Rainbow Days

Rainbow Days traces the everyday highs and awkward lows of four high school friends as they stumble through first loves and shifting friendships. Natsuki Hashiba is a romantic dreamer; Tomoya Matsunaga carries himself like a practiced ladies’ man; Keiichi Katakura has a sharp, teasing streak and never parts with his whip; and Tsuyoshi Naoe is an otaku whose girlfriend enjoys cosplay.

After being abruptly dumped on Christmas Eve, Natsuki ends up crying in public—until a girl dressed as Santa offers him tissues. The moment leaves a lasting impression, and he soon learns she’s Anna Kobayakawa, a classmate at the same school. As Natsuki tries to get closer to Anna, his well-meaning but intrusive friends keep inserting themselves into his love life, even as they chase their own romantic aims.