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“Popular Nikaido falls for bullied artist Tadokoro, using portrait request to get closer to her crush.”
Tadokoro-san
田所さん
7.38
4,396 rank · 10,958 readers · 130 favorites
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Synopsis
Popular Nikaido falls for bullied artist Tadokoro, using portrait request to get closer to her crush.
Shy and introverted, Tadokoro passes her free time in class drawing instead of hanging out with her classmates. But even when her classmates approach her, it's only to make fun of her drawings and appearance. In stark contrast, Nikaido is well-liked among her peers as she has both beauty and smarts. And while everyone makes fun of Tadokoro, Nikaido on the other hand, is totally infatuated with her. Just one look at one of Tadokoro's drawings and Nikaido fell in love with the art and eventually, the artist herself. When Tadokoro offers to draw Nikaido a portrait, Nikaido becomes ecstatic as this maybe her chance to get closer with the girl she has been obsessing over! (Source: LILYKA)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
9.3
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 0.47
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.47 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.33
Running avg · Jun 2021 → Dec 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This is an amazing Yuri/GL manga featuring an adorable cast with fantastic chemistry and beautiful character designs. There are no criticisms to report as the story is consistently great...”
- 9 “This is one of the best yuri manga available, featuring amazing character designs, a simple yet engaging story, and a refreshing lack of typical genre clichés. While the lack of a proper conclusion...”
- 9 “Tadokoro-San is the best yuri manga ever, featuring incredibly cute characters, beautiful art, and a compelling story that makes it impossible to stop reading. While I feel like I missed mentioning...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 33%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Tadokoro-san begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 105 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 14h 00m approx
- Published Aug 2019 – Dec 2021
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M51967 catalog