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“Two university misfits meet at an S club, drawn together by music and curiosity, questioning if love can endure.”
Koibito Play
恋人プレイ
6.26
20,345 rank · 2,122 readers · 11 favorites
Seinen
Romance
Ecchi
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Synopsis
Two university misfits meet at an S club, drawn together by music and curiosity, questioning if love can endure.
Okuno Ryouko and Saeki are quiet normal students. But only at the surface. At university, they both feel out of place; so, Okuno visits a S&M club after classes. Saeki happens to visit this club as well; rather than participating in the activities like Okuno, he is there to play music. When they both meet there, they seem somewhat attracted to each other. But will this attraction last, when they come to know about each other better? Will love be able to bloom? (Source: Imangascans)
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Derived from 2 sampled reviews
8.0
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 7
σ 1.00
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Strong agreement
σ 1.00 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Jul 2010 → Nov 2014
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Firstly let me start off by saying this is a mature manga and it deals with mature topics , but that said, this is at heart a wonderful touching love story, that had even me captivated and I hate...”
- 7 “"...well then" Same words I had when I started, same words I muttered when I finished. STORY: 7/10 This story was definitely on the darker side of things-- not in the grotesque, creepy or gut...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 20 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 40m approx
- Published Dec 1997 – Feb 1999
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M11117 catalog