“Reserved artist Shiori forms unexpected bond with solitary Kageyama through mutual friend Toda.”
Ai no Jikan
愛の時間
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Reserved artist Shiori forms unexpected bond with solitary Kageyama through mutual friend Toda.
Young single artist, Shiori is a reserved girl. The only one she trusts is her friend Toda, who goes to the same faculty. But her life is turned upside down when she meets Kageyama, a comrade of Toda, who seems as solitary as her. Immediately she is fascinated by the young man and she tries to discover more about him. And then fate starts a strange friendship between them.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 20 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 40m approx
- Published Jan 2008 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M8957 catalog