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“Unfashionable Maeda admires perfect Yagii, unexpectedly gets first kiss after awkward question.”
Candy and Kiss
飴とキス
7.11
8,004 rank · 1,702 readers · 2 favorites
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Synopsis
Unfashionable Maeda admires perfect Yagii, unexpectedly gets first kiss after awkward question.
Ever since he was a child, Maeda Taiki looked plain and shabby, and has never been popular. For these reasons, he wanted to at least have a good sense of fashion as an adult. So before he knew it, he became a shop attendant at a fashion mall. He has now found someone that he likes…. an employee at the fashion mall's main department, Yagii Haruhisa. Not only is Yagii kind and handsome, he's friendly with everyone he meets. He's someone that Maeda simply can't help but admire. However, Maeda is aware that he doesn't stand a chance of loving someone like Yagii… That is, until an awkward question from Maeda causes Yagii to steal his first kiss?! (Source: MU)
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Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
7.0
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
67%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 4
σ 2.16
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.16 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.5 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↑ 3.00
Running avg · Feb 2017 → Apr 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “This story is a beautiful, heartwarming fairytale that perfectly captures the struggle of personal insecurity through its striking, subtle art and deeply emotional character dynamics. There are no...”
- 8 “Ame to Kiss is a breath of fresh air that excels by executing basic tropes with charmingly realistic characters and a pleasant, artistic approach to intimacy. While the story itself is nothing...”
- 4 “The depiction of long-distance relationships is surprisingly well-executed, and the dialogue regarding sex feels genuinely believable. However, the writing is riddled with plot holes and illogical...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 67%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Candy and Kiss begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 6 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 48m approx
- Published Jul 2013 – Jul 2014
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M40505 catalog