“College girl Asayo befriends her okama neighbor Deborah, a tea-ceremony heir, and unexpectedly falls in love.”
Deborah Is My Rival
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College girl Asayo befriends her okama neighbor Deborah, a tea-ceremony heir, and unexpectedly falls in love.
Asayo starts university and lives alone for the first time. However, the handsome blonde guy living next door turns out to be an okama! Umenosuke Ichimatsu of the famous tea ceremony family is a cool guy who goes by the name of "Deborah." But unfortunately, he's a girl on the inside. So Asayo hangs out with him as a girlfriend… and falls in love with him? (Source: ComiXology)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 4 vol ch × vol
- Published Jan 1996 – Jan 1998
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M5659 catalog