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“Heartbroken Mimi returns home; childhood friends seek magical blue cat to heal her pain.”
Blue
BLUE ブルー
7.27
5,690 rank · 4,464 readers · 13 favorites
Shoujo
Drama
Romance
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
Heartbroken Mimi returns home; childhood friends seek magical blue cat to heal her pain.
A painful love story of four childhood friends on a island. Mimi comes back from Tokyo to visit and meet her childhood friends. Seems like they are worried about Mimi for the sudden visit. Seems like she's heartbroken when her boyfriend broke up with her. To lift her spirits her friends try to find the legendary blue cat that has a bell attached to its tail. Legend says it will grant your wish, but will this cat even help what Mimi is going through...? (Source: JShoujo Scans)
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Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
6.5
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6.5
mode 4
σ 2.50
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.50 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 4.0
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No
Score over time
↓ 2.50
Running avg · Mar 2014 → Jun 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “The story is compelling, featuring great twists, heart-wrenching moments, and beautiful art that perfectly complements the well-developed main and supporting characters. While the pacing...”
- 4 “The art is good and the main plot is initially interesting, with a couple of characters being genuinely enjoyable. However, the experience is ruined by an incredibly annoying and indecisive...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Blue begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 47 × 8 ch × vol
- Total read 6h 16m approx
- Published Jan 2009 – Sep 2011
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M11349 catalog