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“Romance anthology: unrequited love, beastly affection, burning passion, and shining eyes across six interconnected stories.”
Zutto Suki datta Kuse ni
ずっと好きだったくせに
6.68
15,098 rank · 4,599 readers · 6 favorites
Shoujo
School
Drama
Romance
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Synopsis
Romance anthology: unrequited love, beastly affection, burning passion, and shining eyes across six interconnected stories.
1-3. Zutto Suki datta Kuse ni (Though I'd Always Loved You) 4. Koisuru Yajuu (My Lovely Beast) 5. Koi, Tomoru, Yubisaki (Love, to Burn, Fingertip) 6. Kagayaku Hitomi ni Sugao no Kimi (In my Shining Eyes, I See Your Face)
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Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
3.5
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
0%
recommend
Score distribution
median 3.5
mode 1
σ 2.50
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.50 · split reception
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 2.50
Running avg · Oct 2015 → Jan 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 1 “This manga is extremely problematic. The two main characters have an eight-year age gap (15 and 23), and the student–teacher relationship is disturbing rather than cute. It felt like blatant...”
- 6 “This collection of oneshots is sickeningly sweet and filled with shoujo cliches. Shoujo oneshots are usually bad for their lack of good development in the romance department because there are so...”
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Short · 50%
Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 6 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 48m approx
- Published May 2009 – Nov 2009
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M14835 catalog