“Shy high-schooler Akira falls for older mentor Nao in a slow-burn, everyday romance of mismatched social skills.”
Faithful Dog
忠犬くん
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Shy high-schooler Akira falls for older mentor Nao in a slow-burn, everyday romance of mismatched social skills.
Akira, a sensitive high school boy who struggles with socializing, admires Nao, an older cafe employee. He respects Nao as his mentor and follows him around like a faithful dog out of sheer hope of getting closer. As they spend their days eating, traveling, and chatting, Akira's feelings gradually develop into romantic love, but... This is an everyday love story which portrays step-by-step feelings of a loyal but clumsy school boy and a guy with maxed-out social skills. (Source: GOT)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 6 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 48m approx
- Published Apr 2021 – Oct 2021
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M72425 catalog