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“16-year-old Isaki gains freedom and responsibility through flying his neighbor's Piper Cub, meeting new people.”
Kabu no Isaki
カブのイサキ
7.49
3,341 rank · 5,506 readers · 50 favorites
Seinen
Iyashikei
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
16-year-old Isaki gains freedom and responsibility through flying his neighbor's Piper Cub, meeting new people.
In the process of growing up, one gains greater freedom and is given more responsibilities at the same time. For Isaki, who had just turned 16, this adventure and challenge comes through his neighbor's Piper Cub. In exchange for paying gas bills and making deliveries, he is given the chance to meet new people and expand his horizons.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
7.3
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 6
σ 1.89
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.89 · split reception
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 2.67
Running avg · Jul 2018 → Mar 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This is a story that hit all the right notes for me..! The world is one that operates in a similar fashion to that of YKK (without the apocalypse, though), and provides the characters with a huge...”
- 6 “I've came to this manga years ago and just periodically read few chapters. Compared to Hitoshi Ashinano's probably most known series, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikko, this tittle is much simpler and have...”
- 6 “Kabu no Isaki is a good manga, but all of its aspects could have been better executed. What is most interesting at first is the location and atmosphere, as it is a huge science fiction world where...”
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Medium · 100%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 48 × 6 ch × vol
- Total read 6h 24m approx
- Published Jun 2007 – Nov 2012
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M2856 catalog