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“Ex-ballerina Anna joins archery club, reunites with childhood rival Jinnai as president.”
Purikyuu
プリキュウ
7.45
3,561 rank · 9,041 readers · 32 favorites
Shoujo
School
Comedy
Romance
Sports
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Synopsis
Ex-ballerina Anna joins archery club, reunites with childhood rival Jinnai as president.
Katsuragi Anna is a former ballerina who tries to find herself when her dreams of ballet stardom fall short. She is tricked into joining the archery club by her friend... only to find that the president is her childhood rival, Jinnai!? (Source: M-U)
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Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
6.3
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5
mode 5
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 · Jun 2009 → Feb 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Another cute and funny story, from Motomi Kyousuke's works. The plot was simple yet hilarious in some way. The art was also good and simply unique, especially the characters' facial expressions....”
- 5 “Eh, this story was basic. Cast was decent enough. The romance was predictable, and the story was predictable. If you're into Shoujo sports series, you might like it. It's a short and cute read....”
- 5 “An obnoxious main character who has the most irritating trait in the entire world of manga: "natural talent". And the main character, Anna, does not let us forget it. If you took a shot every time...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 33%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 5 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 40m approx
- Published Jan 2005 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M1688 catalog