“High school student Hikaru reunites with his cousin Manabu, now an erotic manga artist, and they live together in this boys' love story.”
Lonely Side Story
ロンリーサイドストーリー
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High school student Hikaru reunites with his cousin Manabu, now an erotic manga artist, and they live together in this boys' love story.
Hikaru, a third-year high school student, is forced to stay with his cousin Manabu for family reasons. Hikaru is looking forward to meeting Manabu, whom he adored as a child, but to his surprise, Manabu has become an erotic manga artist! A boy's love story about a pure high school student and an adult manga artist living together. (Source: Hakusensha, translated) Included one-shot: 2190-nichime no Yoru ni
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A Manga Publication
- Format 5 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 40m approx
- Published Apr 2021 – Jul 2022
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M79538 catalog