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Monkey High!

“After scandal, cynical Haruna transfers schools, meets sincere Macharu, questions her monkey-mountain worldview and budding feelings.”

Monkey High!

7.56
2,807 rank · 12,938 readers · 143 favorites
Shoujo School Romance
33 chapters · 8 volumes · 2004 - 2008 · Manga
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Synopsis

After scandal, cynical Haruna transfers schools, meets sincere Macharu, questions her monkey-mountain worldview and budding feelings.

Haruna Aizawa is forced to transfer out of the renowned K Academy after her politician father is involved in a corruption scandal. She thought that she had strong bonds with her previous friends, but they all too easily cut ties with her once the headline became public. As a result, Haruna holds a skeptical view of her new high school and future classmates. She believes that school life is like being on a monkey mountain, where monkeys in the same gang constantly fight and get back together again, and a hierarchy gets established. As such, she has no expectations of fitting into the pre-existing hierarchy at this school. Masaru "Macharu" Yamashita is one of Haruna's new classmates, and even his appearance is akin to that of a baby monkey. He is remarkably sincere in his interactions with Haruna, and despite herself, she begins to open up to him. One day she makes the mistake of comparing their class to a pack of wild monkeys while in his presence, and he questions her about her standing in that situation. Is she looking on from the top? Or is she on the outside as an observer? Spending time with Macharu forces Haruna to confront her vulnerabilities and ponder why she is willing to let her guard down only for him—could this be love?

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7.8 /10

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100% recommend
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median 8 mode 8 σ 1.56
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σ 1.56 · some divergence

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Not enough recommend signal yet

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↓ 2.20

Running avg · Apr 2010 → Jun 2022

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A Manga Publication

  • Format 33 × 8 ch × vol
  • Total read 4h 24m approx
  • Published Aug 2004 – Feb 2008
  • Source Manga media type
  • Ref. BS-M1266 catalog

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