“Benchwarmer Sahara rekindles his passion for baseball and youth with childhood friend Ando under summer skies.”
Pale Blue
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Benchwarmer Sahara rekindles his passion for baseball and youth with childhood friend Ando under summer skies.
Sahara, a perpetual benchwarmer on the baseball team, was contemplating quitting as he'd lost sight of why he continued playing. That's when he spotted Ando, his childhood friend and the team's female manager, by the riverbank. Under the scorching summer sky, their fleeting youth begins to stir once more! (Source: MANGA Plus)
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A One shot Publication
- Format 1 ch ch × vol
- Total read 0h 08m approx
- Published Apr 2025 – ongoing
- Source One shot media type
- Ref. BS-M82212 catalog