“Ramen manager and yakuza heir maintain secret sex-friendship until first love reappears, forcing emotional confrontation.”
Otogibanashi wa Awa to Kie
お伽噺は泡と消え
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Ramen manager and yakuza heir maintain secret sex-friendship until first love reappears, forcing emotional confrontation.
The manager of the ramen store, Oka, and the son of a Yakuza family, Akemi, have been sex-friends since they graduated high school. The two won't admit that they have feelings for each other as Oka drags the memories of his first love and Akemi keeps people at a distance because of his family. Knowing that this fleeting relationship has to end one day, what will become of these two when Oka's first love visits his ramen shop...? (Source: Gentosha Comics, translated)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 7 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 56m approx
- Published Aug 2019 – Dec 2020
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M73786 catalog