“Two opposite high school boys grow close through music, facing love and future decisions together.”
Classmates
同級生
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Synopsis
Two opposite high school boys grow close through music, facing love and future decisions together.
Hikaru Kusakabe is an ordinary teenager; he has a band, smokes, goes to parties, and enjoys his youth to the fullest. His classmate Rihito Sajou, on the other hand, is his complete antithesis; Rihito is an honor student who is always at the top of the class, and he received a perfect score in his high school entrance exam. During rehearsal for a chorus festival, Kusakabe notices that Sajou is not singing and offers to help him practice. They start meeting every day after class to train. Because of this, even with completely different personalities, the two boys begin growing closer and developing feelings for each other. With the pressure of the last year of high school, students are faced with the looming decision of their future. Along the way, these two boys will need to learn about their own feelings, all while supporting each other and growing together.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 15 sampled reviews
What 15 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.18 · split reception
5.7 pts
Recommenders 8.7 · others 3.0
↓ 1.40
Running avg · Mar 2010 → Jun 2023
- 8 “doukyusei made me feel like i was in love the whole time i was reading it. it was so cute and tender and made love feel so easy, as it should be. albeit short and felt rushed at times, it was very...”
- 10 “I genuinely love how pure and poetic this manga is, as well as how well it captures young love and its everyday, unforgettable moments. However, this manga is full of cliches, yet it's drawn in...”
- 8 “I loved how real this story felt and how cute it was. Just two boys trying to figure out how love works and what its is like to try to be truly with someone. I know that when I was reading it, I...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 6 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 48m approx
- Published Jul 2006 – Jul 2007
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M6581 catalog