“Childhood friends Rui and Tougo chase dreams in Tokyo; tragedy strikes, leading to unexpected romance and challenges.”
18-sai no Kodou
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Childhood friends Rui and Tougo chase dreams in Tokyo; tragedy strikes, leading to unexpected romance and challenges.
Another tender love story which fails to run smoothly from the master of such works Yukari Kawachi! This is a one volume "novel" type manga. Rui will be a model, and Tougo will be a painter—the two young childhood friends dream about their future. When Rui's father dies when she is 17, she goes to Tokyo, to fulfill her dreams—and meets a handsome make-up artist and...! (Source: Hidoi~! Translators)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 3 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 24m approx
- Published Jan 1999 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M7804 catalog