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Japanese: blanc
English: Classmates: blanc
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 2
Chapters: 12
Status: Finished
Published: Feb 28, 2018 to Sep 16, 2020
Genres: Boys Love Boys Love, Drama Drama, Slice of Life Slice of Life
Serialization: Opera
Authors: Nakamura, Asumiko (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 8.461 (scored by 32743,274 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #1752
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #2468
Members: 8,730
Favorites: 175
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Volumes: /2
Chapters: /12

Synopsis

Three years after graduating high school, Hikaru Kusakabe and Rihito Sajou are still in a long-distance relationship. Kusakabe works tirelessly while pursuing his music career, leaving him with little time to visit Sajou. Meanwhile, Sajou involves himself more with extracurricular activities and drinking with his college friends.

However, Kusakabe's absence weighs heavily on Sajou, and when Kusakabe visits unannounced one day, Sajou breaks off their engagement. Although the love between them never waned, both Kusakabe and Sajou now have to navigate through their new normal and hope that, eventually, they will find their way back to each other.

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Background

blanc was published in English as Classmates: blanc by Seven Seas Entertainment on November 29, 2022.

Characters

Kusakabe, Hikaru
Main
Sajou, Rihito
Main
Hara, Manabu
Supporting
Sorano, Aoto
Supporting
Tani
Supporting
Sajou, Kumi
Supporting
Miyamura, Maya
Supporting
Sano, Hibiki
Supporting
Kinosaki, Shuuto
Supporting

Reviews

Feb 7, 2021
Asumiko Nakamura's stories have always had my interest and attention in a vice grip, relentless and refusing to let go - and I've never minded that fact. She is incredibly talented with crafting stories, delivering messages, and making at least me fall for everything in the work I'm currently engrossed in - this time, it was "blanc".

A sequel to Doukyuusei, Sotsugyousei, and O.B. (Occupation to Beloved), it's set not too long after O.B. ended, but things have definitely changed. The general mood of the story is very different from the sequels; though they aren't that much older, the characters and their issues feel more adult ...
Dec 31, 2021
Mixed Feelings
"So many things are being half-assed"
- blanc, chapter 1. Also, this whole franchise.

That said, I don’t want to be too mean as this is so far the best part of the manga series. Or as would be better phrased – the least bad part.

The story feels more continuous than the previous chaotic parts, more or less achieving the goal of telling one comprehensive story. Which might not sound like much, but it seriously is an improvement when compared to the prequels.

I appreciate the inclusion of characters that feel more as an actual human being rather than a soap opera drama-machine, like the girl advising ...

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