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“Middle-school ex-friends reunite when boy uncovers girl's secret from their past, forcing them to cooperate.”
Shishunki no Iron Maiden
思春期のアイアンメイデン
7.07
8,603 rank · 10,231 readers · 40 favorites
Seinen
School
Romance
Sci-Fi
Supernatural
Ecchi
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Synopsis
Middle-school ex-friends reunite when boy uncovers girl's secret from their past, forcing them to cooperate.
Childhood friends and neighbors, Mayama Haruki and Himemiya Tsukiko were the best of friends until, in fourth grade, a girls only meeting caused Himemiya to shun and and avoid Mayama. Now second year middle school students, Mayama is an ero-freak, who likes to taunt and pick on girls, while Himemiya is a straight A honor student. But the distance between them closes after Mayama discovers Himemiya's secret, and the secret behind the mysterious girls only meeting. Now Mayama is forced to help hide Himemiya's secret as she tries to make sense of it all.
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Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
7.6
/10
What 5 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.02
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 1.02 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.40
Running avg · Jan 2015 → Jan 2018
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “The story is interesting and enjoyable, complemented by a fantastic design for the main heroine and likable character personalities. However, the narrative suffers from plot holes regarding the...”
- 9 “I thoroughly enjoyed this manga for its unique "iron maiden" plot, solid character development, and a genuinely satisfying ending. While the characters can feel a bit generic and the romance...”
- 7 “This manga is well-executed and manages to be an interesting read. However, it lacks originality and is painfully predictable, particularly regarding the protagonist's immediate obsession with the...”
Verbosity
Short · 60%
Medium · 40%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Shishunki no Iron Maiden begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 41 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 5h 28m approx
- Published Oct 2012 – Oct 2014
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M21129 catalog