12-sai.: Chicchana Mune no Tokimeki

For twelve-year-old friends Hanabi Ayase and Yui Aoi, familiar school days are beginning to bring unfamiliar feelings. Hanabi grows closer to her classmate Yuuto Takao, while Yui starts to see a different side of Kazuma Hiyama beneath his blunt manner.

Classroom teasing, shyness and jealousy complicate their first experiences of affection. With their friendship as a source of support, the girls try to understand their own feelings without letting other people's expectations decide everything for them. Small misunderstandings can seem enormous at this age, but learning to speak honestly offers its own quiet victories.