The Mimosa Confessions (Light Novel) Series

A PROMISE AND A CURSE

“Promise me you’ll always be a good older brother to her, okay?”Misao Tsukinoki clung to these words from her late mother, looking to her older sibling as a guiding light. But when she came home that fateful day to find Ushio wearing her school uniform, her respect and adoration instantly turned to scorn and disbelief. Why was Ushio suddenly dressing like this? When did the changes start? Or had the person she thought of as a brother been someone different all along?

Desperate and in need of answers, Misao retraces their life together from the present to the distant past: their father’s second marriage, their history with Sakuma Kamiki, their mother’s death—and a promise they made to each other long, long ago. Old secrets and buried truths will finally come to light as Misao grows closer to understanding Ushio’s struggles. And with them, a tragic tale of a fractured family unravels in reverse.

A CLASH OF EGOS

It’s smooth sailing for Sakuma and friends after the autumn culture festival, and Ushio is fast reclaiming her popularity at school. Just when it seems like the worst is finally behind them, Ushio’s old rival barges in with a challenge: defeat him in a race, or rejoin the boys’ track-and-field team. It’s an outlandish request, yet—despite being out of practice and at a severe disadvantage—Ushio accepts.

Meanwhile, tension is brewing between two of the school’s biggest troublemakers, with Arisa Nishizono on the brink of a violent blowup after repeated provocations from Itsuku Sera. Eventually, her fury boils over, and she takes matters into her own hands in a way no one saw coming. Sparks fly as the youths’ resolve is put to the test… When the dust settles, who will be victorious?

TIME TO RAISE THE CURTAIN

After a dramatic first semester, Sakuma and Ushio dive headfirst into summer vacation. Despite their unspoken agreement to not mention the “incident” that occurred on the last day of school, things get real awkward real fast when they meet up with Natsuki on a trip to the aquarium. She asks them a pointed question: “You two are dating, aren’t you?”

The trio will be forced to set their unresolved feelings aside when fall semester arrives—and with it, the annual culture festival. Can Sakuma balance his feelings for both of them in addition to his work on the festival committee, not to mention a starring role in the class production of Romeo and Juliet?

A high school LGBT+ story of love and transformation—from the award-winning author of The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (which inspired an anime film) and Wait For Me Yesterday in Spring!

Growing up in a dreary suburb, Sakuma has little to brighten his humdrum days aside from his best friend. The bright, talented, and attractive Ushio seems to have everything Sakuma lacks, and his good looks, academics, and athletic prowess make him popular with the girls at school. Past trauma—and an understandable inferiority complex—slowly drive the two apart, and by the time they enter high school, they hardly even speak anymore. Thus, Sakuma finds himself alone.

Against all odds, he eventually gains a friend in Natsuki, the sweetest girl in class. The two hit it off gushing about their favorite novels, and he falls head over heels for her. But that very same night, he stumbles upon an unexpected sight while walking through a familiar park: his old friend Ushio, dressed in a full-blown schoolgirl’s uniform and sobbing uncontrollably.