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“High-schooler Kousuke discovers his stoic crush Meguru lives next door and hides her true, friendly personality from classmates.”
Higashi no Kurume to Tonari no Meguru
東のくるめと隣のめぐる
6.75
14,030 rank · 5,722 readers · 14 favorites
School
Romance
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
High-schooler Kousuke discovers his stoic crush Meguru lives next door and hides her true, friendly personality from classmates.
Kousuke has a boring high-school life, but he sits next to his crush—the really popular, cute Tsukahara Meguru, who has a cool, stoic personality. One day, his parents announce that they're moving, but that he'll still be able to attend the same school. The new apartment building has a lovely river and friendly neighbors... and it is next door to where Tsukahara lives! Outside of school, she seems to have a completely different personality, friendly and a little quirky. She makes him promise not to tell the others at school how she acts at home, but why does she put on such an act for her classmates? (Source: MangaHelpers)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
6.5
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
67%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6.5
mode 4
σ 1.80
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.80 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 4.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 0.50
Running avg · Oct 2016 → Oct 2018
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “This series is a highly enjoyable, light-hearted romance that delivers pleasant surprises and a satisfying, conclusive ending. While the art lacks depth in shading and emotional expression, and the...”
- 7 “This manga features decent general concepts, cute art, and hilarious side characters like Afro and the Grannies. However, it suffers from a generic premise, haphazard pacing, and underdeveloped...”
- 4 “The art is decent and pleasant to look at throughout the series. However, the story is entirely cliché and predictable, suffering from rushed pacing and poorly executed plot devices like the absurd...”
Verbosity
Short · 25%
Medium · 50%
Long · 25%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Higashi no Kurume to Tonari no Meguru begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 26 ch ch × vol
- Total read 3h 28m approx
- Published Jul 2014 – Jan 2016
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M36861 catalog