<p>A hidden youth depicted by an LGBT creator. Some 10 years or so ago, a high school student from a regional town named Rino Tachi went to an all-girls school, studied here and there, and enjoyed talking with his female friends. He was an "ordinary" girl, except for his pervasive feeling of unease within his body. A story of "love" set in a time that demanded even more conformity than now, about living one's fullest life while hiding the discontent. A story about searching for oneself.</p><hr/><b>JA</b><p>LGBT当事者である著者が描く、秘められた青春。 今から10余年前、とある地方の女子高生橘りのは、学校に通い、そこそこ勉強し、仲良しの女友達とのおしゃべりを楽しむどこにでもいる“普通”な子だった。ただ、自分の体に“違和感”があることを除いては。現代よりさらに“普通”が求められた時代で、違和感を隠しながらも懸命に生き、自分らしさを模索していく“アイ”の物語。</p>