“Swimmer Jin and editor Akaike are dating; childhood friend Ushio appears, intensely staring at Akaike.”
Jelly Pool
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Swimmer Jin and editor Akaike are dating; childhood friend Ushio appears, intensely staring at Akaike.
Akaike, the editor of a magazine and former swimmer Jin met through a series of articles in a sports magazine and are now lovebirds! One day, while visiting Jin's parents' swimming club, he encounters a young man named Ushio, whom Jin has known since he was a child. (Suddenly, Akaike Is being stared at so intensely?!) Don't be that cute! (Source: Kadokawa, translated) Included one-shots: Mellow Book, Twilight Guide
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A Manga Publication
- Format 6 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 48m approx
- Published Aug 2018 – Oct 2018
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M58143 catalog