“Death-gift boy Teku and mortal Kumi share bittersweet love, bound by inevitable parting.”
Na no Nai Shisha
名のないシシャ
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Death-gift boy Teku and mortal Kumi share bittersweet love, bound by inevitable parting.
A boy who knows a persons' "time until death" and has the special ability to give away life; an existence known as Shisha (Messenger). This nameless boy meets a human girl, Kumi, who gives him the name Teku, and gradually teaches him things like happiness and sadness. However, Teku, who can never become an adult, and the growing Kumi are bound by the inevitable fate of partings. I wonder if I'll ever meet a human I wouldn't mind offering my life to...
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A Light novel Publication
- Format 1 vol ch × vol
- Published Nov 2011 – ongoing
- Source Light novel media type
- Ref. BS-M27331 catalog