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“Long-term couple Tanba and Utagawa share enduring love with playful surprises and passionate moments.”
Ripples in the River
かわにさざなみ
7.28
5,565 rank · 978 readers · 4 favorites
Boys Love
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
Long-term couple Tanba and Utagawa share enduring love with playful surprises and passionate moments.
Tanba and Utagawa have been together for over ten years, but Uta still can't believe he's landed such a stud, and Tanba still gets blindsided when his young-at-heart boyfriend switches into adult mode. It's a non-stop whirlwind of love that sends both their hearts skipping! (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
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Derived from 2 sampled reviews
7.5
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 7
σ 0.50
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Running avg · Jun 2023 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Currently there aren't much chapters out atm but so far it's a nice cute BL/romance. Something to note is that the characters are already in a relationship from the start so the story shows how...”
- 8 “As someone who've read the first 2 physical volumes published by Seven Seas, I have to say that Ripples in The River is a very cozy and overall such a feel-good read. Unlike most romance/BL...”
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Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Published Oct 2020 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M58726 catalog