New Normal
ニューノーマル
Synopsis
Post-pandemic teens Natsuki and Hata bond over nostalgia for the pre-mask world in their new normal.
"Shortly before we were born, an infectious disease changed the world." In the near future, hiding your mouth with a mask has become the norm. Natsuki, a girl who secretly thinks about the world before the pandemic, and her classmate Hata suddenly become friends and share a small secret. The extraordinary story of two people living in the new normal begins to unfold. (Source: Funguild, translated)
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