Gene is a country boy who runs away from farm life to seek his fortune in New York. However, Gene doesn't find much luck in the city and in fact lives homeless. Trevor, a rich lawyer, takes him under his wing and helps him by welcoming him into his home. From here their love story was born, interrupted by Gene's decision to study in Canada to educate himself and find a well-paying job The two meet thanks to Trevor's little nephew, also named Gene, who reading his uncle's diary contacts his now distant love for 15 years Dear Gene is a very sweet manga that doesn't deal withparticular dramas but is the story of a boy who chases his dreams of living a better life than what the countryside had to offer him. Furthermore, the two protagonists of the story are both very sweet and understanding of each other.