🔻🔻RELATED SERIES TIMELINE 🔻🔻 1)Tsuyogari (Prequel) 2)Hidoku Shinaide Vol. 1–...

RELATED SERIES TIMELINE
1)Tsuyogari (Prequel)
2)Hidoku Shinaide Vol. 1–4
3)Hidoku Shinaide Plus+ Vol. 1 & 2
4)Hidoku Shinai de - Takanashi Akira Hen (Spin-Off)
5)Mousou Elektel (Parallel story)(Spin-Off)
6)Shinai de + Elektel, Shinaide MIX (Crossover Titles)
7)Main Series Vol. 5+ and remaining side stories (Plus+ 3, Lovey-Dovey)

To read the Hidoku Shinaide universe (the "Nekota-verse") in chronological order, you must balance the main story with spin-offs that take place at specific points in the timeline.

1)The Prequel
Tsuyogari
NOTE:This is a prequel that provides essential backstory before the events of the main series begin.


2)The Main Story (Early Arcs)
Hidoku Shinaide (Vol. 1–4): These volumes establish the primary relationship between Nemugasa and Maya during their high school years.
Hidoku Shinaide Plus+ (Vol. 1): This collection of side stories should be read after Volume 4, as it contains scenes that fit between the early main chapters.

3)The First Major Spin-Off & Main Expansion
Hidoku Shinai de - Takanashi Akira Hen: This spin-off focusing on Maya's cousin, Akira, and his partner Shimagawa, takes place concurrently with the main story's progression.
Hidoku Shinaide Plus+ (Vol. 2): More side content that fits into the timeline after the initial volumes

4) Parallel Series & Crossovers
Mousou Elektel (Elektel Delusion): This is a separate series featuring Shunpei and Fumihiro. While it can be read independently, the couples eventually meet.
Hidoku Shinaide & Mousou Elektel dj - Shinai de + Elektel: Read this after you are familiar with both couples, as it is a crossover doujinshi where the two stories intersect.
Shinaide MIX: A "mix" anthology containing various short stories and crossovers across the timeline

5)Main Story (Later Arcs) & Epilogues
Hidoku Shinaide (Vol. 5–Current): The main series continues into the characters' university lives.
Hidoku Shinaide Plus+ (Vol. 3): Contains more recent side stories.
Yasashiku Shinai de: A side story that expands on the broader cast.
Hidoku Shinaide dj - Lovey-Dovey: These are fluff-heavy "Lovey-Dovey" side stories that typically take place later in the established relationship for the main couple.