“Shy honor student Ichinose is forced to confess to classmate Matsubara, leading to an unsettling, intimate encounter.”
Koi no Mannaka
恋のまんなか
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Shy honor student Ichinose is forced to confess to classmate Matsubara, leading to an unsettling, intimate encounter.
Tsukasa Ichinose is a shy honor student who has secret feelings for his classmate Chitose Matsubara. One day, his feelings are found out by Matsubara who forces a confession from the petrified Ichinose. Afterwards, Matsubara takes Ichinose to his apartment where among the teasing words and unsettling atmosphere they... The story of two boys holding onto the loneliness of hopelessness...where will they end up?
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A Manga Publication
- Format 9 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 12m approx
- Published Dec 2008 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M18328 catalog