Boyfriend
ボ～イ フレンド
Synopsis
Hot-tempered delinquent Masaki finds potential change through basketball and a mysterious connection with Yuuki Kanako.
Takatou Masaki is the second youngest of four sons, and seemingly a delinquent by nature. His hot temper has put a wedge between himself and his strict father, gotten him kicked out of one school, and tossed him at a school notoriously horrible for the one thing he's truly good at, basketball. A chance encounter with the willful Yuuki Kanako may serve as a catalyst for change, as the indefinable connection she feels with him draws them together... (Source: Storm in Heaven)
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