“Bored Saegusa befriends aloof genius Arochi, discovering he's adorably oblivious and irresistibly cute.”
We're Still in the Spring of Life.
ボクたちはまだ青く
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Synopsis
Bored Saegusa befriends aloof genius Arochi, discovering he's adorably oblivious and irresistibly cute.
"Our grade's top scorer, an unapproachable guy, only opens up to me. That's so friggin' adorable!" Saegusa is utterly bored of his high school life. Along comes Arochi Tooru, a guy with the brightest hair he’s ever seen, who transfers into his class. It's an oddity already, for some guy with outrageous looks and a cold attitude, to transfer into a prep school. So he immediately draws the attention of everyone in his class. What's more, he's apparently a genius who cinches the top spot in their grade on their class exam. One day, Saegusa uses a common point of interest to approach Arochi, and the two start to become closer. But once they become friends, Arochi is actually really oblivious and cute! Saegusa just can't take his eyes off this cutie! (Source: Sankosha, translated)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
What 3 readers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.82 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 1.00
Running avg · Aug 2021 → Feb 2026
- 8 “Awwe, they grow up so fast! Their relationship was really cute and too wholesome. I wish I was as academically driven and a pursuer of dreams while I was still studying, then I would've have been...”
- 9 “On paper, the premise of this story is predictable; an ordinary youth, previously content with going with the flow and conforming to society's wish, meets a strange but earnest youth and learns to...”
- 10 “This is one of the most wholesome and non-toxic relationships I have ever come across in BL comics. So, our protagonist Saegusa Issei lives a 'boring' life as a high school senior. He doesn't have...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 7 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 56m approx
- Published Oct 2019 – Oct 2020
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M58040 catalog