The guy she was interested in wasn't a guy at all

One fateful day, Aya Osawa walks into a CD store looking for some albums and discovers a cute clerk who has similar tastes and can discuss her favorite bands, unlike her friends, who judge her tastes as weird and edgy. Aya begins to develop a crush on the record-store worker, whom she dubs "my guy," but the problem is, her crush is actually Mitsuki Koga, a girl classmate who sits next to Aya all day long! Koga unfairly knows the truth and finds herself infatuated with Aya as well, leaving both in a precarious position waiting for all to be revealed. In a book beautifully illustrated with vivid green backgrounds throughout and kinetic depictions of music, readers will simultaneously fall in love with Aya, Koga, and the Seattle grunge bands the two bond over. The female leads are both authentically portrayed, and readers will find them easily relatable because of their social anxieties, a need for belonging, and a strong connection to music. Arai intersperses humor with great comedic timing, but this is one that will tug at the heartstrings and have readers anticipating the romantic coupling that later volumes are sure to deliver.