is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by Riku Oseto. It began serialization in

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's manga magazine ''

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'' in November 2023.

Media

Manga

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'' on November 6, 2023. Its chapters have been compiled into six volumes as of June 2025. During their panel at

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2024,

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announced that they had licensed the series for English publication beginning in Q4 2025.

Other

The series had a collaboration with the band

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in a music video of their song "Mamagoto" on May 19, 2025.

Reception

The series was recommended by fellow manga artist Katsuhisa Minami. The series was nominated for the tenth

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s in the print category, and ranked 12th out of 41 nominees. Along with ''

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'', the series ranked ninth on

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's ''

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'' list of best manga of 2025 for male readers. The series also ranked eighth in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics list of 2025. It was nominated for the 49th

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in the general category in 2025.

References

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