So, I usually don't read manga. Ever. I prefer anime. I looked on one of those "top romance" lists and found the anime. At first the squick factor was huge for me with this one. All the blurbs refer to him as a child, and Nike as an adult.

I've been reading the scanlations. I skipped over the chapters the anime covered, and continued on. In the translation, it says on his birthday that he was turning 12 or 13. Squick went up. The idea of a 17 year old girl getting sexually attracted to a 12 year old prepubescent boy, just. I can't even. It ruined the story for me. I don't like shota or lolicon.

REST EASY FELLOW SQUICKERS! It turns out that at the beginning of the series, he is 15. I just hope the mangaka lets him grow some more physically. He still looks 12 in the manga. So don't let the "child" idea ruin it for you.