Series Tagged as Surfing

Haruka Tachibana, a high school girl living in a seaside town, reunites with her childhood crush, Toru Arikawa, at the beach during summer. Toru enrolls in the same high school as Haruka’s cousin, Ippei Shimizu, joining the soccer team and bonding with Haruka’s friend, Tomoyo Kitada. Tensions rise when Toru learns Ippei also harbors feelings for Haruka, leading him to propose a surfing competition to settle their rivalry. Haruka navigates her rekindled connection with Toru and her complex ties to Ippei, set against the backdrop of coastal life and friendships.

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.

Lukia Nanami turns seventeen as her family moves to a seaside town. During her first walk on the beach, she saves a handsome surfer from drowning. The next day, she finds that he is a classmate at her new school. He does not recognize her and insists that a mermaid rescued him. Her new life begins with a secret tied to the sea and a boy who remembers the rescue differently.