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“Private eye Imagase blackmails college crush Kyoichi with kisses, entangling them in a complex, evolving relationship.”
The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese
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7.64
9,739 readers · 135 favorites
Josei
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Drama
Erotica
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Synopsis
Private eye Imagase blackmails college crush Kyoichi with kisses, entangling them in a complex, evolving relationship.
When Kyoichi Otomo's wife starts to suspect that her husband is cheating on her, she hires a private eye, Imagase, to investigate him. However, not only does Imagase know Kyoichi from college, but he’s been nursing a crush on the man for years. Imagase gives Kyoichi an ultimatum: if Kyoichi wants to keep his cheating ways under wraps, then he has to give Imagase something in return. Imagase's demands start with a kiss, but as the two men become entangled in each other's lives, it soon becomes clear they each might want more than the other can give. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
8.4
/10
What 8 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.22
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.22 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.63
Running avg · Jun 2009 → Jul 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Some people are offended by the natures of the characters of the manga, but I wasn't at all. It was honest and enjoyable. The characters were brilliantly developed and the inner turmoil, melodrama,...”
- 10 “Wow, this one really blew me away. I see it as a psychological anti-romance more than a standard BL, if that makes sense. The main draw is the character drama and constant interpersonal conflict...”
- 8 “There aren't many yaoi plots out there that are any different than what's already been done. Basically, it is about a married man who cheats on his wife, she eventually hires a private detective to...”
Verbosity
Short · 38%
Medium · 38%
Long · 25%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 6 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 48m approx
- Published Jun 2004 – Oct 2005
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M2394 catalog