“Injured baseball player Kengo befriends bullied, reclusive classmate Yoshioka, forming a healing bond between two wounded boys.”
The First Love Melt in Ultramarine
初恋は群青に溶ける
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Synopsis
Injured baseball player Kengo befriends bullied, reclusive classmate Yoshioka, forming a healing bond between two wounded boys.
Kengo is depressed after injuring his arm during baseball practice. He meets an unsociable student in the music room. The next day, after realizing that the student was his classmate, Yoshioka, who has never shown up for class, he visits the music room again. Despite Yoshioka's evasiveness, Kengo's persistence leads to the discovery that Yoshioka was held back one year due to a case of bullying. This is a story that depicts a tale of love between two wounded boys. (Source: Hoshikuzuu Scans)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 6 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 48m approx
- Published Sep 2013 – Jul 2014
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M35826 catalog