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“Proper student president Maki secretly practices romance with tomboy Riko after pillow-kiss discovery.”
Love Lab
恋愛ラボ
7.72
1,805 rank · 5,581 readers · 93 favorites
CGDCT
School
Comedy
Romance
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Synopsis
Proper student president Maki secretly practices romance with tomboy Riko after pillow-kiss discovery.
The Fujisaki Girls Academy is known for their school body being composed of very proper students. The most prominent one of them is Maki, the student president who is admired by her classmates for her calm and polite demeanor. On the other hand, Kurahashi Riko is also admired but for having a very forward and boyish personality. Riko accidentally walks into Maki while she's practicing kissing with a pillow and learns that she isn't what everyone thinks she is. Riko is forced into keeping Maki's secret and join her in practicing all aspects of romance like holding hands and more. (Source: MangaHelpers)
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Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
8.3
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 6
σ 1.70
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.70 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.67
Running avg · Oct 2016 → Jan 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “It's my first time to make a review so sorry if i'm not so thorough with my analysis. But here's my take on this. Story: 9 First and foremost, this manga is not a yuri. Yes, the lead characters...”
- 10 “Story: [10/10] The story revolves around five girls and their struggles with insecurity, friendship and of course love! I've been following the manga since the anime came out and I definitely...”
- 6 “The premise was very interesting. A romcom involving middle school students might not be everyone's cup of tea but its quite wholesome. The comedy and friendship is also great. It's from the...”
Verbosity
Short · 0%
Medium · 67%
Long · 33%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 197 × 15 ch × vol
- Total read 26h 16m approx
- Published Oct 2006 – Oct 2019
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M16662 catalog