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“Womanizing playboy Hanada meets a girl who hates him but might change his cynical heart.”
Kirai
7.18
6,785 rank · 1,485 readers · 7 favorites
Shoujo
Drama
Romance
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Synopsis
Womanizing playboy Hanada meets a girl who hates him but might change his cynical heart.
He seduces girls, gets them and then dumps them. He specializes in the one-night-stand. He has no interest in love or romance. Dating someone would be a pain. This terrible guy, Hanada Shintarou, is nevertheless, extremely popular. But then he meets a girl who might just be the one who can change him and his low opinion of women. The only problem is that she despises him!
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Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
7.7
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 0.47
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.47 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.33
Running avg · Feb 2015 → Jan 2017
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “This series is a fantastic shojo read that balances a well-paced, meaningful plot with characters who are genuinely likable and grounded rather than unnecessarily dramatic. While the art style...”
- 8 “Kirai evolves from a better-than-average shoujo into a thoughtful, dramatic, and mature romance that deeply explores the complexities of trust. However, the experience is hindered by unoriginal...”
- 7 “Kirai offers a mature, non-smutty romance that refreshingly extends its narrative into the characters' college years. However, the story relies on basic tropes, features awkward art, and suffers...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 67%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Kirai begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 41 × 10 ch × vol
- Total read 5h 28m approx
- Published Mar 1998 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M3359 catalog