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“College rent-a-brother Arata discovers his intimidating client Junta just wants head-pats and is irresistibly adorable.”
The Beast That Yearns to be Tamed
甘えたい獣
7.58
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Synopsis
College rent-a-brother Arata discovers his intimidating client Junta just wants head-pats and is irresistibly adorable.
Arata's a college student working as a "big brother for rent." One day, he meets his new client, Junta, who looks like a total tough guy!! Arata wonders if this is some sort of trap to get his money, but what Junta wants is for someone to pat him on the head. Seeing someone this hot go bright red and be so vulnerable is turning Arata on... Junta's just so adorable... what's going on here!!? (Source: Renta!)
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9.5
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
100%
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Score distribution
median 9.5
mode 9
σ 0.50
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σ 0.50 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
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Running avg · Feb 2023 → Feb 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Masterpiece, point blank period. I am actually unsure of whether Junta is a minor, but I’m not really bothered by wondering yes or no for this one since I’m pretty sure Junta is a senior and it’s...”
- 9 “Judging by the cover, I didn't expect this to be anything more than the common BL trope with circumstances leading up to the "And then they fucked" moment. Well, technically, it's still the case....”
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Short · 50%
Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 12 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 36m approx
- Published Oct 2019 – Apr 2021
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M58879 catalog