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“Hikaru starts high school, befriends bold Nene, kisses Michiya, discovers he's a jerk, and loses Nene over shoplifting.”
Looking for Happiness
たらんたランタ
6.95
10,348 rank · 4,718 readers · 13 favorites
Shoujo
School
Drama
Romance
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
Hikaru starts high school, befriends bold Nene, kisses Michiya, discovers he's a jerk, and loses Nene over shoplifting.
The main character is named Hikaru. She misses her dead brother and speaks to him in her mind as she begins her first day of high school. Here she has many ordinary adventures. She becomes fast friends with a girl named Nene, who lets nothing stand in her way and pushes Hikaru to kiss her new crush, Michiya, who reminds her of her brother. He lets her kiss him, which as it turns out is not a good sign. He predictably turns out to be a jerk, whose personality is nothing like Hikaru's brother's. Also, Nene is a shoplifter. When Hikaru understandably gets upset about this, Nene gets angry at her and tells her to find another friend. (Source: Shoujo Manga Maniac)
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Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “This was a very good Manga. I loved the story line. I thought it tended to jump around a lot but other than that it was great. (And by jump around I kinda just got lost but it would catch you up so...”
- 7 “Oh Taranta Ranta why did you betray me so… I actually managed to learn all the characters names and for what? For you to leave me hanging out to dry in the air. What’s the manga synonym for cock...”
- 7 “Overall: Yup, 7. Everything is good but nothing exceptional. It's a good read if you're just looking for something to pass time. Actually, there are many parts that are confusing,maybe because it's...”
Verbosity
Short · 0%
Medium · 33%
Long · 67%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 12 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 36m approx
- Published Jan 2006 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M1214 catalog