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“Mao becomes a girl by divine destiny, causing emotional turmoil for twin sister Ako and his male best friend.”
Mao Marimo
まおまりも
6.42
18,902 rank · 1,369 readers · 1 favorites
Seinen
Magical Sex Shift
School
Drama
Romance
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Mao becomes a girl by divine destiny, causing emotional turmoil for twin sister Ako and his male best friend.
Mao lives with his three sisters in a village full of the presence of gods. On the day of the village festival in his first year of high school, he was given a divine destiny: to become a girl. While Mao is happy and accepting of his new womanhood, the other people in his life have more trouble coping. His aggressive twin sister Akoya (nicknamed Ako), who used to tease him for being a feminine crybaby, seems to blame herself for his transformation. Both Mao's twin sister and his closest male friend from school are going to have a hard time adjusting the way they think of this new female Mao! (Source: MangaHelpers)
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Derived from 2 sampled reviews
7.0
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
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recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 5
σ 2.00
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Polarized
σ 2.00 · split reception
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 2.00
Running avg · Nov 2020 → Jul 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Albeit being kinda short, it is really a very well told heartwarming story. Mao not only is a charming character, but also one you end up being fond of. During the 35 chapters of this sweet story (...”
- 5 “Mao Marimo does a few things different in comparison to your average gender bender manga. Unfortunately, this does not save it from being entirely mediocre. The Good: Instead of the series being a...”
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Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 35 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 40m approx
- Published Aug 2010 – Dec 2011
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M14319 catalog