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“Yuuri falls in love with Ryuuhei, but he dies two weeks into their relationship. Death doesn't separate them.”
I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die
青野くんに触りたいから死にたい
7.63
2,374 rank · 9,681 readers · 177 favorites
Seinen
Horror
Romance
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Yuuri falls in love with Ryuuhei, but he dies two weeks into their relationship. Death doesn't separate them.
Yuuri Kariya is an airhead who falls head-over-heels in love with Ryuuhei Aono after their very first meeting. Yuuri's happiness knows no bounds when Aono surprisingly ends up agreeing to go out with her, and thus she starts to enjoy her perfect relationship with her perfect boyfriend. Alas, misfortune strikes when only two weeks into their relationship, Aono tragically dies in an accident. But is something as simple as death really enough to keep the two lovers apart?
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Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
9.8
/10
What 8 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 10
mode 10
σ 0.43
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σ 0.43 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.75
Running avg · Apr 2020 → Aug 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This makes you feel like youre in an unfamilar room but youre not afraid, youre completely in the dark but youre so giddy over the little scenes that youre fine. its crazy and i was stuck in a daze...”
- 9 “This is one of those stories that capture you completely. It starts like a simple story, and then the climax grows and grows. I read 25 chapters in two days -- I could not stop. The only bad thing...”
- 10 “Don't read this at home alone in the dark. Aono-kun will haunt you. (But maybe you like that?...) This manga has phenomenal pacing, expert storytelling, and a lot of emotion. Each character is...”
Verbosity
Short · 38%
Medium · 50%
Long · 13%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 76 × 14 ch × vol
- Total read 10h 08m approx
- Published Dec 2016 – Oct 2025
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M43516 catalog