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“Successful team leader Shimizu secretly draws yuri doujinshi until coworker Maekawa discovers and befriends her.”
Still Sick
Still Sick
7.66
2,183 rank · 11,050 readers · 163 favorites
Workplace
Girls Love
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
Successful team leader Shimizu secretly draws yuri doujinshi until coworker Maekawa discovers and befriends her.
Shimizu Makoto, a team leader at an industrial firm, leads a fulfilling life as the work is both rewarding and pays well. However, she indulges in an embarrassing pastime: creating girls love doujinshi she sells at conventions. Though Shimizu does her best to keep this hobby hidden from her colleagues, a chance encounter at a doujin convention leads her coworker Akane Maekawa to learn of her secret. Much to Shimizu's surprise, Maekawa seems interested in learning more—even visiting Shimizu's apartment to borrow DVDs. As the two girls grow closer, Shimizu discovers the value of sharing one's passion with someone else, all while attempting to figure out her complicated feelings toward Maekawa.
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8.0
/10
What 6 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.00
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 1.00 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 2.00
Running avg · Feb 2021 → Jul 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “you should know if this is for you or not within the first half of volume 1. the art is expressive but middling. but if you're an emotionally detached lesbian that doesn't know how to process...”
- 8 “Still sick is a piece of work that clearly has passion behind it. Although the story drags in places and there is a bit of melodrama, Still sick is a wonderful piece of fiction. I like the set up,...”
- 9 “First of all, the story was genuine and wholesome. It was well told and makes you wanna read through! It's kinda strange that the parents weren't that homophobic though! I hope my parents will be...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 17%
Long · 33%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 26 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 3h 28m approx
- Published Dec 2018 – Apr 2020
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M49268 catalog