Shite, Okeba Yokatta Koukai

This poignant collection of romantic tales explores the bittersweet weight of regret, missed opportunities, and heartfelt realizations. The narrative opens with En Asakura, a university student frequently haunted by a recurring dream of a boy asking for a kiss. This vision painfully mirrors her high-school past, where she rejected a similar request from a boy named Maru, only to watch him date someone else shortly after. Now navigating university life and group blind dates known as goukon, En faces a familiar crossroads when a young man bearing her former crush's exact name asks for her phone number. Will she repeat her past mistake, or seize the moment? The collection further delves into diverse romantic dilemmas across its subsequent stories. In "After School Kiss," a studious and unassuming library committee member named Haruhi finds herself the target of peer jealousy when a coveted first-year popular boy relentlessly pursues her company. Meanwhile, "Tell Me You Love Me" follows Sou and Ichika, a couple one month into their relationship who have yet to hold hands, kiss, or hear the words "I like you," as Sou consistently dodges romantic expressions. Finally, "My Friend's Boyfriend" delivers a poignant look at realism, centering on a young woman who falls in love with her childhood friend—who previously dated her best friend before falling into a coma.