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“Junior-high Nina worries as neighbor Kyousuke starts high school with rival Yuiko vying for his attention.”
To Be Next to You
隣のあたし
7.49
3,355 rank · 13,190 readers · 102 favorites
Shoujo
School
Drama
Romance
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Synopsis
Junior-high Nina worries as neighbor Kyousuke starts high school with rival Yuiko vying for his attention.
Nina's neighbor, Kyousuke, is starting high school while she's still stuck in junior high. Just walking to their nearby schools together isn't enough for her—especially since they keep running into Yuiko: a beautiful, outgoing girl in Kyousuke's grade who also seems to harbor feelings for Nina's next-door neighbor. (Source: MU)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 10 sampled reviews
7.6
/10
What 10 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 6
σ 1.62
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.62 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.40
Running avg · Oct 2011 → May 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! the story is so realistic! very well done. You can't help yourself to stop reading and wanting for more. The story is good with a twist. The ending is very awesome.. Characters...”
- 7 “This is pretty much your typical slice of life manga with a bit more of complicated love interests. You'll grow to hate and like (none of the characters are enough to "love", at least that was the...”
- 8 “While i haven't finished it yet, i have to say im absolutely hooked! Usually i read this sort of manga but i like the interesting twist the author gives. Most of the time,in this genre, it's...”
Verbosity
Short · 40%
Medium · 20%
Long · 40%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 40 × 10 ch × vol
- Total read 5h 20m approx
- Published Dec 2008 – Feb 2012
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M8757 catalog