“High schooler Keita's unrequited love for friend Masato explores bittersweet, non-idealized adolescent romance.”
Kirakira Shitemo, Shinakutemo
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High schooler Keita's unrequited love for friend Masato explores bittersweet, non-idealized adolescent romance.
Sparkling love is not the only kind there is. Keita is a high school student who likes his friend Masato. However, his love could not be more different from the sort of sparkling love often seen in BL... This is a delicate, bittersweet story of adolescence. (Source: Futabasha, translated)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 22 ch ch × vol
- Total read 2h 56m approx
- Published May 2022 – May 2024
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M63409 catalog