Follow the lives and romantic pursuits of four high school boys, who all have no experience with romance.
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Setoka Tachibana is a female high school student who has confessed her feelings to other boys 12 times, but has been rebuffed each time. Her older brother Haruka Tachibana cares for his younger sister deeply, but he keeps secret from her that they are not blood related. One day, Setoka's first love Takane Serikawa appears after many years and approaches her.
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strong story and style similarity
strong shared themes: based on manga and high school
High school freshman Hotaru Hinase has a vibrant life full of family and friendship, but not much luck in romance. That all changes when she makes a warm gesture to her handsome and heartbroken classmate, Hananoi, leading to him asking her out and her becoming flustered. Witness a girl who grapples with the enigma of love and a boy who is heavy handed with it.
Why it connects
strong story and style similarity
strong shared themes: based on manga and first love
When his high school crush's eraser has another boy's name on it, a flustered student finds himself caught in a whirlwind of romantic misunderstandings and comedic chaos.
Why it connects
strong story and style similarity
strong shared themes: based on manga and first love
A high school girl finally gets her own apartment, but she has to share it with the most popular boy in school. No one can know they're living together.
Why it connects
strong story and style similarity
strong shared themes: based on manga and friendship
Sae Iwata, a slightly tougher-than-average girl, falls for the gentle smile of Koki Kamishiro, a delicate boy, back in elementary school. By the time they enter junior high school, Koki has grown into a charming and popular teen who now feels out of reach. When they are assigned to the sports festival committee together, Sae’s long-hidden first love begins to stir once more.
Why it connects
strong story and style similarity
strong shared themes: based on manga and friendship
Mob tries to avoid being the main character in a BL world, but as love finds him, he must choose between staying in the background or embracing romance.
A beauty expert travels back to her high school days, determined to transform her past and rewrite her romantic destiny after a devastating teenage rejection.
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