Akira Tachibana, a reserved seventeen-year-old high school junior, harbors a secret crush on Masami Kondo, her forty-five-year-old restaurant manager. This award-winning slice-of-life drama explores their quiet, unexpected connection at different crossroads of life.

At the family restaurant where she works, seventeen-year-old Akira Tachibana struggles to express her feelings for her manager, Masami Kondo. Despite the age gap, Akira is secretly drawn to the forty-five-year-old man who oversees her shifts.

This award-winning drama captures the delicate connection between a teenager at the crossroads of youth and a man facing his own midlife turning point. Read the complete After the Rain manga to experience this gentle slice of life.

The award-winning After the Rain manga follows seventeen-year-old Akira Tachibana as she falls for her forty-five-year-old manager.

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