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“Hardworking art student Hikari bonds with classmate Segawa through surfing, discovering first love and dreams.”
Sparkling Blue
スパークリングブルー
7.18
6,946 rank · 1,408 readers · 9 favorites
Shoujo
Romance
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Synopsis
Hardworking art student Hikari bonds with classmate Segawa through surfing, discovering first love and dreams.
"Don't you know how to rely on others?" Hikari was a high school student juggling several part-time jobs in order to fulfill her dream of going to art school. She never really had a good impression of her classmate, Segawa, who was part of her class's loud clique. However, after stumbling upon him surfing early in the morning, they start to grow closer...?! Family, future dreams, and first loves... A summer-colored love story filled with heart-warming moments☆ (Source: Shueisha, translated)
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Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
7.0
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 6
σ 1.00
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 1.00 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Feb 2023 → Jul 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “The story is quite nice with sweet characters and great potential, making it a solid choice for any romance manga fan. Unfortunately, the pacing is far too short, feeling like a condensed version...”
- 6 “Sparkling Blue is a delightful, lighthearted romantic read that perfectly captures the atmosphere of a seaside summer. The story effectively balances Hanamoto’s grounded, hardworking reality with...”
Verbosity
Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Sparkling Blue begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 5 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 40m approx
- Published Sep 2021 – Dec 2021
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M63921 catalog