My First Love's Kiss

Takasora Hoshi’s quiet daily routine is abruptly shattered when Umi Mizuike, a classmate she barely knows, moves into her family’s already cramped apartment alongside her mother. Forced into close quarters under a temporary living arrangement, Takasora quickly finds herself irritated by Umi’s presence. It isn’t just the girl’s behavior that grates on her nerves, but also her undeniable good looks, which make sharing such tight spaces all the more distracting and uncomfortable. To maintain some semblance of peace, the two girls establish a simple agreement: they will stay out of each other’s way and avoid interfering in one another's personal lives. However, keeping that distance proves far more difficult than expected. As the days pass, Takasora becomes increasingly consumed by curiosity, unable to ignore the fact that Umi frequently slips out of the apartment and wanders off late at night. The mystery of where her classmate goes after dark begins to unravel the careful boundaries they set between them. Brought to readers by the acclaimed author of Adachi and Shimamura, this light novel delivers a bittersweet story about two high school girls whose lives become unexpectedly intertwined. Thrust together beneath a single roof, their reluctant proximity slowly gives way to something far deeper and more complicated.