You Made My Dawn

A gentle, secretive romance that unfolds slowly, balancing warmth and melancholy as two guarded teens connect through art.

Directed by

Mai Sakai

Genres

Romance

Starring

Rinka Kumada, Ruki Shiroiwa, Yumena Yanai

Overview

Fukagawa Seiji is a high school student with silver color hair. He is free-spirited and fond of painting. He tells people exactly what he thinks, but he also has a mysterious side. His classmate is Niwa Akane. Akane is a model student who always wears a face mask. At first, she doesn’t like Seiji, but she is attracted by Seiji's paintings and his blunt personality. They get close with each other, and they both have their own secret they can’t tell anyone. Adapted from the novel "Yoru ga Aketara, Ichiban ni Kimi ni Ai ni Iku" (When the Dawn Breaks, I’ll Be the First to See You)

How it feels

Romantic, melancholic, earnest and warm. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Love, identity, isolation, coming-of-age

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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