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“Reformed bad boy Chiwoo struggles to stay low-key amid persistent class president and resurfacing past.”
Back to School
복학생
7.1
8,127 rank · 3,170 readers · 19 favorites
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Synopsis
Reformed bad boy Chiwoo struggles to stay low-key amid persistent class president and resurfacing past.
Chiwoo's got issues. Upon returning to school after the "incident" last year, he vows to keep to himself and stay out of trouble until graduation. Easier said than done: his bad boy reputation has made him the talk of the school, and Kyujin—class president and model student—won't stop being friendly. Trouble arrives soon enough in the shape of Jihyun, a tattooed hunk from Chiwoo's dark past. It's gonna be a tough year... (Source: Lezhin Comics)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
6.3
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 4
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 · May 2022 → Nov 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “I really enjoyed the developing relationship between Chiwoo and Kyujin, making this 46-chapter manhwa a solid choice when you are bored. However, the story contains disturbing scenes of violence...”
- 8 “This manhwa subverts expectations of a basic BL, offering a well-written and deeply developed narrative about overcoming past trauma. There are no notable criticisms to report regarding the story's...”
- 4 “The story deserves credit for its realistic portrayal of trauma and its refusal to romanticize sensitive subject matter. However, the narrative suffers from pacing issues, unresolved plot threads,...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 33%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Back to School begins and ends here.
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A Manhwa Publication
- Format 45 ch ch × vol
- Total read 6h 00m approx
- Published Feb 2019 – Jan 2020
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M52817 catalog