“Lone girl Hayaka transfers to 850-boy industrial school, facing gangsters and classmate conflicts.”
My Darling! Miss Bancho
あぁ愛しの番長さま
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Synopsis
Lone girl Hayaka transfers to 850-boy industrial school, facing gangsters and classmate conflicts.
Due to family problems, Hirayama Hayaka transfers from a private high school to an industrial high school. However, upon entering the school, she finds out that there are 850 boys in the school, and that she is the only girl there. Apart from the great disparity between the number of boys and girls, she also finds out that gangsters still exist in this era. Furthermore, a conflict has erupted between her classmate Katou Yuuni and the gangsters. Thus begins Hayaka's eventful life in the industrial high school... (Source: Esthétique) Included one-shots: Volume 3: Home Run Ring Volume 5: Sugoi?
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
What 3 readers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.25 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 1.33
Running avg · Jun 2010 → Oct 2025
- 10 “I love this manga!!! Yes, it's cringey and unoriginal but it's really well executed which is what makes it so good. It's the classic "only girl in a school of all boys trope". Very cringey. But I...”
- 7 “When I first read this mange, I loved it. There was just something about it's goofy comdey romance that appealed to me. Then I reread it. And I realised that it pretty much lacked a coherent story...”
- 8 “Let me say this first, I don't like shoujo that much. But, I love adorable things. This is my second review, something happened to my first one, don't know what, so take it easy on me. Story: So...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 37 × 8 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 56m approx
- Published Oct 2005 – Dec 2018
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M3692 catalog