Series by 和泉かねよし

Maki is a kindhearted high school freshman shipped off to Seiho High, a prestigious all-boys boarding school on a remote island dubbed the “Alcatraz of Japan” for its near-impossible escape. Surrounded by a wild cast of good-looking guys desperate for any hint of romance, he navigates a chaotic world of teenage antics and pent-up energy. As Maki adjusts to dorm life far from civilization, his optimism clashes with the school’s rugged reality, sparking friendships and rivalries alike.

Ai was once mocked as a plain and unfashionable girl. She spends money and effort to transform her appearance. Hoping to leave a painful middle school past behind, she enters a high school where no one knows her. Her new debut looks successful at first. The school setting tests whether a changed image can free her from old insecurity.