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“Bullied teen Sawako drops out, finds solace and purpose in drawing manga as her "vitamin."”
Vitamin
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7.61
2,482 rank · 13,241 readers · 239 favorites
Shoujo
Psychological
School
Drama
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
Bullied teen Sawako drops out, finds solace and purpose in drawing manga as her "vitamin."
High school student Sawako is caught in a compromising situation. As a result, the other students in her school bully and ostracize her to the point she looks to suicide and drops out of school. She starts drawing manga and the hobby becomes her "vitamin." (Source: ANN)
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Derived from 10 sampled reviews
8.9
/10
What 10 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 0.94
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σ 0.94 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.10
Running avg · Jun 2009 → Jul 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “an absolute must read!! also quick as its just one volume.. the story is about the hardships a girl faces at school..bullying, peer pressure etc. and how she goes about it.. you really begin to...”
- 9 “One thing i can honestly say is that i have never read a manga like this and doubt i'll come across one as good (in a while atleast). The storyline itself is affective eventhough it is so short....”
- 10 “Demorei muitos anos depois de comprar através de indicação de Quadro em Branco. Ficou muito claro que aquela relação no começo era tóxica, ela não queria que fosse daquela forma mas tinha medo. Eu...”
Verbosity
Short · 60%
Medium · 30%
Long · 10%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 3 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 24m approx
- Published Aug 2001 – Oct 2001
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M1432 catalog