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“Teacher discovers her perfumed student is actually a famous kabuki actor and becomes captivated.”
Akahime Ranshin
赤姫乱心
6.95
10,597 rank · 3,120 readers · 4 favorites
Shoujo
Performing Arts
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Synopsis
Teacher discovers her perfumed student is actually a famous kabuki actor and becomes captivated.
Akagi Erika is a classical literature teacher at a high school. One day, she scolds a male student, Usami Rento, for wearing perfume to school. However, she later finds out that the sweet scent isn’t from perfume but from incense that’s soaked into the kimono he wears, for Usami Rento is actually a famous kabuki actor playing female roles. Erika watches a performance of Usami’s out of curiosity, and finds herself gradually drawn to this strange student... (Source: Aerandria)
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Derived from 2 sampled reviews
9.0
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 8
σ 1.00
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Strong agreement
σ 1.00 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 1.00
Running avg · Mar 2009 → Dec 2009
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This manga features a very interesting story and provides a suiting, well-executed portrayal of a student-teacher romance. Although the length feels a bit short, the narrative is so compelling that...”
- 8 “The novel premise of Kabuki theater, combined with the stunning art and intensely engaging chemistry between the leads, makes this one-shot truly stand out. While there is little humor and some...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Akahime Ranshin begins and ends here.
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A One shot Publication
- Format 1 ch ch × vol
- Total read 0h 08m approx
- Published Jun 2008 – ongoing
- Source One shot media type
- Ref. BS-M6815 catalog