“Childhood friends turned rivals, Emi and Aki compete while rekindling romance amid their families' hotel business feud.”
Kapon (>_
かぽーん(>_<)!
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Synopsis
Childhood friends turned rivals, Emi and Aki compete while rekindling romance amid their families' hotel business feud.
Emi, the cherished daughter and heir of a traditional Japanese onsen (hot spring) hotel owner and her childhood friend, Aki, the heir of a large national hotel chain used to be best friends. However, for some reason, they now compete with each other in every way. After losing a bet to Aki, Emi was ordered to "accompany him after school" by him, and she gradually realizes that she might still have a passion to him. Despite her sudden realization, the competition between the two hotels has brought the situation to a shaky ground. (Wikipedia)
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Running avg · Jun 2009 → Jul 2019
- 3 “Eerily predictable and wanting to be comedic when the mood does not call for it, Kapon is unsatisfying even for the die hard ecchi/romantics. It tries to be comedic when the mood does not call for...”
- 3 “This tried to be a romance, but it fell pathetically short. I actually thought I was in for a treat when it didn't spend 30+ chapters on the MC's trying to figure out their feelings... but the...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 17 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 16m approx
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M3277 catalog