A Tail's Tale

Age: 📚 13+ | 4 Volumes | Paperback | Creator: Mizu Sahara

A Tail's Tale is a tender, bittersweet coming-of-age romance from creator Mizu Sahara about the people who leave, the scars they leave behind, and the hope that refuses to die. Published under TOKYOPOP's LoveLove imprint, this 13+ series explores love and loss with quiet, devastating beauty.

Nachi Hiyama doesn't fit in. As a softball player struggling to find her place on the team and in life, she feels perpetually on the outside—discouraged, lonely, and invisible. Then she meets Utsumi.

He's quiet. Shy. Different in ways she doesn't fully understand. But something about him draws her in, and for the first time, Nachi doesn't feel quite so alone.

Then Utsumi's secret is discovered, and everything changes.

Without a word of goodbye, Utsumi and his family leave town. He vanishes from Nachi's life as suddenly as he entered it, leaving her with nothing but questions and the ache of abandonment.

Two years later, Nachi is a different person. Hardened. Distrustful. She throws herself into studies, determined to forget the boy who left without looking back. But forgetting isn't as easy as it sounds. Memories of Utsumi linger, and Nachi wrestles with the question that won't let her go: Is hoping for his return healing her—or just prolonging the pain?

A Tail's Tale is a love story written in absence—proof that some people change us forever, even when they're gone.

Perfect for readers who love: Coming-of-age romance, bittersweet narratives, stories about loss and healing, slow-burn emotional development, manga that stays with you long after you finish.