Jun Mayuzuki

Struck by a reality they didn’t wish for, some ask, “Do I not exist in this world?” They can confirm their own presence, and Kowloon’s, and they can even smell and taste...In this town filled with secrets, Kujirai doubts her own existence. Each day is painful, but will it be different if Kudou is by her side?

In Kowloon nothing is for certain, but Kujirai wonders if, to Kudou-san, the only certain truth is that Kujirai is a lie. She’s different, yet also the same. And what about when pessimistic Kudou pulls her in and emphatically says, “Don’t go anywhere. Always be by my side.” Kujirai’s thoughts grow both clearer and more confusing.

Kujirai is slowly starting to become interested in the world. The foreign lands beyond Kowloon...why is she thinking about this? Her hidden desire to become her absolute self. The secret plan moves forward, and Miyuki and Gwen are apart. The morning won't come, return to the past, and curious phenomena continue.

What happened to Kujirai B after Kudou fell for her? Miyuki and Gwen continue their investigation, while Kudou delivers some ominous words. Is the reality unfolding before Kujirai A’s eyes really true?

In a city filled with romance, nostalgia, and sunflowers, Kujirai asks herself a question: What if her love, and even her life itself, belongs to someone else? With no knowledge of her past, she wishes for something absolute. But the mysteries in this place only grow deeper, and the secrets only multiply.

The slow realization that her own identity is a mystery leaves Kujirai reeling, but fellow Kowloon resident Yaomay offers her another perspective: Everyone without a past has a first day of their new life. Supported by this new friendship forged by secrets, Kujirai confronts her feelings for Kudou.

“I love him.” In a room lit by the setting sun, Kujiraidiscovers her feelings for hercoworker Kudou. With a secret love comesunspoken desires and shocking truthsbrought to light in this dreamlikeromance, brought to life by elegant brushstrokes.

Welcome to Kowloon Walled City—a dystopian townscape full of peoplebrimming withnostalgia and a place where the past, present, and futureconverge. This vividly drawntale tells the story of the secret feelings andextraordinary daily lives of the workingmen and women living in the city.

17-year-old high school student Akira Tachibana is a girl who barely expresses herself. She harbors a secret crush on Masami Kondō, a 45-year-old manager of the restaurant she works at part-time. Akira Tachibana is a soft-spoken high school student who used to be a part of the track and field club but, due to an injury, she is no longer able to run as fast as she once could. Working part-time at a family restaurant as a recourse, she finds herself inexplicably falling in love with her manager, a divorced 45-year-old man with a young son. Despite the age gap, Akira wholeheartedly embraces his mannerisms and kind nature, which is seen as spinelessness by the other employees, and little by little, the two begin to understand each other. Although unable to explain why exactly she is attracted to him, Akira believes that a concrete reason is not needed to truly love someone. On a rainy day, she decides to finally tell her manager about how she feels... but just how will he react?

Basis of the popular anime series, After the Rain is a story about friendship and rediscovering your passion. Selected as one of "The Best Manga of 2018" by Comics Beat. Kondo starts to feel a slight something towards Akira, but his expression turns stern and pained. Akira is perplexed by this change in him. Meanwhile, Yui works up the courage to tell Yoshizawa how she feels...