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written and illustrated by

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. It was first serialized in

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'' in 2004, and later re-serialized in ''

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'' from May to August 2011. It was adapted into a

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film that was premiered theatrically in Japan on June 14, 2014. In March 2022,

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announced they licensed the series for English publication, with the one compiled volume releasing on January 17, 2023.

Plot

Toshihiko Ota (Kenta Suga) is a first year junior high school student. He is a member of the school's swimming club. He also suffers from not having enough body hair. Meanwhile, Ayako Goto (Yuiko Kariya) is also a fellow first year junior high student and member of the same swimming club. She suffers from having too much hair. She confides to Toshihiko Ota about her "hairy" problem. A relationship soon develops as Toshihiko begins to shave her arm and leg hair.

Characters

*Toshihiko Ōta -

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*Ayako Gotō - Yuiko Kariya *Mitsuhiko Ota (Toshihiko's older brother) -

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*Satoko Hokuyu (Mitsuhiko's girlfriend) -

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*Teacher Takakura - Takayuki Kinoshita *Shigeo Goto -

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*Senior Ninomiya -

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*Mai Sakashita - Moe Arai *Taka Mimura - Taiga *Senior Nakayama - Kai Inowaki

References

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* * 2004 manga Films directed by Daigo Matsui Kodansha manga Live-action films based on manga Manga adapted into films Seinen manga Shūzō Oshimi Vertical (publisher) titles Japanese romance films {{manga-stub