橘あきら17歳。片想い相手は冴えないおじさん 橘あきら。17歳。高校2年生。 クールな彼女がつい目で追ってしまう相手は、バイト先のファミレス店長。冴えないおじさん・近藤正己、45歳。 挫折によって思春期の真ん中で立ち止まったままの彼女と夢に破れ人生の折り返し地点を過ぎようとしている彼が織りなす、アニメ化・実写映画化もされた大ヒット青春物語。 Akira Tachibana is a reserved high school student who was the star of the track and field team but had to quit when she got injured. Sidelined and depressed, Akira stops in at a family restaurant one rainy day, and after the manager a 45-year-old man with a young son serves […]

橘あきら17歳。片想い相手は冴えないおじさん 橘あきら。17歳。高校2年生。 クールな彼女がつい目で追ってしまう相手は、バイト先のファミレス店長。冴えないおじさん・近藤正己、45歳。 挫折によって思春期の真ん中で立ち止まったままの彼女と夢に破れ人生の折り返し地点を過ぎようとしている彼が織りなす、アニメ化・実写映画化もされた大ヒット青春物語。

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Akira Tachibana is a reserved high school student who was the star of the track and field team but had to quit when she got injured. Sidelined and depressed, Akira stops in at a family restaurant one rainy day, and after the manager a 45-year-old man with a young son serves her free coffee, she is smitten, and soon takes a part-time job at the restaurant. Despite the age gap, Akira is drawn to his kind nature, and little by little, the two begin to understand each other. One day, she decides to finally tell her manager how she feels but how will he react? Notes: Nominated for the 9th Manga Taisho Awards in 2016. Won the 63rd Shogakukan Manga Award in the General Manga Category in 2017.