“Tomboy basketball star Ai disguises as a maid, plots revenge on rival Leo by making him fall for her.”
Himitsu no Ai-chan
ヒミツのアイちゃん
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Synopsis
Tomboy basketball star Ai disguises as a maid, plots revenge on rival Leo by making him fall for her.
Aiko "Ai" Kasumi is an athletic, tomboyish member of her school's basketball club. She is very popular among the girls and can even outplay the boys' team, with the exception of one person—Leo Amano. His skills on the court are only matched by one thing: his popularity. Envious, Ai proclaims him as her rival, and every day after practice, they compare the number of love letters they each received, which always results in her loss. In need of workers, Ai's brother employs her at his maid cafe called "Spica." Since she does not appear girlish enough, her appearance is changed with a wig and some makeup. One day, Leo visits the cafe with other members of the boys' team. Worried that they will see through her disguise, she tries to hide, inadvertently spilling drinks on Leo. As she is cleaning up after her mistake, suddenly, Leo asks to go on a date with her. After thinking about it, she eagerly comes up with a plan for revenge—she will make him fall in love with her and then dump him.Included one-shots: Volume 1: Tenohira no... Volume 4: 18 made ni Shitai xx na Koto! Volume 15: Yadogiri no Shita de Bokura wa Kiss wo Suru, Koisuru Tantei
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What 2 readers settled on.
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σ 2.50 · split reception
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 2.50
Running avg · May 2010 → Nov 2012
- 10 “~Story~ The story wasent original at all because there are so many other manga about a girl working at a maid caf'e and falling inlove but i liked this one best because i liked how they mixed...”
- 5 “1. The story is common - two rivals who are competing in EVERYTHING. The same school and they like to play basketball. The girl always comes by to the boys training and join the matches - she is...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 73 × 15 ch × vol
- Total read 9h 44m approx
- Published Jul 2009 – Sep 2014
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M10877 catalog