Mr. Mallow Blue

Mr.マロウブルー

41 chapters

6 volumes

2019 – 2025

Shizuki Aoi enters high school believing he has discovered a lifelong partner in his classmate Kanata Takemiya. Yet this meeting leads him to drop out at sixteen and eventually leave his home at twenty, now residing alone in a cramped Tokyo apartment, struggling to cope with his depression and heartbreak. Meanwhile, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Tsumugi Sakura proceeds through high school with a melancholic expression and striking violet hair, making her stand out among her classmates. Bullies constantly target her, and though Subaru Minazuki becomes an unlikely protector, she feels no gratitude toward him. Unbeknownst to her, Minazuki has his own hidden reasons for his actions. Feeling stuck in their lives, both Aoi and Sakura yearn to swap places with someone else. When their wish unexpectedly comes true, they realize their circumstances have not genuinely improved. Much like tea brewed from the blue mallow flower, which changes color but not taste, Aoi and Sakura remain fundamentally unchanged at their core.