The Metalhead Next Door

The Metalhead Next Door

A tale of two neighbors—a shy metalhead and a broke graduate student—who slowly learn about each other over shared meals with a hope for something more.

Impoverished graduate student Kento nearly freezes to death outside his new, cheap (unheated) apartment during a blizzard. Luckily, he’s saved by neighbor Soushi, a quiet and somewhat frightening young man who dresses in all black. Although he exudes an aura that screams “keep away,” his eyes, hidden behind long rocker hair, plead for something else. Over the following year, the two share meals together, but as the time passes, the closeted Kento finds it increasingly difficult to ignore his growing feelings. Will he choose to maintain the peaceful, happy times he’s grown to love or risk it all for the possibility of something more?

Series Overview: About to freeze to death on a day of heavy snow, Kento is saved by his neighbor Soushi. Dressed all in black, taciturn and scary-looking, Soushi seems hard to approach, but his eyes, almost hidden by his long hair, shine as if pleading for something. After that day, the two of them end up eating together every day for one year. Kento, while hiding the fact that he’s gay, doesn’t want the peaceful and happy time they share to come to an end. Can he keep a lid on his feelings…?!

Biographical Notes:

Impoverished graduate student Kento nearly freezes to deAlthough this is Mamita’s first English-language print release, she’s already been published in Spanish and German. She has also published doujinshi (independent comics) under the circle name “Licca.” You can learn more about Mamita on her Twitter page, @mamitaso0312.