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“Scary-looking romantic Sayuki seeks first love in high school after 15 years of misunderstandings.”
Chocolate Cosmos
チョコレートコスモス
7.26
5,629 rank · 16,664 readers · 134 favorites
Shoujo
School
Romance
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Synopsis
Scary-looking romantic Sayuki seeks first love in high school after 15 years of misunderstandings.
Sakurai Sayuki was born with sharp eyes that make her look like she's always angry, even though she's not. Because of her looks, students around her misunderstand her as a bully and scary girl when in fact she's "a romantic." After 15 years without a boyfriend, she started off her high school year with hopes of love... Included one-shot: Volume 2: Yes or Kiss
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Community consensus
Derived from 10 sampled reviews
8.0
/10
What 10 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8.5
mode 6
σ 1.55
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.55 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 2.00
Running avg · Jun 2009 → Sep 2012
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “The art is absolutely awesome, and the story provides an honest, engaging take on a forbidden love that resolves in a satisfying way. While there isn't much depth to discuss regarding the plot, the...”
- 8 “The first chapters are consistent and unique, featuring a heroine who is initially quite likable. However, the story quickly becomes predictable and formulaic, ultimately transforming the...”
- 9 “The art is outstanding, especially the bishonen, and the unique story twists keep me hooked alongside a cast of enjoyable, sexy characters. While the ending is good, I really wanted more scenes...”
Verbosity
Short · 60%
Medium · 40%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Chocolate Cosmos begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 20 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 40m approx
- Published Aug 2007 – Oct 2008
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M3252 catalog