Strange(2023)
A page in the life of a shy high school student and a dreamy drag queen.
One evening a shy suburban Tokyo high school student, Odeko, meets a tearful Kuma dressed in drag in a park. As their earnest friendship develops, Kuma's struggle to live confidently with himself changes Odeko's timidity as well.
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