Product details
- ISBN 9780241786680
- Weight: 197g
- Dimensions: 130 x 182mm
- Publication Date: 06 Nov 2025
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Being in love with your best friend is hard, but being a good friend is even harder. The second volume of the hit manga series about the complications of friendship, first loves and what it truly means to be an ally.
Hime and Akira have been best friends since childhood, and Hime has always protected Akira. But since Akira began openly identifying as a girl, Hime's constant need to speak out on her behalf is becoming a problem.
When Akira becomes a manager of the school’s football team – and crushing on an older boy – Hime feels the rift with her friend growing wider. She’s desperate to save her relationship with Akira, but whatever Hime tries just seems to make things worse.
Akira’s making so much progress, so why does Hime feel like she’s only falling behind . . . ?
A joyous celebration of acceptance in all its forms, this clean manga series is filled with funny, thoughtful friends tackling identity, relationships and friendships in secondary school. Perfect for readers aged 12+
Umi Takase (Author, Illustrator)
Umi Takase was born and is still living in the Toyama Prefecture of Japan. In 2016, she won an honorable mention at the 78th Shogakukan Newcomer Comic Awards where she debuted with her standalone short story 'Ethnic Mirror' in the special issue of Flowers.
