Finished
Itezuru
凍鶴
7.35
4,738 rank · 912 readers · 2 favorites
Seinen
Historical
Drama
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Synopsis
Follow the steps of an apprentice geisha discovering a world of elegance.
What people say
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Derived from 3 sampled reviews
8.0
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 1.41
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.41 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 1.00
Running avg · May 2018 → Feb 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “This manga has been published in the Big Comic with 16 chapters, but when it went to the tanko, it was published without the eighth and thirteenth chapters. And all Japanese manga republishings...”
- 10 “The story of this thirteen-year-old girl who is sold for a sack of rice to an elderly Geisha, owner of a Geisha and Danna or clients of a very high social class, to make her work as a servant for...”
- 7 “The soft sound of shamisen, the tinkling of glass and the echo of a laugh. In the world of flowers and willows, ladies of the evening are busy distracting their guests and a young girl is standing...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 33%
Long · 33%
Read Order & Related
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A Manga Publication
- Format 14 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 52m approx
- Published Dec 1974 – Jan 1980
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M33419 catalog