On the day Naho begins 11th grade, she forgets to set her alarm and oversleeps for the first time in her life. As she rushes out the door, she notices she’s received a letter. In her haste to not be late for school, Naho stuffs it in her bag, and it’s not until she’s sitting in her morning class that she remembers it. When she opens to read it, she realizes: this is a letter from herself.
From herself ten years in the future.
At first, Naho thinks it’s a joke. But then the letter details her oversleeping, and she begins to get a little suspicious. And as more of the letter’s predictions come true one by one, Naho comes to realize that the letter just might be true. 26-year-old Naho tells 16-year-old Naho that a new transfer–a boy named Kakeru–would soon be joining her class, and begs her to watch over him, saying that only Naho can save Kakeru from a terrible future. With specific instructions and advice, Naho goes on a sci-fi-adjacent journey filled with friendship and romance.
A manga perfect for brand new readers as well as long-time lovers of the medium, Orange is a series that takes people on a journey through all the emotions with characters that really stand out from beginning to end. Packed with a fantastic (and funny) found family, swoony (and slow burn) romance, and heartbreak (because manga is synonymous with heartbreak), any contemporary romance fan will find themselves glued to the page as the story delves into deep topics surrounding friendship and support systems. Bonus: there’s an anime to binge right after finishing.
It’s important to note trigger warnings for depression, suicide, and suicidal ideation.
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