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“Classmates unknowingly flirt online—one as a seductive female avatar, the other as her clingy target—blurring game and reality.”
Candy Man
캔디맨
6.34
19,736 rank · 662 readers · 3 favorites
School
Video Game
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Synopsis
Classmates unknowingly flirt online—one as a seductive female avatar, the other as her clingy target—blurring game and reality.
Kyuyeon Kim plays a female character in the online game, Arcana, under the name "Yorong" with one main motive which is to seduce male players and freeload off them. However, things take an interesting turn when Yorong seduces a certain male player, "Yummin." This is because, unbeknownst to Kyuyeon, this player turns out to be Kimin Yum, his classmate and one of the most popular guys at his school. Strangely, as time passes, Yummin gets increasingly clingy to Yorong, and Kimin also starts getting extra friendly with Kyuyeon. With things beginning to get more deeply entangled both in the online and offline world, can Kyuyeon figure out how to get out of this mess? (Source: Tappytoon)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
5.3
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 3
mode 3
σ 3.30
Agreement
Polarized
σ 3.30 · split reception
The polarity gap
7.0 pts
Recommenders 10.0 · others 3.0
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No
Score over time
↑ 2.33
Running avg · Nov 2024 → Jan 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “The writing, plot, and hilarious trope make this series a total hidden gem with 10/10 initial chemistry. While the story loses some momentum and gets a bit boring once the characters start dating,...”
- 3 “The manga starts off with peak comedy, particularly through Kyuyeun’s hilarious struggles. However, the experience quickly sours as the relationship becomes toxically frustrating and the...”
- 3 “I initially enjoyed the series for its creepy yandere portrayal and the laugh-out-loud, cartoonishly violent shenanigans. However, the experience soured once the couple got together, as they lack...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 33%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Candy Man begins and ends here.
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A Manhwa Publication
- Format 50 ch ch × vol
- Total read 6h 40m approx
- Published Nov 2018 – Jul 2019
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M72185 catalog