My Boy

Watashi no Shounen
私の少年

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Satoko Tawada, a 30-year-old office worker at a sporting goods company, encounters Mashuu Hayami, a 12-year-old boy, playing soccer in a park at night. She was treated cruelly by a former lover, he is dealing with a high-handed and uninvolved family. Both are burdened with loneliness, and they sense that the other has something that they’re searching for... (Source: Kodansha USA)

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Genres
Drama Psychological Romance Slice of Life Tragedy
Character Traits
Age
Young Male Lead Older Female Lead
Appearance
Androgynous Male Lead
Hair
Hair Style Change Long-Haired Male Character Long-Haired Male Lead
Narrative Tropes
Dead Family Member Love Tropes Love Triangle Storytelling Techniques Multiple POVs
Plot Structure
Time Manipulation Time Skip
Themes
Coming of Age Dead Parents Loneliness Child Abuse Drugs Alcohol
Sports
Team Sports Football
Time Period > Period Piece
Late Modern & Contemporary 21st century
Occupations
Office Lady Office Worker
Audience Demographics
Male Oriented Seinen
Character Types
Female Lead Male Lead Male Lead Naive Male Lead
Female Lead
Adult Female Lead Kind female Lead
Locations
School Asia Japan
Relationship
Age Gap Ex-Boyfriends Friendship Guardian Relationship Student-Adult Relationship Age Gap Older Female Younger Male Orientation Heterosexual