“Yuki overcomes stage fright through friendship with Ichika and joins the quiz club to compete in the national Quiz Koshien competition together.”
Q-ken
Q研
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Synopsis
Yuki overcomes stage fright through friendship with Ichika and joins the quiz club to compete in the national Quiz Koshien competition together.
Due to her innate stage fright, Yuki Mikage has always been unsuccessful at everything she tries. She even gave up her love of quizzes in middle school after causing trouble for those around her and becoming isolated. Then, after entering high school, Yuki meets Ichika Konno, a classmate who openly declares her intention to compete in the "Quiz Koshien" (a national high school quiz competition). Inspired by Ichika, who has a clear opinion of her own and doesn't care what others think, Yuki joins the quiz club and rediscovers the joy of quizzes. Furthermore, inspired by Ichika's words after she notices Yuki's incredible memory capacity, Yuki declares, "Let's win the Quiz Koshien together!" (Source: Hakusensha, translated)
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Q-ken begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Published Oct 2025 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M87217 catalog