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“Broken woman rebuilds life in countryside, finding solace in neighbor's mysterious presence and shared garden.”
Piece of Cake
ピース オブ ケイク
7.04
8,978 rank · 2,326 readers · 18 favorites
Josei
Drama
Romance
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Synopsis
Broken woman rebuilds life in countryside, finding solace in neighbor's mysterious presence and shared garden.
How a young woman, romantically and professionally broken, will once again get a taste for life when she leaves the city to live in the countryside... Shino feels totally lost in her life. She goes out with a past work colleague, Masaki, quite macho...and troubles at her work make her leave it. She moves out, takes her independence, moves away from Masaki and settles in a tiny room in an old building of suburbs. On her arrival, she finds a little garden she shares with her neighbours, a couple her own age. And little by little, she feels more and more attracted to the mysterious man who lives next door. (Source: Shoujo Manga Maniac)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
6.5
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
75%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 1.50
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.50 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.3 pts
Recommenders 7.3 · others 4.0
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No
Score over time
↑ 2.50
Running avg · Apr 2013 → Apr 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Overall I would give this manga a 7.5, if I read this back in high school, I would think it was trash and weird. But as an adult, I actually liked it a lot. This manga is a josei, and it hit hard...”
- 7 “This is another one of those quick manga that you can read in a few hours that I do think is worth josei/romance fans time. The characters are a bit frustrating, but not in any way that I haven't...”
- 8 “I'm not going to lie... I wanted to give it a chance after reading the premise and the negative review. And I can't say I was disappointed. On the contrary, I was surprised at how much I enjoyed...”
Verbosity
Short · 0%
Medium · 75%
Long · 25%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 31 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 08m approx
- Published Jul 2003 – Dec 2008
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M3738 catalog