All Info
Genres
Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Drama
Summary
- Keito Aoyama is a former child actress who was left cold and emotionless after a traumatizing event
- Keito is brought by a stranger to a school for teenagers like her without a place where they belong
- A retired child actress slowly finds the courage to open up to others and to accept her own past
Description
The story centers around Keito Aoyama, a former famous child actor. Due to a childhood incident, she retired from her career early and withdrew from normal society. Now 16, she passes her days in boredom and without purpose. But one day she runs into a stranger who takes her to El Liston—a free school for high school students like herself, who don't have a place where they belong.
Though hesitant at first, Keito decides to enter El Liston and subsequently, she begins a new stage in her life. With the help of her only remaining childhood friend, Taiyou, and her new classmates Rei, Momiji, and Kouichi, Keito slowly finds the courage to open up to others and to accept their support. Will Keito return to acting? Will she find true friends? Love?
Authors
Characters
Keito Aoyama
main
Kouichi Mine
main
Rei Saeki
main
Momiji Noda
main
Chika Aoyama
support
Shinji Haraguchi
support
Taiyou Harasawa
support
Masanobu
support
Ebina Hikaru
support
Midori Mine
support
Ryousuke Mori
support
Nako Sonoda
support
Sumio Tanaka
support
Rie Tennouji
support
Ken Yamaguchi
support
Other Facts
Published
Jul 13, 2004 to Sep 13, 2007
Serialization
Bessatsu Margaret
Where to read
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