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“Heartbroken boy and long-loving childhood friend grow closer in sweet, bittersweet romance.”

Sugar After Bitter

失恋後、険悪だった幼なじみが砂糖菓子みたいに甘い

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School Romance

15 chapters · 2 volumes · 2021 - 2022 · Manga

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Synopsis

Heartbroken boy and long-loving childhood friend grow closer in sweet, bittersweet romance.

Yuu Sawatari, a high school boy, is sick after suffering a painful heartbreak. His nextdoor childhood friend, Cocoa Shirayuki, shows up to take care of him. From that day on, the distance between them grows closer... This is a tense, sweet, and slightly heartrending love story of a boy who has lost his love and his childhood friend whose love has long been unrequited. (Source: Kodansha, translated)