(W) Hitomi Takano A sci-fi drama about a woman sick of workplace misogyny and the man she just happened to be matched with in a middle school experiment! Isahaya Ichi is fed up with men, a woman navigating a world where she's underestimated at work because of her gender and sexually harassed. But when her former classmate, Masaki, unexpectedly shows up, everything changes. He claims to be the other half of her 'destined pair' from a junior high school event called 'Gene Bride,' where genetic information matched students into couples for a day. While Ichi barely remembers the event, Masaki's sudden reappearance sparks a journey of rediscovery and buried secrets.

(W/A/CA) Hitomi Takano Two lonely souls, a 30-year-old office lady and a sixth-grade boy, form an unusual bond. Satoko Tawada first encounters beautiful 12-year-old Mashuu practicing soccer by himself in a park as she's heading to work. Later that night, he's still there. Satoko, who had played soccer herself when she was younger, decides to help the kid prepare for his tryouts. When Mashuu doesn't make the first team, Satoko continues to work with him, encouraging him not to quit and supporting him at the games. Their emotional connection strengthens as the two spend more and more time together, and fill the emptiness in each other's lives.

(W/A/CA) Hitomi Takano Satoko Tawada first encounters beautiful 12-year-old Mashuu practicing soccer by himself in a park as she's heading to work. Satoko, who had played soccer herself when she was younger, decides to help the kid prepare for his tryouts. When Mashuu doesn't make the first team, Satoko continues to work with him, encouraging him not to quit and supporting him at the games. Their emotional connection strengthens as the two spend more and more time together, and fill the emptiness in each other's lives. And when Satoko learns that Mashuu's parents are largely absent, she starts to become more involved in his personal life. Have Satoko's intense feelings for her young friend crossed the line from maternal to inappropriate?

(W/A/CA) Hitomi Takano An award-winner and top-seller in Japan, this provocative new manga handles its controversial subject with insight and sensitivity. Two lonely souls-a 30-year-old office lady and a sixth-grade boy-form an unusual bond. Does this relationship come from Satoko's maternal instincts for a child in need of a family, or is it something more?

(W/A/CA) Hitomi Takano An award-winner and top-seller in Japan, this provocative new manga handles its controversial subject with insight and sensitivity. Two lonely souls-a 30-year-old office lady and a sixth-grade boy-form an unusual bond. Does this relationship come from Satoko's maternal instincts for a child in need of a family, or is it something more?

(W/A/CA) Hitomi Takano Two lonely souls - a 30-year-old office lady and a sixth-grade boy - form an unusual bond. Does this relationship come from Satoko's maternal instincts for a child in need of a family, or is it something more?