“Bored teen moves to rural town, forms prank group with peers, but their stunts turn serious.”
Sayonara Nocturne
さよならノクターン
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Bored teen moves to rural town, forms prank group with peers, but their stunts turn serious.
Ever since Jun, a third-year middle-schooler, moved from Tokyo to a rural town his life has been boring. The only way he blows off steam is by shooting a gas gun at an abandoned love hotel called "Nocturne." There, he encounters four other kids the same age, including a school crush named Saki. After faking a UFO sighting on a whim, the five decided to band together to pull similar pranks around town. However, things gradually stopped being all fun and games.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 15 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 00m approx
- Published Aug 2015 – Dec 2016
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M38466 catalog