Special Needs/Disabled

Read the official English publication on crunchyroll.com. There is also a feature film adaptation of this work.

A story of redemption and coming of age in spite of intense feelings of shame and isolation. When our protagonist is about to finish his goal of committing suicide, he happens to meet the deaf girl he bullied back in middle school. He wants to become friends with her this time.

Yoshitoki masterfully portrays life in its down-to-earth but gripping complexity.

Wow. An amazing story of being a true friend. Our protagonist becomes disabled after an accident through a now former delinquent life. Now repeating his final year of high school, he discovers the classmate next to him is disabled as well. "Just be there for him", our protagonist's teacher says. And so he must become a true friend for someone who is more damaged than he first appears.

A very organic relationship built between a loud-mouthed but compassionate university student and a hearing-challenged classmate with a different major. An peek into the world and relationship experiences of those with hearing difficulties.

A touching story between an illegitimate son of a prostitute and a classmate who became mute as a child. Communication between the two protagonists is the greenhouse for their close relationship development.