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“Two boys' friendship shifts after a confession, exploring love and identity between them.”
Gerbera
ガーベラ
7.2
6,495 rank · 1,017 readers · 3 favorites
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Synopsis
Two boys' friendship shifts after a confession, exploring love and identity between them.
Before entering High School, Ei and Yuuji had always been good friends, but it all started after Yuuji confessed to a girl and was rejected. The relationship between Ei and Yuuji has delicately changed. Boy's worry when falling in love… particularly when the partner is also a "boy." What should they do...? (Source: MU)
What people say
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Derived from 2 sampled reviews
10.0
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What 2 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 10
mode 10
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Not enough recommend signal yet
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Running avg · May 2009 → Aug 2010
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This manga is a brilliant and realistic love story that features adorable characters and a marvelous, fantastic plot. Its powerful message about the necessity of properly conveying feelings and the...”
- 10 “Gerbera is a masterpiece featuring heartwarming, unique stories paired with splendid, fine-art quality illustrations and deeply lovable characters. There are no flaws to be found in this work, as...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Gerbera begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 8 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 04m approx
- Published Oct 2002 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M1753 catalog