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What is Natsu no Zenjitsu about?

Status: Finished

The only thing in Tetsuo's mind is art. The beauty, the nature, and the quality of art. One woman watches him handle his art. Her name is Akira. She watches as he constantly tries to draw day after day, and she oversees the completion of his work at a local art exhibition. Akira apparently has become interested in Tetsuo's love for art and his work. One rainy night, Tetsuo notices that Akira left her umbrella and he decides to deliver it to her. He finds her and gives her the umbrella and doesn't use it as he claims that the umbrella isn't his. As Tetsuo leaves, Akira tells him to wait. He turns around and finds Akira bringing her lips towards his... Love has bloomed in the middle of a rainy night.

Includes bonus chapters for each volume:
Volume 1 has a 3 page extra.
Volume 2 has extra "A Manga Artist's Cruel Tale"
Volume 3 has extra "Nyatsu no Zenjitsu" (にやつの前日)
Volume 4 has side story "Kirei na Keshiki Misete Ageru!" (きれいな景色見せてあげる!, I'll Show You A Beautiful Landscape) and extra "Catering To Each Other's Fetishes".
Volume 5 has an omake and two side stories, "Toshikoshi no Omoide" (年越しのおもいで, Memories of New Year's) and "2-gatsu 14-nichi no Omoide" (2月14日のおもいで, Memories of February 14th).

Tags: College , Drawing , Work , Seinen , Age Gap , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Nudity
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