Hotaru is a 16-year-old high school first year who has always been ambivalent about love... but somehow or another, she's found herself going out with Hananoi-kun, the pretty boy from the class down the hall who, as it turns out, is a little too romantic for his own good. But they're not official yet; they re going out on a trial basis, and once Christmas Day comes, they'll be perfect strangers again. Hotaru was fine with that... until Hananoi-kun gave her the happiest Christmas Eve of her life. Now, with the deadline just hours away, Hotaru's beginning to have second thoughts...

Publisher Marketing: Shojo manga artist Megumi Morino's first manga published in English was the ghostly romance series Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty . Their latest is the digital-first hit A Condition Called Love , which is also available in print from Kodansha. Publisher Marketing : Hotaru doesn't need a boyfriend. But an act of kindness to a classmate going through a breakup opens a door she never thought to step through, in and everything begins to change... A sweet new shojo romance manga from the creator of Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty !

Format: Paperback | Pages: 176 | Publication Date: 2023-03-21