Two high schoolers with secret lives find unexpected connection, blossoming into a heartwarming, earnest romance.
Cozy and romantic, with wholesome humor. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Crunchyroll.
It stays inside its TV-14, with some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.
Rated TV-14, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 10.
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A secret life is the one thing they have in common. At school, Hori is a prim and perfect social butterfly, but the truth is she's a brash homebody. Meanwhile, under a gloomy facade, Miyamura hides a gentle heart, along with piercings and tattoos. In a chance meeting, they both reveal a side they've never shown. Could this blossom into something new?
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
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