“Heartbroken doctor Asuma and dumped Homare become friends with benefits seeking comfort from their past loves.”
Romantic Elegy
ロマンチック・エレジー
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Heartbroken doctor Asuma and dumped Homare become friends with benefits seeking comfort from their past loves.
"When you can't forget someone, don't you think alcohol and sex are the best remedies?" Asuma met his soulmate in college, but for the past ten years, he's been heartbroken and unable to fall in love again. Now a doctor, his lingering feelings refuse to fade. After discovering that his soulmate has had a child, Asuma drowns his sorrows in alcohol. That's when Homare, a stranger resembling his soulmate, approaches him. Caught up in his heartbreak and drunkenness, they spend the night together. The next day, Asuma is shocked to run into Homare at the hospital cafe! Recently dumped by his alpha ex-boyfriend, Homare is heartbroken himself. He suddenly asks Asuma, "Why don't we become friends with benefits?" As they seek comfort in each other, can their relationship evolve into something deeper, or are they destined to remain each other's emotional bandages? (Source: Kaiohsha)
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A Manga Publication
- Published Mar 2023 – ongoing
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- Ref. BS-M80244 catalog