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“Best friend Kazushi confesses love to Haru, who rejects him, but Kazushi keeps pursuing with stolen kisses.”
Kissing
kissing キッシング
7.16
1,729 readers · 3 favorites
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Erotica
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Synopsis
Best friend Kazushi confesses love to Haru, who rejects him, but Kazushi keeps pursuing with stolen kisses.
"The person I love is you, Haru!" Haru is shocked by the sudden confession from his best friend Kazushi and the passionate kiss that follows! However, he can't bring himself to see the perfect and widely admired Kazushi as anything more than a friend. Determined to win Haru's admiration and love, Kazushi steals a kiss every chance he can get. How long can Haru ward off his increasingly strong and bold advances? (Source: DMP)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
6.7
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 5
σ 1.25
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.25 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.33
Running avg · May 2010 → Oct 2019
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “This is a classic yaoi story featuring clear, easy-to-understand artwork, enjoyable kissing scenes, and genuinely funny moments. There are no notable flaws to report, as the experience is...”
- 7 “This one-shot excels through its authentic emotional writing, natural dialogue, and a refreshing avoidance of problematic shounen-ai tropes. While the narrative is strong, the art suffers from...”
- 5 “The characters are likable enough to make this a decent, mindless romance for passing the time. However, the story relies on tired tropes and one-dimensional character archetypes, while the art...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 0%
Long · 33%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Kissing begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 5 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 40m approx
- Published May 2004 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0271 catalog