We have a special treat for you today: a one-shot manga by Itou Hachi called Spring, a Minuet. The story follows a girl named Hachiya Nao as she tries to become friends with a deaf girl in her class, Tobe Takako. This manga was published in a quarterly periodical named Pure Yuri Anthology Hirari, which was dedicated to collecting manga focused on yuri themes (girl/girl romance, if you’re way out of the loop). I say “was” because, unfortunately, Hirari is no longer in print: it ceased publication after 5 and a half years and 14 volumes.

Despite its “Pure” moniker, Hirari was not adverse to publishing lewder and more explicit yuri manga… but this one, specifically, is as pure as it gets. You won’t see anything more obscene than a bit of hand-holding. You will see a whole bunch of cuteness, and some very lovely art, though. This is a story that a fell in love with at first sight, as I was glancing through some of my spoils during a layover in Incheon airport on the way home from a trip to Japan last year, and I hope it makes you feel the same way.

You can find Spring, a Minuet in the Manga -> One-shot Releases section at the top of the page. Enjoy!

~Mirrormn