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“Reptile-loving pet-shop worker Yuuya's life changes when a beautiful girl wants to buy a gecko.”
My Madonna is in the glass case.
マドンナはガラスケースの中
6.11
21,222 rank · 1,877 readers · 8 favorites
Comedy
Romance
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Synopsis
Reptile-loving pet-shop worker Yuuya's life changes when a beautiful girl wants to buy a gecko.
Thirty-two-year-old Yamamoto Yuuya works in a pet shop specializing in reptiles. He's a bit of a reptile fetishist. Although he has no luck with women, he manages to remain fairly happy. Suddenly when a beautiful girl shows up wanting to buy a gecko, his life changes...!? (Source: MU)
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Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
6.0
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 4
σ 2.00
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.00 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 4.0
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No
Score over time
↓ 2.00
Running avg · Jan 2021 → Jul 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “The art is quite attractive in its depiction of various reptile species, and the series successfully balances between the gross and the beautiful. While the characters are enjoyable, the story...”
- 4 “The art is genuinely impressive, with beautifully rendered characters and lizards, and the inclusion of interesting lizard facts is a highlight. However, the story is deeply off-putting due to the...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — My Madonna is in the glass case. begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 16 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 08m approx
- Published Nov 2014 – Feb 2016
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M35497 catalog