“High school boy sees mysterious girl as faceless yokai, but occasionally glimpses her features. Romantic comedy about navigating first love and coming-of-age.”
My Faceless Classmate, Wakao
隣の若尾さんは見えそうで見えない
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Synopsis
High school boy sees mysterious girl as faceless yokai, but occasionally glimpses her features. Romantic comedy about navigating first love and coming-of-age.
Mizuno, your average high-school guy, finds himself sitting next to the mysterious Wakao after a seat change. While everyone else in class sees her as a perfectly beautiful, ordinary girl... To Mizuno alone, she appears as a Noppera-bo, the faceless yokai of Japanese folklore! Yet... every so often, he's actually able to catch rare, fleeting glimpses of her features. In this romantic, often comedic coming-of-age tale, we follow this endearing couple as they navigate through the tribulations of high-school and first love! (Source: Square Enix)
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — My Faceless Classmate, Wakao begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Published Oct 2023 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M71841 catalog