Ongoing
“Factory dropout Manami re-enters high school, clashing with a privileged princess—love or rivalry?”
The Delayed High School Life of a Laborer
中卒労働者〈ワーカー〉から始める高校生活
7.01
9,579 rank · 3,554 readers · 11 favorites
Seinen
School
Drama
Romance
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Synopsis
Factory dropout Manami re-enters high school, clashing with a privileged princess—love or rivalry?
18-year-old Manami Katagiri has faced hardships his whole life because he had to drop out of middle school and begin working in a factory to take care of his little sister. For reasons he's re-enrolled in high school to better his life but on his first day he encounters a "princess" who he claims has never had to work a day in her life. Is it love at first sight? or perhaps a rivalry? (Source: MU)
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Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
5.8
/10
What 5 readers settled on.
67%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 9
σ 3.54
Agreement
Polarized
σ 3.54 · split reception
The polarity gap
7.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 2.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 3.80
Running avg · May 2017 → Jul 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “I found the romance to be rushed and bland. the boy goes back to school after working to take care of his younger sister. the main heroine gets sexually harassed and saved. the secondary heroine...”
- 9 “I picked up this manga on a whim and yes I enjoy it very much. The story is promising with the rivalry between the MC and the useless guy who latch on the the Main heroine like a puppy is providing...”
- 9 “I will be reviewing up to chapter 8 (I will update this periodically as more chapters are unveiled). Also note that this will contain some mild spoilers (that are tagged if you wish to read the...”
Verbosity
Short · 60%
Medium · 20%
Long · 20%
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A Manga Publication
- Published Oct 2012 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M38693 catalog