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“Collection of six short manga stories exploring love, identity, and personal passion across diverse themes.”
To Strip the Flesh
遠田おと短編集 にくをはぐ
7.58
2,715 rank · 5,977 readers · 75 favorites
Josei
Drama
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Synopsis
Collection of six short manga stories exploring love, identity, and personal passion across diverse themes.
1. Koisuru David (David in Love) 2. Atsui Suika (Hot Watermelon) 3. 2-Page Mangashuu (Two-Page Manga Collection) 4. Niku wo Hagu (To Strip the Flesh) 5. Niku wo Hagu Gojitsudan (To Strip the Flesh, Continued) 6. Jitan wo Maji de Aishiteru (I Just Love My Fave)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
7.4
/10
What 5 readers settled on.
80%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 1.62
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.62 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 5.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 0.60
Running avg · Jul 2022 → Apr 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “I saw this in my local comic shop and my brother was shocked at the title, naturally I was intrigued and picked it up, then I was shocked. I rarely see trans men in manga much less as main...”
- 8 “I first heard about this manga When a friend told me it was made by one of tatsuki fujimoto’s former assistants, which had me interested considering how much i love chainsaw man and the quality of...”
- 7 “A charming collection of unique short stories. The real meat of the manga is with the first story, "To Strip the Flesh," which follows a transgender man who has to weigh his own happiness against...”
Verbosity
Short · 20%
Medium · 80%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 6 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 48m approx
- Published Feb 2017 – Dec 2019
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M57818 catalog