“Tall girl Akari loves shorter childhood friend Sakuya, treated as "handsome guy," waiting for him to grow taller.”
How to Fall in Love with a Friend
幼なじみと恋する方法
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Tall girl Akari loves shorter childhood friend Sakuya, treated as "handsome guy," waiting for him to grow taller.
Akari, a tall elementary school girl, has an unrequited love for her childhood friend Sakuya, who is shorter than her. At school, she is treated as a "handsome guy" even though she's a girl, and is probably just a childhood friend to Sakuya. Akari thought that someday, when Sakuya became taller, she would want to confess to him, but...? (Source: Shogakukan, translated)
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A Manga Publication
- Published Mar 2023 – ongoing
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- Ref. BS-M84158 catalog