“Human raises demon child; years later, searches for him in a bittersweet non-human BL romance.”
Akatsubaki
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Synopsis
Human raises demon child; years later, searches for him in a bittersweet non-human BL romance.
"Is this feeling charity or inferiority?" A lonely young man, Sakichi, picked up a demon baby. He raised him and named him Aka, but in the future Aka returns to the mountains. However, Sakichi goes to the mountains in search of Aka because of a feeling in his heart even after time had passed. A non-human BL, depicting the frustration and deepening contact between humans and demons. (Source: Futabasha, translated)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 4 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 32m approx
- Published Jun 2019 – Nov 2019
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M53390 catalog