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“Serial confessor Shinta's wish at a shrine sparks celestial-scale rom-com action.”
Gan☆Kon
GAN☆KON
7.12
7,791 rank · 4,286 readers · 11 favorites
Shounen
Martial Arts
School
Action
Comedy
Romance
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Serial confessor Shinta's wish at a shrine sparks celestial-scale rom-com action.
Tagamori Shinta is a student who routinely confesses with complete sincerity to any girls that he likes, failing every time with good reason. One day, after another failed attempt, he stumbles upon a strange shrine and ends up making the most important wish of his entire life. A romantic comedy packed with action on a celestial scale. (Source: MU)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
7.3
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 0.43
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.43 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.25
Running avg · Jun 2017 → Jul 2019
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “The comedy is excellent and consistently funny, complemented by cute art and a charming, albeit simple, romance. However, the experience is marred by average fight scenes, a lack of a solid...”
- 7 “This series offers a fun take on Japanese mythology, featuring genuine romance progression and consistent humour that kept me laughing. While the art is merely good rather than amazing and the male...”
- 8 “Gan-Kon is a genuinely fun action-comedy that succeeds through its fresh, RPG-inspired narrative structure and consistent, crude humor. However, the series suffers from unremarkable character...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Gan☆Kon begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 46 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 6h 08m approx
- Published Oct 2011 – Aug 2012
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M17821 catalog