Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu

Bocchi Hitori enters middle school carrying a problem she can’t hide: severe social anxiety that leaves her fainting when things get overwhelming, getting sick when she’s nervous, and even drafting elaborate schemes to avoid talking to people. Making the transition harder, her only elementary school friend, Kai Yawara, won’t be at the same school—and chooses a tough form of encouragement by cutting ties and promising they can reconnect only after Bocchi becomes friends with everyone in her new class.

With that goal as her lifeline, Bocchi pushes herself to face introductions one by one, starting with the intimidating, delinquent-looking girl seated right in front of her. Each small step becomes part of a larger, heartfelt effort to turn a lonely new start into a classroom full of friends.