“Shy Sumire falls for hockey star Daichi, who loves another, as their unlikely connection slowly deepens.”
Sumire wa Blue
スミレはブルー
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Shy Sumire falls for hockey star Daichi, who loves another, as their unlikely connection slowly deepens.
Kinoshita Sumire...does not participate in any co-curriculum activity and does not even like her own name. She first saw Makimura Daichi in the library. For some reason, she was very attracted to the way he twirls his pencil, and from then on, she started taking interest in him. Makimura Daichi...Part of a famous ice hockey team and is secretly in love with his childhood friend, Shouji... These two people have nothing in common at all, yet they are slowly getting closer to each other...! (Source: Ochibichan)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 10 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 20m approx
- Published Jul 2001 – Aug 2002
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M6032 catalog