“Soccer club manager Hisa hides her part-time job; antisocial star Sakyou discovers and demands closeness.”
Shinju no Kusari
真珠の鎖
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Soccer club manager Hisa hides her part-time job; antisocial star Sakyou discovers and demands closeness.
The beautiful, genuine pearls we lust after belong in a chain... because that is how they bind our hearts. Hisa, the newest manager of her high school's soccer club, has a secret: a part-time job. If anyone knew, she would either have to quit the job she needs to survive or the sport that she loves. Sakyou, one of the team's most talented and anti-social members, finds out about Hisa's secret... so it's a good thing for Hisa that the handsome and high-handed Sakyou wants to keep her close to him! Or is it? (Source: ShoujoMagic) Included one-shots: Volume 1: Mi no Aru "Kanojo" (A "Girlfriend" with Substance) Volume 2: Mujouken Love Shiyou (Unconditional Love Formula), Uwasa no Natori-kun (The Rumored Natori-kun)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 12 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 36m approx
- Published Feb 2002 – Jun 2002
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0872 catalog