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“Photographer Soma's life spirals from sex and drugs to transformation after a traumatic one-night stand.”
Netsutai no Citron
熱帯のシトロン
6.71
14,494 rank · 5,894 readers · 48 favorites
Seinen
Historical
Psychological
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Photographer Soma's life spirals from sex and drugs to transformation after a traumatic one-night stand.
A coming-of-age story from Jiro Matsumoto (the author of Freesia) about a young, aspiring photographer named Soma. He's going nowhere, stuck in a mire of sex and drugs, until a horrible end to a one night stand sets him on a path that changes his life forever. WARNING: Mature content. Do not be surprised if you come across disturbing imagery.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
8.0
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
75%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 2.35
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.35 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.3 pts
Recommenders 9.3 · others 4.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Jan 2009 → Oct 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Vice influenced hallucinatory journey which draws inspiration from Alice in Wonderland. Frustration is to be expected with first few chapters as little elucidation is offered and it remains...”
- 9 “Tropical Citron opens with a great page, charting the descent of a few bombs into a jungle below and transitioning to the bubbly insides of a glass of water in front of a TV showing a mushroom...”
- 10 “How do you feel when a story, whether it be manga, anime, book, movie, etc., captures you long after the story is done? There is a thrumming in the head and a recall of how those simple scenes grab...”
Verbosity
Short · 25%
Medium · 75%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 15 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 00m approx
- Published Jan 2001 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M1719 catalog