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Yuki is deaf and has built a life of quiet beauty — meaningful friendships, a university routine, a rich internal world. When she meets Itsuomi, a multilingual …

Both navigate the same emotional territory: first love and communication. Same warm and gentle energy throughout.

Shoya Ishida bullied deaf classmate Shoko Nishimiya relentlessly in elementary school, leaving her isolated and eventually transferring away. Years later, Shoya…

Both navigate the same emotional territory: connection. Same hopeful energy throughout.

Mitsumi Iwakura moves from rural Ishikawa to Tokyo for high school, armed with a five-year plan, an overachiever's work ethic, and almost no social skills. Sous…

Both navigate the same emotional territory: first love. Same sweet and warm energy throughout.

Kyoko Hori is popular, cheerful, and responsible at school — but at home she's a domestic powerhouse raising her little brother while her parents work. Izumi Mi…

Both navigate the same emotional territory: first love. Same sweet and warm energy throughout.

Rintaro Tsumugi, a Chidori High student with a fierce face and a gentle heart, meets Kaoruko Waguri from the neighboring elite Kikyo Girls' Academy at his famil…

Both navigate the same emotional territory: first love. Same gentle energy throughout.