is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by Natsumi Shiba. It was serialized in ''

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'' from February 2019 to August 2023, with its individual chapters collected into ten volumes. A television drama adaptation aired from April to June 2023.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Natsumi Shiba, the series began serialization in

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's ''

'' magazine on February 19, 2019. The series completed its serialization on August 24, 2023. Its individual chapters were collected into ten volumes. In May 2023,

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announced that they licensed the series for English publication.

Volumes

TV drama

A live-action television drama adaptation was announced on February 13, 2023. It was directed by Kaede Kamiya, Hidenori Joho, and Yusuke Mito and produced by Toshiyuki Nakano, with scripts by Natsu Hashimoto and music composed by

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. It starred Haru and

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; it was aired on

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from April 12 to June 21, 2023, with eleven episodes being aired. Its opening and ending themes, "Butterfly Effect" and "Saraba", were performed by

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Reception

A columnist for ''Comics Worth Reading'' praised the main characters and their relationship, though they felt it used too many cliches.

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