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“Takara reunites with former classmate Ema, now married, experiencing unexpected jealousy and newfound passionate emotions.”
Pink Candy Kiss
冷たくて 柔らか
7.73
1,745 rank · 4,011 readers · 49 favorites
Josei
Adult Cast
Drama
Girls Love
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Synopsis
Takara reunites with former classmate Ema, now married, experiencing unexpected jealousy and newfound passionate emotions.
After 20 years apart, Takara reconnects with Ema, a classmate from middle school—and the girl she nearly kissed. She's bewildered by how the shy, quiet girl she once knew has grown into a beautiful woman with an air of mystique. Despite Ema being married, Takara can't help but think there's something special about Ema's cool, soft hands against her skin... Takara has never felt jealous over any of her boyfriends, and she's never been disappointed after breaking up with them. She's just not a possessive person. Then her world turns upside down when Ema reenters her life. Seeing the kind of woman Ema becomes around her husband makes Takara's chest hurt with a pain she's never felt before. Is this swirl of passionate emotions the feeling she's been missing? (Source: VIZ Media)
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Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
9.7
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 10
mode 10
σ 0.47
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.47 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.33
Running avg · May 2024 → Apr 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This manga is literally my favorite GL at the moment or one of my favorites forever. I have never seen a story that captures more the feeling of yearning of wanting somebody so bad that even time...”
- 10 “Girls' Love genre lovers starving for adult romances, this one is for you. Having read only 7 chapters at the time of writing, I cannot write an in-depth review that will stay true to the whole...”
- 9 “"Is it ever too late to go back to your first love?" Pink Candy Kiss is one of my favourite mangas ongoing right now. The story doesn't shy away from how messy and complicated this type of...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 33%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Published Nov 2022 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M66806 catalog