29/09/2026
¡Se acerca una tormenta de verano! by Oh_miau is a rare Gold Award winner from the Creators platform, and you will see why when you read it.
This is not a supernatural shounen story. It’s not a generic romance comedy either. It’s a simple, very short glimpse into the day in the life of a nameless boy who’s repeating a year.
Now you might think, oh, so he’s a dumb f**k. Which may be true; failing a year, at least in my country, is REALLY hard to do, but maybe it was something else. In the end, it doesn’t matter.
Failing a year isn’t a problem in and of itself. The boy getting separated from his friend Leon, and most likely the rest of his gang, IS the problem.
As a kid, getting left behind by your other friends f**king sucks. I remember trying my hardest, even in my early 20s, to keep my OG friend group. Fought tooth and nail. I mean, those are the people with whom I got drunk for the first time. Tried drugs, light and hard, for the first time. DID CRIME TOGETHER. Y’know, those were my boys. But life had different plans for each of us, and I barely see any of them today. And that’s just how life goes.
¡Se acerca una tormenta de verano! means: “A summer storm is approaching!” in Spanish. Storms bring change. Change that we often fear, but change that we need. Even if you lose your old friends, new ones will waltz right into your life. And your life is LONG, so those childhood friends may be dear to you, but they’re only present at the start of your story, for a short time.
This is a wonderful one-shot, with minimal dialogue, a gorgeous visual style, and a bittersweet story. Ain’t a better way to start the Autumn season than with something like this!
Name: ¡Se acerca una tormenta de verano!
Author: Oh_miau
Platform: Manga+ and Manga+ Creators