Benkyou wa Kitto Uchira ni Byoudouda!

Goodnight Punpun

Punpun Punyama is an ordinary boy with big dreams. He wants to win a Nobel Prize, save the world, and win the affection of the girl he likes. His life takes a turn when he meets Aiko Tanaka, a new student in his class, and he begins to experience the complexities of relationships and the transition from childhood to adulthood. When his father assaults his mother, Punpun's worldview shatters. The adults he once admired prove to be flawed, and his own problems begin to mount. His shyness deepens into voluntary isolation, sending him down a dark path as he navigates the painful realities of growing up.

A Silent Voice

Shouya Ishida is an elementary school student who, along with his friends, constantly torments Shouko Nishimiya, a deaf girl who transfers into his class. Despite her efforts to connect with her classmates, the bullying escalates until Shouko is forced to leave the school. When the adults finally intervene, the entire class denies any involvement and Shouya alone takes the blame. Years later, Shouya is a high school student haunted by his past. Ostracized by his former friends and unable to form new relationships, he has become withdrawn and isolated. When he meets Shouko again, he decides to confront his guilt and seek redemption, hoping to make amends for the cruelty he once inflicted on

Blue Period

Yatora Yaguchi is a second-year high school student who seems to have it all: good grades, a circle of friends, and a clear path to a conventional future. Yet beneath that polished surface, he feels a quiet emptiness, going through the motions without any real passion. His life changes when he steps into the art room and is struck by a painting that awakens something in him. Drawn to the colors and the act of creation, he begins to paint and discovers a joy he has never known. Determined to pursue art seriously, he sets his sights on entering a competitive art university. But the road ahead is far from easy. Yatora must face his parents' doubts, the gap between his skills and those of more

Bloom Into You

Yuu Koito has always loved romance manga and love songs, waiting for the day a confession makes her heart race. When a classmate from junior high confesses to her, she feels nothing. Disappointed and confused, she enters high school convinced she is unable to fall in love. There she meets Touko Nanami, the student council president, who turns down a suitor with calm confidence. Yuu asks her for advice, but soon Touko herself confesses to Yuu. Touko's words stir something in Yuu, and the two begin to grow closer as they try to understand what love means to each of them.

Look Back

Ayumu Fujino is a fourth grader whose four-panel manga in the school newspaper makes her the star of her class. Confident in her skills, she is thrown off balance when her teacher asks her to give up one of her slots to Kyomoto, a student who refuses to attend school. When Kyomoto's first strip appears, its detailed artwork earns praise that leaves Fujino seething with jealousy. Determined not to be outdone by someone who barely shows up, Fujino throws herself into improving her art. But the gap between them only seems to widen, and by sixth grade she abandons manga altogether. On graduation day, she is asked to deliver Kyomoto's diploma to her home. Their unexpected face-to-face meeting se

Ao Haru Ride

Futaba Yoshioka enters high school determined to reinvent herself. In middle school, her popularity with boys made her female classmates jealous and left her isolated, so now she acts deliberately unfeminine and distant to avoid standing out. Her plan seems to work until she runs into Kou Mabuchi, the boy she secretly loved back then. Kou disappeared suddenly during middle school, and his return stirs up feelings Futaba thought she had buried. But the gentle, kind boy she remembers is gone. In his place is a cold and pessimistic young man who admits he once felt the same way about her, yet insists they can never go back to how things were. As they navigate an awkward new dynamic, Futaba tr