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“Genius prison scientist S'more accidentally revives executed assassin "Painkiller" with her Secret Elixer.”
Love Is Overkill
ラブイズオーバーキル
6.18
20,917 rank · 898 readers · 3 favorites
Shounen
Comedy
Romance
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Synopsis
Genius prison scientist S'more accidentally revives executed assassin "Painkiller" with her Secret Elixer.
Meet S'more Milwalky, a genius scientist at Deslike Prison, otherwise known as Dead End Prison. S'more has been grinding away nonstop with research and work, leaving her little chance to fall in love. However, one fateful day, when the executed assassin known as "Painkiller" is brought into her lab, S'more accidentally uses her Secret Elixer on him... (Source: MANGA Plus)
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100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 5
σ 1.00
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σ 1.00 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Sep 2025 → Feb 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Absolutely batshit insane-o, and this seems to be the mangaka's bread and butter, and for that there is no shame in the game! Astra Ashima provides the wildest plots with non-sensical moments and...”
- 5 “An absolutely insane comedy with one of the goofiest gimmicks I've ever seen. S'More, our main girl, is the embodiment of "I can fix him" both literally and physically. After falling in love with a...”
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Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 17 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 16m approx
- Published Feb 2025 – Sep 2025
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M80985 catalog