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“Shy Satsuki befriends misunderstood "gangster" Yamaguchi, determined to reveal his true kind nature despite his evasiveness.”
Yamaguchi-kun Isn't So Bad
山口くんはワルくない
7.67
2,080 rank · 7,661 readers · 83 favorites
Shoujo
School
Romance
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Synopsis
Shy Satsuki befriends misunderstood "gangster" Yamaguchi, determined to reveal his true kind nature despite his evasiveness.
Shy Satsuki Shinohara's plan for a big high school debut are almost ruined by a pervert on the train, but she's saved by none other than the "gangster" student in her class, Yamaguchi-kun. He's already got a bad rap with the other students, and though Satsuki tries to approach him, he seems to always weasel out of her grasp. But she's not one to let a challenge daunt her, and she's out to prove that Yamaguchi-kun is so much more than he's cracked up to be. (Source: Kodansha USA)
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Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
8.9
/10
What 7 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 10
mode 10
σ 1.88
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.88 · split reception
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.14
Running avg · Dec 2020 → Jun 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “I absolutely love this series so far. I know it's a shoujo, but I honestly think it can capture a lot of people who are even remotely interested in the romance genre. There are no love triangles or...”
- 10 “It's so heartwarming to me and it's so cute please more people will read this manga. The story is easy to understand and cute so I rated it 9. The art is very cute and beautiful and of course very...”
- 10 “So cute!! I really hope the next chapter gets released soon. The story is so good that I binged in straight through! Yamaguchi-kun is really so sweet and I love his easily embarrassed he gets. He's...”
Verbosity
Short · 71%
Medium · 29%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Published Sep 2019 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M54189 catalog