“Teen Akimi befriends new student Kai on a scenic island while coping with her mother's depression over father's affair.”
Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku
汝、星のごとく
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Teen Akimi befriends new student Kai on a scenic island while coping with her mother's depression over father's affair.
Akimi is a high school girl who lives on a scenic island in the Seto inland sea with her mother, who has become deeply unhappy due to her father's affair. One day, she becomes friends with Kai, who transferred to the island due to the love life of his free-spirited mother... (Source: Kodansha, translated)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 12 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 36m approx
- Published Jun 2024 – Nov 2025
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M76157 catalog