The manga was serialized from 2015 to 2018, starting in Hibana and later moving to the Manga One app in 2017. Shimanami Tasogare is a Seinen manga written by Yuhki Kamatani (author of Nabari no Ou and Shonen Note: Boy Soprano) about Tasuku and the people he meets and befriends at the lounge. ' Dareka-san' listens to his troubles stoically and leaves, but not before casually inviting him to come back to her lounge the next day- ' gay people come by too, after all.' Not knowing what else to do, Tasuku ends up telling the mysterious woman everything. Tasuku runs to the building in shock only to find out not only that the woman is perfectly unharmed, but that the 'house' is actually a public lounge owned by her. Convinced that he's been outed and his life is over, Tasuku is on the verge of doing something he can't take back when suddenly, he sees a woman seemingly jump out of the window of a nearby house. Correction: An earlier version of this review used an incorrect pronoun in reference to Yuhki Kamatani.' Tasuku, did you watch a gay porno?' With a single sentence, high school student Tasuku Kaname's world comes crashing down around his ears. While manga frequently portrays the characters in yaoi/yuri ('boys' love'/'girls' love' genres) in a fetishized light, this series takes a refreshing turn, and the high-quality art makes it a potential breakout for broader audiences. The script by Kamatani (the Nabari No Ou series) works harmonically with the intricate illustrations and their symbolism (such as a frame that portrays Tasuku breaking into pieces of fragmented glass, with reflections of a classmate and Someone).

When he discovers they are also an LGBTQ community, Tasuku is encouraged to return and spend his summer helping them renovate abandoned houses.

Tasuku rushes down to the base of it, where he meets a small demolition and construction crew, made up of volunteers, called Cat Clutter, along with the woman he saw who is fine and alive who goes by the name Someone. Terrified of the consequences, Tasuku contemplates suicide but before he leaps from the stairs climbing the cliffs of his hilltop town, he leans over the railing to see a woman jumping out of a window from a nearby building. High schooler Tasuku Kaname is outed by classmates as gay (one spots porn on his phone) just two days before summer break.

This impressive first volume portrays a raw slice-of-life story (with some fantastical elements) centered around the queer experience in Japanese society.

Our Dreams at Dusk by Yuhki Kamatani