A summer story where a boy who expresses himself through haiku and a girl hiding her smile behind a mask cross paths.
About
Cherry is a high school boy who is terrible at communicating and always wears headphones to avoid talking to people, pouring his feelings into haiku instead. Smile is a popular influencer who hides her large buckteeth behind a mask. One day, the two accidentally bump into each other at a shopping mall, leading to a mix-up with their smartphones. As they spend the summer together, they begin to bridge the distance between their hearts through words and music.
Characters
Real name: Yui Sakura. A 17-year-old high school junior. He is extremely socially anxious and struggles to talk to others. His hobby is writing haiku. He is friends with Toughboy, Japan, and Beaver.
Real name: Pablo Santana. A 15-year-old 9th grader. He is friends with Cherry, Japan, and Toughboy.
An anime otaku in his late teens to late twenties. He is friends with Cherry, Toughboy, and Beaver. He works as a clerk at the Hand Off thrift store.
Real name: Yasuyuki Fujiyama. A male at least 18 years old. He is friends with Cherry, Japan, and Beaver.
Real name: Mari Hoshino. A girl who is good with machinery. She is the youngest of three sisters, living with Smile and Juri.
Real name: Juri Hoshino. A kind girl. She is the eldest of the three sisters, living with Smile and Mari.
Real name: Yuki Hoshino. A popular high school influencer. She has a complex about her buckteeth and always wears a mask. Her viewers used to call her bucktoothed grin a 'Beaver Smile.' She is a 17-year-old high school junior who remains kind even when teased about her teeth.
Intro
Smile and Cherry bump into each other at the shopping mall.
Smile's phone and mask fall to the ground. Cherry's phone falls as well.
Buckteeth... he mutters under his breath.
Panicking, she puts her mask back on, accidentally grabs Cherry's phone, and runs off to join Juri and Mari.
Cherry hasn't realized yet that their phones have been swapped.
Release Date 2026.08.21 / Last Updated 2026.08.27
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