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“High-schooler Reo is coerced into sexual relationship with imposing uncle after mother's abandonment, seeks friend's help.”
Katsubou no Manazashi
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7.08
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Synopsis
High-schooler Reo is coerced into sexual relationship with imposing uncle after mother's abandonment, seeks friend's help.
After his mother deserted them, senior high school student, Reo was living together with his mother's stern ex-lover, the very imposing uncle Shuuji. But 2 months ago, as he dropped by his home on his way with a friend one evening, an event occurred that changed their relationship forever. His senses were suddenly muddled and when he came to, he was being held by his uncle. Since that day, his uncle demands his body for pleasure and Reo who has been suffering ever since seeks his close friend Kenta’s advice but… Also included in this volume is a cute story of mutual love between a kouhai and senpai! (Source: MangaUpdates)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
4.0
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
0%
recommend
Score distribution
median 4
mode 2
σ 1.63
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.63 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 2.00
Running avg · Jan 2014 → Feb 2015
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 4 “I can't say I cared much for the first story. It felt awkward and forced. The continuation chapter for the first story was a bit better but I still didn't care for the characters much. The uke was...”
- 6 “So this manga comprises of two stories. And the only reason I gave this manga a 6 is because of the second story, i.e. the first story was appalling, and if it was only the first story, this manga...”
- 2 “This manga definitely deserves a review because I want to warn anyone else before they suffer through what I've just been through. Yes, you read it right. I dropped this manga on page 65 (somewhere...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 33%
Long · 33%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 5 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 40m approx
- Published Feb 2009 – Dec 2009
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M11180 catalog