Anti-Romance
アンチロマンス (Anti-Romance)
Shoko Hidaka
Two childhood friends have shared an apartment for six years without ever saying what they are to each other.
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- 2 in English
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Synopsis
Suou is a hairstylist and Ryou is a writer. They are closer than friends and have never been a couple, and both have gotten used to not asking. The question is whether either of them will finally move, or whether the stalemate lasts forever. By the creator of Blue Morning.
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