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“Four handsome but clumsy guys try to hide their mishaps while maintaining their cool personas.”
Play It Cool, Guys
クールドジ男子
7.91
1,055 rank · 9,399 readers · 199 favorites
Iyashikei
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
Four handsome but clumsy guys try to hide their mishaps while maintaining their cool personas.
On the surface, Hayate Ichikura, Shun Futami, Takayuki Mima, and Souma Shiki do not have much in common apart from their good looks and seemingly suave attitudes. However, what they do share is an unexpected characteristic—they are quite clumsy! Whether it is losing a wallet, wearing clothes incorrectly, or getting lost, there is no short amount of antics the quartet gets up to. It is only a matter of pretending their mishaps are intentional and not losing their cool in front of others.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
6.8
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
75%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8.5
mode 9
σ 3.34
Agreement
Polarized
σ 3.34 · split reception
The polarity gap
7.7 pts
Recommenders 8.7 · others 1.0
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No
Score over time
↓ 2.25
Running avg · Aug 2020 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “At the time of writing this review, the last chapter of this manga was released 1 year 80 days ago... so yea, I don't think this manga might be getting a chapter soon. But based on the limited...”
- 9 “This is going to be a shorter review on this one! At the time of this review, there are currently 30 chapters of the manga. It's something that could life up your mood! The comedy is funny and...”
- 9 “This is something you should read to lift your mood! It focuses on four male leads who are all clumsy in some sort of way. The comedy in this is pretty good (since its basically them being clumsy...”
Verbosity
Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Published Jun 2019 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M51766 catalog