“Boy Noeru enrolls as girl at boarding school to retrieve twin Maria, but falls for roommate and basketball ace.”
Mint na Bokura
ミントな僕ら
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Synopsis
Boy Noeru enrolls as girl at boarding school to retrieve twin Maria, but falls for roommate and basketball ace.
Dressed in a cute uniform with a blazer and pleated skirt, and completed with a hairband to complement her long wavy hair, Noeru Minamino arrives at Morinomiya Boarding School―albeit a month late. However, Maria Minamino, Noeru's twin sister who was accepted prior, is devastated to see this, as Noeru is actually a boy! Due to certain circumstances, he is only able to enroll as a girl. Noeru's decision to join Maria stems from Maria's interest in the school's basketball coach. As her inseparable twin, he finds this hard to accept and hopes to bring her back home. However, a wrench is thrown into his plans when he starts falling for his mysterious roommate, Miyu Makimura. Matters become even more complicated when he finds himself being courted by the ace of the school's basketball team!
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
What 4 readers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.43 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 0.25
Running avg · Aug 2009 → Dec 2025
- 10 “I truly loved this story and I am truly sad it was so quick but the override one fun. Noel is truly the greatest and I love the little goober. Sasa is such a dude and homie nothing but respect for...”
- 9 “Mint na Bokura was a thoroughly enjoyable manga for me. I'm often disappointed by the lack of good characterisation and a strong storyline in manga and anime, but this hidden gem caught my eye...”
- 9 “Well first of all, i think this manga a boring story, well a shoujo manga and gender bender is not my type after all, but after reading it for a couple of chapter, suddenly i felt in love with this...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 30 × 6 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 00m approx
- Published Jun 1997 – Feb 2000
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0929 catalog