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“Two teens stuck in August 31st time loop must resolve Suzuki's summer goal to break free.”
The Long Summer of August 31
8月31日のロングサマー
7.34
4,855 rank · 3,046 readers · 13 favorites
Seinen
Time Travel
Comedy
Romance
Sci-Fi
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Synopsis
Two teens stuck in August 31st time loop must resolve Suzuki's summer goal to break free.
Two high schoolers, Suzuki-kun and Takagi-san, met in a time loop on August 31st. They are the only ones who can retain their memories when the day repeats itself. A possible cause of the time loop is Suzuki-kun's unfinished business for the summer, a guy's greatest objective... A time loop comedy of youth that tackles love head-on! (Source: Kodansha)
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Derived from 4 sampled reviews
7.5
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recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 7
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Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “TLDR: A really interesting time loop romance manga with plenty of gag humor I really like this manga, I usually dont find Japanese gag humor that funny but this one strikes a chord with me. The...”
- 7 “7.3/10 Despite the relatively creepy morale or introduction this manga has, the manga is pretty cute but not wholesome. To elaborate, the characters clearly have some past issues from their...”
- 8 “This series caught me unprepared. I was expecting the typical time loop cliche and some half-baked characterization...and I was wrong. 'The Long Summer of August 31' is a refreshing mix of gag...”
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Short · 25%
Medium · 50%
Long · 25%
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A Manga Publication
- Published Mar 2023 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M68461 catalog