Mahiru Yanase’s twin sister, Mayo, has it all—she’s cute, sweet, and popular. Mahiru, on the other hand...has always been the other Yanase. All her life, Mahiru’s reminded herself that every time something good happens to her, something bad comes along to balance it out. She never gets her hopes up…but no sooner does she arrive for her first day of high school than Aoi Satomi, her handsome, mysterious classmate, takes an interest in her—and by the end of the day, he’s already asked her out! If things don’t balance out for Mahiru soon, the world’s going to come to an end! From Taamo, the author of the multi-million-selling smash hit House of the Sun, comes this story of a young girl who’s always seen herself as the negative to her twin sister’s beautiful photograph, and the handsome boy who just won’t give up on her.
Ever since Mahiru’s new boyfriend, Aoi, lost his mother, he’s been looking after his brothers and sisters. Once she learns what life is really like for him, Mahiru tells herself she’s going to do everything she can to be the proper girlfriend he needs. But work keeps Aoi busy…and once Mahiru’s twin sister, Mayo, gets a job at the same café where Aoi works, they’re fast friends! Mahiru’s not happy about how well Mayo and Aoi are getting along…and just like that, Mayo and Aoi’s old friend, Ginga, find themselves in the middle of this gloomy-girl-meets-stubborn-boy story! The plot thickens in Volume 4 as a few big misunderstandings threaten to throw this fairytale romance off its tracks…