“Popular Saeki confesses to his movie-buff friend Wataru, proposing a summer film-location trip regardless of Wataru's response.”
The Summer of You
君は夏のなか
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Synopsis
Popular Saeki confesses to his movie-buff friend Wataru, proposing a summer film-location trip regardless of Wataru's response.
Despite their differing popularity, high school students Chiharu Saeki and Wataru Toda are close friends. Saeki is the most handsome guy in their grade who constantly rejects girls that confess to him, claiming that he already likes someone. Bonding over their common hobby of watching movies, Saeki and Wataru go to the movie theater a couple of times a month, alternating between the movies they want to see. One day, after watching a movie, Saeki confesses to Wataru but tells him that he does not have to accept or return his feelings. In exchange, Saeki requests that they go on a journey over the summer to tour the filming locations of various movies. Though Wataru tries to maintain a nonchalant disposition after the confession, he begins to question how he really feels about Saeki as they start to spend more time together through their small promise.
What people say
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Derived from 5 sampled reviews
What 5 readers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.20 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 0.60
Running avg · Jul 2018 → Oct 2024
- 10 “This is a quiet small but nice read. This is one of my favorite BL books I've ever read, and I'll always cherish it. This book tells the story of two male high schoolers who share a the common...”
- 8 “If you’re in the mood for a cute and fluffy BL, look no further. Kimi wa natsu is much like its warm summertime setting- you’ll feel like there’s sunshine warming the inside of your heart after...”
- 10 “This is the only manga that made me cry like a baby, I'm writing this during my class and I'm crying just remembering how great it was. Highly recommended. I loved it because it was a story of...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 5 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 40m approx
- Published Jul 2016 – May 2017
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M45792 catalog