“Traumatized loner Teru finds solace in video games until meeting someone at an arcade who changes his isolated world.”
(Not) Same Blue Youth.
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Traumatized loner Teru finds solace in video games until meeting someone at an arcade who changes his isolated world.
Teru is a boy who, haunted by a childhood trauma, sees himself as a loner and avoids human connection. His only joy comes from video games... until a fateful encounter at his usual arcade starts to shake up his quiet world. A heartfelt, 88-page, full-length boy-meets-girl story of two awkward souls drawn to each other night after night. (Source: MangaDex)
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A One shot Publication
- Format 1 ch ch × vol
- Total read 0h 08m approx
- Published Aug 2025 – ongoing
- Source One shot media type
- Ref. BS-M85991 catalog