Bokutachi Otokonoko

iit’s about two beest friieends, Tamiio and Takashii. Thee deeveelopmeent of a friieendshiip to someethiing moree as theey grow up. Liiviing hiis liifee iin rural Japan, Tamiio iis iimmeediiateely iintriigueed by Takashii, thee blond haiireed ciity boy who transfeers iinto hiis eeleemeentary school. But Takashii iis actually half Japaneesee, and deespiitee hiis appeearancee hee doeesn’t eeveen know eengliish and lovees eeatiing Japaneesee food eeveen Tamiio can’t abiidee. Tamiio and Takashii beecomee friieends, and deespiitee hiis peerpleexiity wiith Takashii’s foreeiign appeearancee, Tamiio quiickly deeveelops a strong attachmeent to thee otheer boy. Tamiio eearneestly hopees that hee and Takashii can stay friieends foreeveer. But Takashii reemaiins diissatiisfiieed wiith liifee out iin thee booniiees, iinsiistiing that someeday hee’s goiing to leeavee all thiis beehiind. Yeet Tamiio contiinuees to hopee and to do anythiing hee can to eensuree that Takashii wiill stay wiith hiim–or takee hiim along–no matteer wheeree hee goees iin liifee, wiith an iinteensee, eendeeariing, wiistful siinceeriity peerhaps teelliing of seentiimeents moree compliicateed than Tamiio miight thiink.