Our take
The setup
After meeting a new fishing friend on a remote island and promising to meet again, the fishing club returns to ordinary life. Tests pass, the season turns to winter, and the club keeps finding small reasons to go out together.
Why read it
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「放課後ていぼう日誌」follows a school fishing club whose members find contentment in small shared routines rather than dramatic turns of plot. In this volume, the group returns from an encounter with a new fishing friend met on a remote island, having promised to meet again, and settles back into the familiar pattern of school and seasonal change.
The tone stays light and unhurried. Tests come and go without becoming a source of real anxiety, and the arrival of winter brings its own quiet pleasures: cold mornings, patient waiting by the water, and the satisfaction of finally catching a fish that had proven difficult before. None of this is played for tension; it is simply the texture of the club's year.
Beyond fishing itself, the volume follows the group through other ordinary school events, including a school trip for one of the members and a late night activity organized by another club. These moments widen the sense of community around the fishing club without pulling focus from its central appeal, which is simply spending time outdoors with people who enjoy each other's company.
Readers who enjoy slice of life stories built around hobbies will find a familiar comfort here. There are no rivalries to resolve or secrets to uncover, just the steady rhythm of a friend group moving through the school year together. The new friendship formed with the fishing companion from the remote island adds a small thread of anticipation, suggesting future outings without demanding any urgency.
Overall, this is a gentle, low key continuation of the series' established mood. It rewards readers who find enjoyment in quiet companionship, the change of seasons, and the simple pleasure of a successful catch after a long wait, rather than those looking for high drama or twists.
16 volumes in print / Volume 1 to the latest
Spoilers through Vol.16
Official synopsis
After exchanging promises to meet Yuko-san, a new fishing friend met on the remote Ryuko Island, the Teibo Club returns to their daily lives. With final exams successfully!? behind them, the season shifts to winter. Successfully catching hair-tail fish, which had been so troublesome, fully enjoying their days off, and with Ohno's school trip and the Biology Club's late-night event, the Teibo Club's winter is packed with activities!
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After their hairtail fishing trip ends in a total bust, Hina and the others are inspired by a fishing blog to turn over a new leaf and set their sights on greater amberjack! After school, they hop on a ferry to the nearby remote island, Ryuko Island! The group is in high spirits due to the beautiful fishing spot and abundant fish species, but they face many accidents, like forgetting their landing net and getting caught in a downpour!! But thanks to that, they get to know the blog author, Yuko-san, and receive all sorts of help from her... The Teibou Club's fishing trip in a new place is another great success today!
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The finale of the fishing camp planned by Hina is a super luxurious dinner with the sea bass and filefish that Natsumi caught! After a satisfying day off, the group promises to meet up with Yura-san again and heads into the latter half of the Teibou Club's autumn! They visit the handicraft club for the school festival, and the group also tries hairtail fishing for the first time mid-month, showing Hina's remarkable growth—what will their catch be!?
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Although Hinatsu had almost given up on catching sand-smelt with a lure, her motivation returns after trying a fishing method she researched herself! Will she be able to catch a sand-smelt!? And a major event occurs for the Teibo Club!!
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Smoked and sun-dried horse mackerel, sashimi, fried sand-smelt... etc. A fulfilling lineup that will make you hungry!! An easygoing high school girl fishing manga that will make you want to go fishing just by reading it!!
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Dissatisfied because the rain prevents them from fishing, Hinatsu and the others decide to challenge themselves to thrilling and exciting giant freshwater prawn fishing at the club president's suggestion! With midterm exams, a swimming lesson in clothes, the arrival of a hateful grey heron, and more... the Teibo Club is active and energetic today with events packed for early summer♪
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Now that Hinatsu has become friends with everyone in the Teibo Club and started to realize the fun of fishing, activities that are too free-spirited await her, such as clam digging, endless preparation of small horse mackerel, etc. Fishing, digging, and filleting♪ With the arrival of Sayaka-chan, the school nurse and club advisor, the Teibo Club becomes even livelier!!
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Hinatsu Tsurugi, a first-year at Umino High School, is an indoor-type who is bad with living creatures. While taking a walk on the breakwater, she meets her upperclassman Kuroiwa, which leads to her being forced to join the mysterious 'Teibo Club' and start fishing! Surrounded by unique members, what will happen to Hinatsu's high school life!?