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“A 19-year-old girl with a child's body befriends a 17-year-old boy with a child's mind, sharing their daily lives.”
The Friendly Winter
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7.81
1,471 rank · 5,387 readers · 84 favorites
Psychological
Drama
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Synopsis
A 19-year-old girl with a child's body befriends a 17-year-old boy with a child's mind, sharing their daily lives.
A 19-year-old girl with a rare growth disorder that leaves her in the body of a small child meets a boy with a mental disorder, who has the mind of a small boy in a 17-year-old's body. A Friendly Winter shares with us the endearing story of their day-to-day lives, joys and tribulations. (Source: MU)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
6.2
/10
What 5 readers settled on.
60%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 9
σ 3.19
Agreement
Polarized
σ 3.19 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.2 pts
Recommenders 8.7 · others 2.5
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No
Score over time
↓ 2.80
Running avg · Jan 2015 → Feb 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “From some of the negative comments I see about this manhwa, it seems that people do not understand that it's a "melodrama". Tearful confessions, traumatic pasts, misunderstandings - these are all...”
- 9 “Have you ever cried over a fictional work? Do you think you're beyond that sort of silly, weak reaction? Think you're a tough kid? Think again, because 'The Friendly Winter' is about to show you...”
- 9 “What's amusing with webtoons is that they are fully-colored. It lets you get more immersed into its world than any average manga/manwha out there. Couple it with a good story, pacing and characters...”
Verbosity
Short · 40%
Medium · 20%
Long · 40%
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A Manhwa Publication
- Format 65 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 8h 40m approx
- Published Oct 2011 – Feb 2013
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M29840 catalog