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“Heartbroken teacher Hara kisses stranger who becomes his student; Sorano pursues him despite Hara's refusal.”
Classmates: Sora and Hara
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7.4
4,151 rank · 9,908 readers · 47 favorites
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Synopsis
Heartbroken teacher Hara kisses stranger who becomes his student; Sorano pursues him despite Hara's refusal.
Heartbroken, 37-year-old music teacher Manabu Hara tries to move on from Rihito Sajou, who is now far away and happy with someone else. As a product of his loneliness during a night out, Hara impulsively kisses an attractive man wearing glasses while imagining Sajou in his stead. To Hara's horror, the man turns out to be Aoto Sorano—one of his new students. Despite Sorano promising not to reveal his secret, Hara refuses any advances, as he does not want to become romantically involved with someone underage. However, with his lively and bright appearance, Sorano might be just the person Hara needs in order to love again.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
6.3
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6.5
mode 8
σ 1.79
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.79 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.5 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 4.5
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Score over time
↓ 1.75
Running avg · May 2014 → Mar 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “This story happens after Sotsugyosei and talks about Hara sen, ou favorite gloomy music teacher. Now we see how Hara sen deals with his heartbreak from the end of the last installment and are...”
- 8 “Why...Why...oh why I waited this long to read this manga. Well, maybe because I was not too fascinated with the art style. But then, Nakamura Asumiko sensei's art is not the typical art you see in...”
- 5 “Sora is a wonderful ball of energy and he truly is the best thing about this volume. He is bold and spunky and genuine, and he has his whole future ahead of him, which he is still trying to figure...”
Verbosity
Short · 0%
Medium · 25%
Long · 75%
Read Order & Related
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A Manga Publication
- Format 9 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 12m approx
- Published Dec 2009 – Dec 2011
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M12301 catalog