Sheltering Eaves
By Rie Aruga
From the creator of Perfect World comes a new josei manga about a pure romance that blossoms in the unfair world of the foster care system. Blending a realistic representation of the situation faced by the most vulnerable children in Japanese society with a page-turning love story, Sheltering Eaves is, like the teens who come to life on its pages, one of a kind. Selected for the hit-making Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (This Manga is Amazing!) list by representatives of the Japanese manga industry.
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Sheltering Eaves
Volume 1
High schooler Yoru was sent to a group home at the age of ten after her mother abused her. Tenjaku, a boy the same age, took her under his wing. Now, as teenagers, Yoru and Tenjaku only have a year left before they are legally required to leave the home, and they must pack a lot of growing up into a short period of time. The foremost decision in Yoru’s mind: what to do about the feelings for Tenjaku that she’s sheltered in her heart during their years together…
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Volume 5
To find Tenjaku, who has disappeared during the pandemic, Yoru agrees to appear in a music video for the rapper FirE. Their message to Tenjaku is simple: “Everyone is waiting for you.” But despite the music video being played across the city, Tenjaku is still nowhere to be found. Before they can despair at this, though, they are contacted by a someone who may have a lead to where he is. Does Yoru dare to hope that they have finally found him?
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Sheltering Eaves
High schooler Yoru was sent to a group home at the age of ten after her mother abused her. Tenjaku, a boy the same age, took her under his wing. Now, as teenagers, Yoru and Tenjaku only have a year left before they are legally required to leave the home, and they must pack a lot of growing up into a short period of time. The foremost decision in Yoru’s mind: what to do about the feelings for Tenjaku that she’s sheltered in her heart during their years together…
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Both living in a children’s home due to abuse, Yoru and Tenjaku only have a year left before they are legally required to leave the home. With stronger feelings developing, Yoru has always felt protected by Tenjaku, but one day, Tenjaku’s father reappears without warning. His father wants to reunite and live together as a family…but what will Tenjaku decide to do? Leave behind the years of trauma and forgive, or continue down the path of uncertainty alone?
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The anger inside Tenjaku finally bursts, and there are consequences legally as well as personally. He is sentenced to juvenile detention after assaulting his father in retaliation for hitting Yoru. The systems intended to support vulnerable youths have their limits, especially after children age out. As Yoru and Tenjaku work on healing themselves emotionally, they remain committed to a future together. How will their codependent relationship survive after they leave the children’s home?
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It’s the year 2022. Yoru is a university student in Tokyo, living independently by working part-time at a hostess bar. It’s been three years since she has last heard word from Tenjaku, who was working at a factory. After the pandemic lockdown, the city is starting to come back to life again, and Yoru goes with friends to a club with an up-and-coming rapper performing. There, she rekindles her desire to find Tenjaku.
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Sheltering Eaves
To find Tenjaku, who has disappeared during the pandemic, Yoru agrees to appear in a music video for the rapper FirE. Their message to Tenjaku is simple: “Everyone is waiting for you.” But despite the music video being played across the city, Tenjaku is still nowhere to be found. Before they can despair at this, though, they are contacted by a someone who may have a lead to where he is. Does Yoru dare to hope that they have finally found him?
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