Usako and the Art of Falling Slowly

Usagi Takahashi has grown up side by side with Mitsukuni Haninozuka-her childhood best friend, her emotional anchor, and the one person who sees past her carefully crafted poise. But even the strongest bonds are tested by family expectations and the pressure to grow up too fast. Between demanding training schedules, stifling uniforms, and moments of painful distance, Usagi and Mitsukuni struggle to hold on to the softness that defines them both.

When a dramatic first-year named Tamaki Suoh invites Mitsukuni to join a mysterious new club, everything changes. With the Host Club's over-the-top charm, sweets, and rose petals, Mitsukuni rediscovers the joy in being unapologetically himself-and slowly, Usagi begins to let go too.

Filled with quiet longing, sharp humor, and the kind of love that grows over years of shared glances and bunny plushies, Usako and the Art of Falling Slowly is a slow-burn story about holding on, letting go, and falling-carefully, stubbornly, and completely-in love.