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Man of Many Faces

“Nine-year-old thief Akira steals for his mothers while falling for five-year-old Utako amid escalating heists.”

Man of Many Faces

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16,035 rank · 3,810 readers · 11 favorites
Shoujo Comedy Fantasy
11 chapters · 2 volumes · 1989 - 1991 · Manga
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Synopsis

Nine-year-old thief Akira steals for his mothers while falling for five-year-old Utako amid escalating heists.

20 Mensou ni Onegai!! is a about a nine-year-old boy named Ijuuin Akira who steals beautiful and valuable objects to please his two mothers and is known to the public as the dashing, clever thief named the Man of 20 Faces. By day Ijuuin Akira is a normal student at Clamp School, but at night he becomes the mysterious thief 20 Masks. His thefts are usually subject to the whims of his two stepmothers, which Akira pulls off without any true objections or interactions. One night Akira ducks into the room of 5-year-old Ookawa Utako in an attempt to hide from the police. Although the pair shares a four-year age difference, they find themselves quickly falling for each other even as Akira finds himself being increasingly more involved with thefts, some of which include Utako's family. This as well as several other obstacles give the young couple's budding relationship a fair amount of difficulty. (Source: Wikipedia)

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6.0 /10

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50% recommend
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3.0 pts

Recommenders 8.0 · others 5.0

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A Manga Publication

  • Format 11 × 2 ch × vol
  • Total read 1h 28m approx
  • Published Jul 1989 – Jun 1991
  • Source Manga media type
  • Ref. BS-M0531 catalog

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