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“High schooler Rikuo befriends chimera Vanilla, who can turn vicious under her creator Kiriko's revenge command.”
Come Come Vanilla!
かむかむバニラ！
6.7
14,725 rank · 9,289 readers · 17 favorites
Seinen
Harem
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Ecchi
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Synopsis
High schooler Rikuo befriends chimera Vanilla, who can turn vicious under her creator Kiriko's revenge command.
Regular high school boy Kaji Rikuo’s life is suddenly interrupted by a cute girl with cat ears named Vanilla. According to Vanilla, she was created from different mixtures of animals sort of like a chimera by her master, Ibu Kiriko, whom apparently has it out for Rikuo. Confused as to why somebody would want revenge on him, Rikuo become friends with the clueless and cute Vanilla. However, Vanilla can turn into a vicious animal able to hurt Rikuo with a simple command from Kiriko... (Source: MangaHelpers)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
7.3
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
67%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 5
σ 1.70
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.70 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.5 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 5.0
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No
Score over time
↓ 1.67
Running avg · Jan 2014 → Aug 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Harumi Chihiro does it again. From "Velvet Kiss" to "Come Come Vanilla!" Harumi Chihiro delivers with her marriage between plot and harem/ecchi, to portray a young man, Kaji Rikou, who is...”
- 8 “STORY: 7/10 Come Come Vanilla! (CCV) is a very light-hearted mix of comedy, romance, ecchi and underlying "drama" that creeps up slowly but surely. For those who rolled their eyes already, sorry...”
- 5 “This series was... okay. I enjoyed the one shot more, but I recommend reading it after the series. The main series' pacing is weird and story is lacking. Normally, I really love to dig into the...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 33%
Long · 33%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 18 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 24m approx
- Published Nov 2010 – Nov 2013
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M15837 catalog