The Metalhead Next Door
Tonari no Metaller-san
Mamita
A broke graduate student is rescued from a blizzard by the intimidating metalhead in the next apartment.
- Format
- manga
- Status
- completed
- Volumes
- 1 in English
- Age rating
- 18+
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Synopsis
Kento nearly freezes outside his cheap, unheated apartment. His neighbor Soushi, quiet and dressed all in black, takes him in. Over the next year they share meals and slowly get to know each other, and Kento, who is closeted, finds his feelings harder and harder to ignore.
Good to know before you buy
- The story is complete in 1 volume, so there is no waiting for the ending.
- 3 more titles from Mamita on the shelf, listed below.
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English publisher: SuBLime (VIZ).
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Is The Metalhead Next Door completed?
Yes. The English edition is completed.
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