“Mika discovers passion through billiards after witnessing enigmatic Kaede's transformative smile during pool games.”
Nine Puzzle
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Mika discovers passion through billiards after witnessing enigmatic Kaede's transformative smile during pool games.
Mika is a regular girl who just goes day to day without any concrete dreams for her future. Until one day, when she sees her classmate Kaede playing pool in a billiards lounge. Kaede is a boy who hides many secrets...whose personality seems to change when he plays billiards. Entranced by the smile Kaede wears when he plays, Mika soon finds herself immersed in the game...! (Source: ShoujoMagic) Included one-shots: Volume 1: Platinum Volume 2: Ichigo Namida; Wakasama no Jijou
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A Manga Publication
- Format 11 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 28m approx
- Published Apr 2002 – Sep 2002
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0950 catalog