13 minutes to ruin your emotional stability. The delinquent doth protest too much.
Misuzu was branded a delinquent when a small incident left him isolated. But one day, he sees the top student, Kitahara, get surrounded by bullies and decides to help him out. That sparked Kitahara's interest in the lonely boy, but Misuzu pushes Kitahara away. "If you get involved with me, you'll get ostracized by everyone else too." But it won't take long for Misuzu's resolve to falter...
Acting
Kobayashi's voice cracks on 'you'll get ostracized' — devastating.
Direction
Conveys months of longing in under quarter-hour runtime.
Cinematography
Misuzu's POV shots: the world literally narrows when Kitahara appears.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the 2025 BL anime boom adapting web manga — short-form storytelling lets creators prioritize emotional beats over plot mechanics.
The original manga one-shot went viral on Pixiv for its 'delinquent POV' — readers flooded comments with 'I felt that rejection in my bones.'
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