White Outfits, Red String… Wait, Does This Mean—?! Tamon’s B-Side Cover Featuring Utage & Tamon Leaves Fans Overwhelmed: "KAWAII I'm dying..." "Oh my god!"

On July 31, the official X account of the "spoon.2Di" editorial department revealed the cover visual and details for "spoon.2Di vol.136." The stunning cover art quickly sparked major buzz among fans. According to the post, the issue will feature a massive 14-page special feature including staff and cast interviews for the anime Tamon’s B-Side. It was also announced that exclusive applicant-service items—tin badges, acrylic stands, and acrylic charms with ribbons—will be available, along with an A2 poster included as an appendix.

The revealed cover art features Utage Kinoshita (CV: Saori Hayami) and Tamon Fukuhara (CV: Kakeru Hatano), the main characters of the anime Tamon’s B-Side. Both are dressed in white-based outfits accented with frills. Utage wears a red ribbon and holds a strawberry with a hand resting on her ribbon, while Tamon has what looks like a red string (cord) wrapped around his neck. Blushing slightly with a shy expression, Tamon stands amidst a background scattered with cake motifs topped with strawberries, creating a sweetly adorable atmosphere overall.

Tamon’s B-Side is a popular romantic comedy written by Yuki Shiwasu and serialized in Hana to Yume. The story begins when Utage, a high school girl and huge fan of Tamon—a member of a wildly popular idol group—visits his house for her part-time housekeeping job. In stark contrast to his dazzling idol persona, Tamon in reality has extremely low self-esteem and a gloomy personality. The story highlights this contrast in his nature alongside their comical dynamic.

In response to the post, fans flooded the comments with excited reactions like "Gaaahhhhh," "Ahhhhh!! KAWAII I'm dying...", "Eeeeeeekkkkk!!!!! Oh my god! Oh my god!! Wait, cast interviews too?! Waaaaaah!!!!!", "White outfits!! Red string and ribbon!! Utage-chan right between Tamon’s legs!!", and "Wait, does this mean they're getting married?!" Many fans expressed being completely overwhelmed by the attractive scene on the cover, with comments such as, "I want a job wrapping that cord (a choker?) around cute, gloomy Tamon-san's neck." The original author, Yuki Shiwasu, also commented, "I'm so happy they drew them so cute!"

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