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“Rebellious student Jun'ichi must fake-date his arranged fiancée Yuuhi for a month to save their engagement.”
Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka
あかね色に染まる坂
6.7
14,723 rank · 3,332 readers · 16 favorites
Shounen
Harem
School
Comedy
Drama
Romance
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Synopsis
Rebellious student Jun'ichi must fake-date his arranged fiancée Yuuhi for a month to save their engagement.
Jun'ichi Nagase attends a prestigious high school. He has the nickname Geno Killer since he was rebellious in middle school. This is used, inadvertently, to help a girl named Yuuhi Katagiri from trouble. She later transfers to his school, and in order to protect Yuuhi from danger, Jun'ichi is forced to kiss her. Not understanding what happened, she screams at him. Subsequently, it turns out that Yuuhi is his fiancé as arranged by their parents. Their parents discuss the matter and order them to go out together for a month to restore their relationship. If their relationship does not get better, the engagement will then be canceled. (Source: Wikipedia)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
5.3
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5.5
mode 9
σ 3.77
Agreement
Polarized
σ 3.77 · split reception
The polarity gap
7.5 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 1.5
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No
Score over time
↑ 3.25
Running avg · Feb 2012 → May 2016
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “The manga is a solid, satisfying read that delivers a much more rewarding conclusion than its anime counterpart. While the story relies on typical love triangle tropes and lacks the chaotic twists...”
- 9 “This heartwarming romance excels through its highly likable, believable main cast and a clean, detailed art style that brings the characters to life. While the side characters remain...”
- 2 “The anime adaptation is truly great, awesome, and amazing, featuring Minato as the only genuinely likable character. However, the manga is pure dog crap, suffering from a typical harem plot that...”
Verbosity
Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 11 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 28m approx
- Published Jun 2008 – Apr 2009
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M6212 catalog