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“High school photographer Matataki discovers future-seeing camera power after witnessing his crush kissing a stranger under a fated bell.”
Gelatin Boy
銀塩少年
7.07
8,590 rank · 3,524 readers · 29 favorites
Shounen
Romance
Sci-Fi
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Synopsis
High school photographer Matataki discovers future-seeing camera power after witnessing his crush kissing a stranger under a fated bell.
Matataki is a high school student who enjoys photography. One day, he finds out that he can see the future when he looks through the viewfinder of his camera upon seeing the girl he likes, Mirai, kissing a stranger under a bell that is rumored to bring two people together for eternity... (Source: MU)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
6.5
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6.5
mode 4
σ 2.50
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.50 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 4.0
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No
Score over time
↓ 2.50
Running avg · Nov 2011 → Sep 2018
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “To be honest the recommendation of Lock On is a but obtuse. Indeed there is camera and school life however the feelings of the two are completely different. Not to mention that Lock On was...”
- 4 “This is what i would call ''a shame''. Yes, it's a shame that this manga developed into a melodramatic soap opera. I was really hoping for a relationship developing in a natural way, maybe with...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 20 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 40m approx
- Published Apr 2009 – Nov 2010
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M12044 catalog