Ongoing
Spotted Flower
Spotted Flower
6.51
17,785 rank · 5,972 readers · 23 favorites
Josei
Comedy
Romance
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
It's about the married life between a newlywed working otaku and his pregnant wife.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 9 sampled reviews
4.0
/10
What 9 readers settled on.
14%
recommend
Score distribution
median 3
mode 3
σ 1.89
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.89 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.2 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 2.8
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 1.00
Running avg · Dec 2018 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “I don’t get why Spotted Flower makes everyone so upset, this shit is amazing. Okay, maybe I do understand. It’s the messy one, a questionably-canon take on the Genshiken cast in their thirties...”
- 3 “Was a pretty enjoyable "Alternate Universe" spin off story, but not as compelling as the author's other works. Started to fall in love halfway through until the author decided to take a COMPLETE...”
- 2 “KINDA SPOILERS AHEAD I was really, really enjoying this series as an alternative continuation to Genshiken. It has some really cool insight into the future of some of our favorite characters, and...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 56%
Long · 11%
Read Order & Related
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A Manga Publication
- Published Oct 2010 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M14647 catalog