Arakawa Under the Bridge 1 (Arakawa Under the Bridge #1)

By: Hikaru Nakamura

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Synopsis: &“Could you help me fall in love?&” Kou Ichinomiya, a young man born with a silver spoon in his mouth and raised with the mantra &“never owe anyone&” suddenly finds himself deeply indebted to a young homeless woman, Nino, who lives on the Arakawa river bank and claims to originally be from the planet Venus. When Nino rejects all of Kou&’s mundane offers of money or housing, Kou is at a loss for how to repay his debt, until Nino suddenly asks him to teach her about love. A daunting task, but the over-achieving Kou is determined to return Nino&’s favor. And so begins Kou&’s life under the bridge, along with a band of eccentric characters who have formed their own little community outside the boundaries of typical Tokyoite life…