In White Outfits and Tied with Red Thread… Wait, What?! Fans Go Into Meltdown Over Utage & Tamon’s Magazine Cover for “Tamon’s B-Side”: « KAWAII Dying from Cuteness… » « Oh My God! »

On the official X account of the “spoon.2Di” editorial department, the cover visual and detailed information for the magazine “spoon.2Di vol.136”, scheduled for release on July 31, were unveiled. The sheer beauty of the cover visual has sparked a huge buzz among fans. According to the post, a massive 14-page special feature will be included, featuring staff and cast interviews for the anime “Tamon’s B-Side”. Furthermore, it was revealed that tin badges, acrylic stands, and acrylic charms with ribbons will be offered as a gift for all applicants, and an A2 poster will be included as an appendix.

The released cover image features Utage Kinoshita (CV: Saori Hayami) and Tamon Fukuhara (CV: Kakeru Hatano), the main characters of the anime “Tamon’s B-Side”. The two are dressed in white-based outfits adorned with ruffles. Utage is wearing a red ribbon, holding a strawberry while resting her hand on her ribbon. On the other hand, Tamon has something like a red thread (string) wrapped around his neck. Tamon has a slightly flushed cheeks with a bashful expression, and the background is scattered with motifs such as cakes topped with strawberries, creating an overall adorable and sweet atmosphere.

“Tamon’s B-Side” is a popular romantic comedy serialized in “Hana to Yume” by Yuki Shiwasu. The story begins when Utage, a high school girl who is a huge fan of Tamon, a member of a wildly popular idol group, visits his home for a part-time housekeeping job. Contrary to his sparkling idol persona, the real Tamon has extremely low self-esteem and a gloomy personality. The story depicts his two-sided nature and their comical relationship.

In response to this post, fans flooded the comments with excited voices such as « Arghhhhh », « Wooow!! KAWAII Dying from Cuteness… », « Eeeeeek!!!!! Unbelievable! Unbelievable!! Wait! And a cast interview too?! Waaaah!!!!! », « In white outfits!! Red thread and ribbon!! Utage-chan right between Tamon’s legs!! », and « Does this mean they’re getting married? ». Many reactions showed fans losing their minds over the attractive cover setup, with comments like « I want a job where I get to wrap a string (choker?) around cute Jimehara-san’s neck ». In addition, the author, Shiwasu-sensei, also commented, « I’m so happy they drew them so cute! ».

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