A Lemon, a Kiss, and the Invisible Us

by Haruma Kobe

On a morning commuter train, Minato becomes the victim of sexual harassment. Nagi, meanwhile, is suddenly kissed by an older girl at school—a girl he does not even like.

After the incident, Minato can no longer bring himself to ride the train. When Nagi reaches out to him, the two gradually begin talking. As they share what happened to them, they start to confront the pain they had tried to dismiss as “not a big deal,” and the feelings of “I hated it” that they had never been able to put into words.

A moving story of friendship and courage that shines a light on pain so often made invisible.

19 x 13 cm, 250 pages,
First published May 2026