
• Chapter 90 — 2nd Song
• Chapter 89 — Sunrise
• Chapter 88 — On The Stage
• Chapter 87 — The Day Before The Battle
• Chapter 86 — Invitation
• Chapter 85 — DEAD
• Chapter 84 — Uta-Sute
• Chapter 83 — Showtime
• Chapter 82 — January 11th
• Chapter 81 — January 10th
• Chapter 80 — Reading Girl
• Chapter 79 — The Strongest Enemy
• Chapter 78 — A Girl's Grudge is the Strongest Weapon
• Chapter 77 — The Entertainment World's Setup
• Chapter 76 — A Battle We Can't Afford To Lose
• Chapter 75 — Senpai's Orders
• Chapter 74 — Stolen Stage
• Chapter 73 — The Start of the Party
• Chapter 72 — 40
• Chapter 71 — How to Make a Monster
• Chapter 70 — The 4 Million Woman
• Chapter 69 — Where it all began
• Chapter 68 — Promotion
• Chapter 67 — Rival 1600
• Chapter 66 — I want to know about kisses
• Chapter 65 — The Loving AKB
• Chapter 64 — Decline
• Chapter 63 — Wagon Sale Guy
• Chapter 62 — Okabe Ai
• Chapter 61 — Ban Revoked
• Chapter 60 — Miku
• Chapter 59 — Composer
• Chapter 58.5 — The 15 year old Progidy
• Chapter 58 — Prince of Passion
• Chapter 57 — The Unreasonable Job
• Chapter 56 — Toilet God
• Chapter 55 — A-Tan
• Chapter 54 — An Idol's Part
• Chapter 53 — Countdown
• Chapter 52 — The feeling of saying goodbye
• Chapter 51 — Compensation
• Chapter 50.5 — Volume 6 Extra
• Chapter 50 — Chance
• Chapter 49 — Bedless Idol
• Chapter 48 — Senbatsu Election
• Chapter 47 — Nest of Idols
• Chapter 46.5 — Tight Situation of a Gravure Photoshoot!!
• Chapter 46 — And so the maiden
• Chapter 45 — Resolutions and beliefs
• Chapter 44 — Dreams and Talents
• Chapter 43 — Are you AKB?
• Chapter 42 — True path of an idol
• Chapter 41 — Refusal to Transfer
• Chapter 40 — Future of AKB
• Chapter 39 — Regular Member
• Chapter 38 — Date!?
• Chapter 37 — The number is...
• Chapter 36 — Star
• Chapter 35 — Butterfly in a Chrysalis
• Chapter 34 — Minoru/Minori
• Chapter 33 — Sudden Call
• Chapter 32 — Trust
• Chapter 31 — Start
• Chapter 30 — Showtime
• Chapter 29 — The Night Before the Battle
• Chapter 28 — A sense of unity
• Chapter 27 — "Takamina"
• Chapter 26 — Trouble
• Chapter 25 — Impossible
• Chapter 24 — Light and Shadow
• Chapter 23 — That's a fan!
• Chapter 22 — Minori Fan
• Chapter 21 — 10 Seconds
• Chapter 20 — Ghosts
• Chapter 19 — Boy, Girl, Boy, Boy, Girl?
• Chapter 18 — Heart Racing
• Chapter 17 — Unity Power
• Chapter 16 — Under & Under
• Chapter 15 — Kenkyuusei Spirit
• Chapter 14 — Salad Dressing
• Chapter 13 — Team K
• Chapter 12 — A Reasonable Price
• Chapter 11 — Love and Dreams
• Chapter 10 — To Be A Man
• Chapter 9 — Typhoon
• Chapter 8 — My Sun
• Chapter 7 — Gari Gari Kun
• Chapter 6 — The Sun
• Chapter 5 — The Hydrangea's Color is...
• Chapter 4 — The Divine Drink
• Chapter 3 — 100x100
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 1 — Special Edition