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“Aspiring designer Mikako juggles fashion dreams and jealousy when her childhood friend becomes a school heartthrob.”
Neighborhood Story
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8.07
708 rank · 15,954 readers · 452 favorites
Shoujo
Visual Arts
Romance
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Aspiring designer Mikako juggles fashion dreams and jealousy when her childhood friend becomes a school heartthrob.
Welcome to Happy Berry! No, this isn't a fruit stand, but the label dreamed up by aspiring fashion designer Mikako Kouda. In her quest to make a name for herself in the fashion world, Mikako enters Yazawa Arts Academy, a prestigious art school, alongside her strictly platonic childhood friend Tsutomu. But there's one problem—Tsutomu's uncanny resemblance to a rock star skyrockets him to popularity and leads him to date the prettiest girl in school. Now Mikako can't help but wonder if what she feels is jealousy. (Source: VIZ Media)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 33 × 7 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 24m approx
- Published Feb 1995 – Oct 1997
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M1117 catalog