My Ultramarine Sky

by Nagisa Furuya

Overview

From the creator of My Summer of You comes a high school romance about two friends who've always been in the same class, but when a new school year separates them, they realize that their feelings for each other might run deeper than friendship… From their first year of middle school to their second year of high school, Kai and Ren have not only always been in the same class-they've also always sat next to each other. But in their last year of high school, the boys are assigned to two separate classes, and with each passing day, Kai feels as if he's slipping further and further away from Ren… One day, when Kai finds Ren sleeping in a classroom after school, he whispers the feelings that he can't bring himself to say out loud… and Ren hears him. Will Kai's confession draw them further and further apart, or will it be the spark that brings them back to each other once more?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798889333630
Publisher:	Kodansha USA
Publication date:	12/26/2023
Series:	My Ultramarine Sky
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	65,204
File size:	91 MB
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Age Range:	13 Years

About the Author

After nearly a decade as a popular author of dojinshi fanzines, Nagisa Furuya made the transition to original works in 2014 with the popular BL manga Number Call. Her English-language debut is the two-volume series My Summer of You.

Editorial Reviews

"Nagisa Furuya has a real gift for creating BL manga about first love; her clear lines and attractive, expressive character art lend themselves to bring to life the stories she tells… Even though this is only Nagisa Furuya’s second published manga, it’s an accomplished piece of story-telling, both graphically and in the way the story unfolds. 10/10." -Anime UK News

From the Publisher

01/12/2024

Gr 7 Up—Kai has a serious crush on his friend Ren, and yet has refrained from confessing out of fear of losing him. Now in their last year of high school, reality has crept up on them. With growing distance, Kai can no longer bury his feelings. Meanwhile, Ren begins to question and affirm his own. Furuya gifts readers with two stages of the romantic journey by placing them in the headspace of one young man, then the other. This is accomplished thanks to filmic framing and screentones as well as introspective inner thoughts that swirl with worries and heart-pounding feelings. While the story itself is familiar, the execution will make it emotionally resonant for fans of sweeter boys love stories. This single volume work may also appeal to teens who identify as LGBTQIA+, as it sticks to the more realistic and healthier tropes found in the genre. VERDICT For a nuanced friends-to-lovers boys love manga, this single volume work has plenty of low stakes drama and blushing moments to sate the heart.—Rachel Forbes

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