HUSH!

A high school girl named Pii, whose full name is Machida Kotori, decides to cut her long hair short as a fresh start when she begins living with her father following her parents' divorce, marking a symbolic change after middle school graduation. While getting her hair cut at a beauty salon on a Sunday, she catches the eye of a boy named Jiro who watches her from outside and falls for her at first sight. Jiro, who was abandoned as an infant and raised in a special environment including by a beloved grandmother figure, is drawn to Pii's kind-hearted and determined personality. The two unexpectedly reunite when they both enter the same high school, where Jiro boldly confesses his feelings soon after. Their interactions unfold amid school life, new friendships, and the presence of other classmates like the teasing yet eventually friendly Reiko, as mutual attraction grows despite various interruptions. (Unreviewed summary by Grok 4.1)