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“Touma reunites with changed childhood friend Kyouko, slowly reconnecting despite her transformed personality and appearance.”
Jimoto ni Kaettekitara Osananajimi ga Kowareteta
地元に帰ってきたら幼馴染が壊れてた
7.39
4,259 rank · 5,993 readers · 44 favorites
Romance
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Synopsis
Touma reunites with changed childhood friend Kyouko, slowly reconnecting despite her transformed personality and appearance.
"This is what I've become." "I've turned into this." "He is still the same." Touma returns to his hometown and happens to run into his childhood friend Kyouko. However, she was supposed to be a tomboyish and cheerful girl, but now she is like a completely different person. Despite her flashy appearance, Kyouko's feeble voice and actions stand out, and as she interacts with him several times, the distance between them gradually shrinks... (Source: Kadokawa, translated)
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Derived from 5 sampled reviews
8.2
/10
What 5 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 0.75
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Strong agreement
σ 0.75 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.20
Running avg · Jan 2024 → Dec 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “I went into this without any real expectations and was pleasantly surprised to find how much I enjoyed this manga. Firstly, I really like the inversion of the childhood friend got hot trope....”
- 7 “As always Zyugoya Cooked with this one! ABSOLUTE GOAT OF A WRITER!! The Story is really Wholesome. MC comes back to find his childhood friend in the most depressing and awful state one could be in....”
- 9 “This is a great rare piece of manga. I really love how the story goes and end. A childhood friend romance good ending manga is so hard to find but i successfully found this. Although there is only...”
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Medium · 100%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 1 vol ch × vol
- Published Nov 2023 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M71313 catalog