“Midori must convince rumored delinquent Rei and his friends to return to school or lose her scholarship.”
Those Not-So-Sweet Boys
甘くない彼らの日常は。
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Synopsis
Midori must convince rumored delinquent Rei and his friends to return to school or lose her scholarship.
When Midori Nanami drops her wallet on her first day of high school, a boy helps retrieve it for her. Midori finds herself too slow to respond to his kindness, and before she can properly thank him, her savior walks away. Later, Midori learns that the boy she owes her gratitude to is Rei Ichijou, one of her new classmates. Shortly after their classes begin, Rei stops showing up along with his friends, Yukinojo Ieiri and Chihiro Goshima. Midori discovers that the three boys are shrouded in shady rumors, but she can scarcely believe any of them. Would a bad person have helped her when they could have simply chosen not to? When a careless slip-up leads to the school chairman finding out about Midori's job that she is not allowed to have, she is given an ultimatum. Either she quits her job and has her scholarship revoked, or she helps out the chairman instead—by persuading Rei and his friends to start attending school again.
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Running avg · Jun 2023 → Apr 2025
- 8 “Technically it's a solid 7.5 but I feel no regret in putting this on 8 since it's incredibly good for such a short-kinda of manga but it has some things that I understand and would've liked much...”
- 8 “Those Not So Sweet Boys is the kind of manga that sneaks up on you with its charm. What starts as a seemingly familiar high school romance quickly grows into something heartfelt, engaging, and...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 28 × 7 ch × vol
- Total read 3h 44m approx
- Published Jan 2019 – Sep 2021
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M50845 catalog