Japanese Title: ふがいない僕は空を見た (Fugainai boku wa sora o mita)Author: Misumi Kubo (窪 美澄)Translator: Polly BartonPublication Year: 2010 (Japan); 2021 (United States)Press: Arcade PublishingPages: 267 So…
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