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“Anti-romance 27-year-old Hotaru must navigate love while living with her boss and dating a younger man.”
Hotaru's Way
ホタルノヒカリ
7.24
6,012 rank · 5,277 readers · 29 favorites
Josei
Comedy
Romance
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Synopsis
Anti-romance 27-year-old Hotaru must navigate love while living with her boss and dating a younger man.
27-year-old Hotaru would rather sleep at home than seek romance, but due to unforeseen circumstances, suddenly she's living with her boss, Takano. What's more is that she now has a budding relationship with Makoto, who's younger than she is. Like a dried fish thrown back into the ocean, can she learn to swim again and rediscover the ways of romance?
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8.0
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median 8
mode 8
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Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Super fun manga. I laughed throughout. Hotaru is a dried fish woman with no social life. She happily lives on crisps and beer. Her life changes with the entry of 2 hot men. Unlike other josei or...”
- 8 “i first got interested to read this manga after hearing about the concept. 'himono-onna' or 'dried up women' is someone who has lost touch with her femininity. hotaru is a 27 year old office lady,...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 90 × 15 ch × vol
- Total read 12h 00m approx
- Published Aug 2004 – Aug 2009
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M3597 catalog