This ugly yet beautiful world - Ashita Morimi

The story revolves around Takemoto Takeru who lives with his aunt and uncle and their young daughter Mari. Takeru was abandoned by his parents when he was very young and has emotional scars, which he keeps buried within himself. His friend Ryou, who lives alone with his younger sister Kimi has a similar situation in his past and is Takeru's close friend. In school, the two occupy opposite ends of the "popularity scale", with Ryou being popular amongst the girls, where Takeru, well, isn't so popular. Two girls who follow Ryou around are Amika and Sakurako, making up the story's main group of five characters.