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“Hat maker rescues suicidal foreigner; their evolving relationship spans three arcs: Dear Mr. Rain, Dear Hatter, and The Speaker.”
Canis
CANISシリーズ
8.29
366 rank · 12,628 readers · 305 favorites
Boys Love
Drama
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
Hat maker rescues suicidal foreigner; their evolving relationship spans three arcs: Dear Mr. Rain, Dear Hatter, and The Speaker.
Volume 1: Dear Mr. Rain Kutsuna Satoru, a hat maker, picks up a man collapsed on the side of the road named Kashiba Ryou, who came to Japan to die. Volumes 2-3: Dear Hatter Volumes 4-7: The Speaker
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
9.0
/10
What 8 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9.5
mode 10
σ 1.58
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.58 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.00
Running avg · May 2015 → May 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Okay so my score might look too high, but this manga truly deserves it. First, it's a boy's love but has none of the usual stupid clichés yaois often have. The two main characters are both...”
- 9 “This is one of my favorite mangas because of the art and story. Canis is about the encounter of two individuals from different worlds. One lives as a hat maker and struggles to maintain his store...”
- 9 “What do I see? could this be a great BL manga? Yes, you are not dreaming! This could very well be the start of an excellent series. Apparently, the author heard the prayers of millions of BL fans...”
Verbosity
Short · 38%
Medium · 63%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Published Jun 2012 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M23694 catalog