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“Cross-dressing girl Kobato auditions as a boy idol while searching for her TV-star brother in Japan.”
Teppen!
てっぺん!
7.32
5,000 rank · 4,604 readers · 10 favorites
Shoujo
Crossdressing
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Synopsis
Cross-dressing girl Kobato auditions as a boy idol while searching for her TV-star brother in Japan.
Uehara Kobato had the thought no place to go after she found out her mother was going to die. Her mother told her that Kobato had an older brother that works on TV in Japan. Insanely determined, Kobato went to Japan to get a job and finding her brother. She accidentally bumps to an idol name Shinjou Takeru, and due to Kobato's looks, was forced to auditions. With her age, appearance, manner, voice, confidence, and dancing skills, it actually made her pass. She and Takeru nailed at Fujishima Iori's auditions. Sadly, the agency thought she was a boy, due to the way she acts.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
5.3
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 3
σ 1.70
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.70 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.0 pts
Recommenders 7.0 · others 3.0
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Score over time
↓ 1.67
Running avg · Feb 2011 → Aug 2011
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “The characters are pleasant and develop steadily, complemented by solid, stylish art that makes the cast look great. However, the story is riddled with frustrating plot holes regarding the...”
- 3 “There are no positive aspects to highlight in this work. The entire experience is deeply disappointing and fails to meet any expectations. I am left feeling completely let down, with no specific...”
- 6 “Teppen! serves as a short and sweet read that is easy to consume. However, the story suffers from a lack of originality, relying on tired tropes like the "long-lost sibling" search and generic...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 67%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Teppen! begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 8 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 04m approx
- Published Feb 2008 – Jun 2009
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M7192 catalog