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“Naive schoolgirl Yume loves ex-Yankee Shoubu; her best friend Roko falls for Shoubu's playboy friend Yuuji.”
Heart
ハート
7.47
3,500 rank · 2,768 readers · 37 favorites
Shoujo
School
Comedy
Drama
Romance
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Synopsis
Naive schoolgirl Yume loves ex-Yankee Shoubu; her best friend Roko falls for Shoubu's playboy friend Yuuji.
The story revolves around a innocent naive schoolgirl, Yume, who falls in love with a gorgeous ex-Yankee, Shoubu. Meanwhile, Yume's best friend, Roko, falls for Shoubu's best friend, Yuuji who is a playboy. (Source: MU)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
7.3
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 6
σ 1.25
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.25 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.67
Running avg · May 2010 → Jun 2011
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Heart Manga features a wonderfully paced story that perfectly blends comedy, romance, drama, and fighting. While the art style feels a bit dated, the endearing main character and the incredibly...”
- 7 “The humor in *Heart* is absolutely stellar, providing a consistently hilarious experience that rivals the best in the genre. However, the narrative suffers from excessive filler and repetitive...”
- 6 “I found the story weirdly entertaining, particularly enjoying the ballsy character of Roko and the refreshing dedication the male leads showed toward their jobs and motorcycles. However, the...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 33%
Long · 33%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Heart begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 58 × 10 ch × vol
- Total read 7h 44m approx
- Published Jan 2001 – Jan 2003
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M6423 catalog