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“Naoto reunites with ex Taichi, confronting past wounds while navigating love triangle with friend Fumi-chan.”
Escape Journey
エスケープジャーニー
7.72
12,183 readers · 172 favorites
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Synopsis
Naoto reunites with ex Taichi, confronting past wounds while navigating love triangle with friend Fumi-chan.
In college, Naoto has an unexpected reunion with ex-boyfriend Taichi who he broke up with for denouncing him as "sexual gratification." Naoto had been firmly influenced by his hatred of this past incident but, little by little his heart is starting to forgive Taichi who has really grown when compared to their time in high school... While that's happening, their friend Fumi-chan seems to be in love with Taichi...? When they are friends, they have extraordinary compatibility, but turning it into love isn't going too well. A love story filled with emotional scars.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
6.7
/10
What 6 readers settled on.
75%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 3
σ 2.56
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.56 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 3.0
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Score over time
↓ 1.33
Running avg · Mar 2016 → Sep 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “I have read a lot of yaoi / shounen ai manga. Of course I haven't read all of them, but for as much as I have read, this manga tackles something others don't. The reality of being gay/ in a gay...”
- 8 “First, I have to say that for me this manga ended in chapter 6. I think it was quite a success so they are going to lengthen it, but I don't really think new content can improve a plot that was...”
- 9 “This manga left a very good impression on me. Story: 9 - When it comes to the story of this manga, it can be divided into 2 parts: (1) the first part corresponds to the first 6 chapters. In it,...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 19 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 32m approx
- Published Feb 2015 – Feb 2018
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M36566 catalog