Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway

A quiet, character-driven drama from One Peace Books, Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway (2021–present) follows a salaryman who, after a painful rejection, impulsively shaves his beard and offers shelter to a runaway high school girl. Over the course of 12 issues, the series explores the tentative, evolving relationship between two strangers sharing a home, balancing themes of loneliness, trust, and found family without melodrama. Best known for the original light novel and its manga adaptation, it matters for its grounded, slow-burn take on unconventional cohabitation and emotional recovery.