Mustard Chocolate

[Machine Translation] The long-awaited book version of the work that won the Newcomer's Award in the Manga Division of the Japan Media Arts Festival! Tsugumi is a high school student who is not good at interacting with others and always feels lonely. Her world begins to change little by little after she enrolls in an art prep school. --This is a story of a girl's love and growth, delicately depicting the clumsy movements of her heart. This work was serialized weekly as a keitai comic and was very popular. The main character's groping her way through building relationships with others drew sympathy, and many were eager for a book version of the story even as it was being serialized. The slow-paced storyline and numerous descriptions that tug at the heartstrings make this a work that readers will want to read over and over again. The final story from the serialization has been added and an extra chapter is included.

文化庁メディア芸術祭マンガ部門新人賞受賞作、待望の書籍化!人とかかわることが苦手で、いつも孤独感を抱える高校生、つぐみ。そんな彼女の世界が、美術予備校へ入学してから、ほんの少しずつ変わり始める。――不器用な心の動きを繊細に描く、少女の恋と成長の物語。ケータイコミックとして週刊連載され、大好評を博した本作。手探りで他人との関係を築いていく主人公の姿が共感を呼び、連載中から書籍化を熱望する声が続出。ゆっくりと進んでいくストーリーと、心の琴線に触れる数々の描写により、なんども読み返したくなる作品。連載時の最終話に加筆し、番外編を収録。