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The Golden Sheep, vol. 1 by Kaori Ozaki
Vertical Comics / Kodansha
Publication Date: September 24, 2019
ISBN: 9781947194809
Tsugu Miikura, a talented teenage musician, has returned to her old hometown. Her family might be stuffed into a tiny apartment and her father might be MIA, but Tsugu is confident that her childhood friends are still the same people she left behind. During her first day back, Tsugu slowly learns that her old buddies are all very changed people: once-charming Yuushin has become a delinquent, kind Asari is now a prototypical mean girl, and sensitive Sora is the unfortunate target of Yuushin’s aggression. Tsugu is forced to grapple with her friendships changing in ways she never expected, and when she finds Sora attempting to take his own life, the two begin a journey that leads them all the way to Tokyo…
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