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“Higashikata recruits Shijima for a comedy duo, aiming to conquer Japan's stand-up and sketch comedy scene together.”
Show-ha Shoten!
ショーハショーテン!
7.39
4,251 rank · 6,228 readers · 47 favorites
Shounen
Performing Arts
Showbiz
Comedy
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Synopsis
Higashikata recruits Shijima for a comedy duo, aiming to conquer Japan's stand-up and sketch comedy scene together.
Higashikata ropes Shijima into performing in a comedy duo with him at a school show. Inspired by their guaranteed success, Higashikata asks Shijima to join him in an audacious dream—to rise to the top of Japan's comedy scene by winning major events in both stand-up and sketch comedy! (Source: VIZ Media)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
7.0
/10
What 7 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 5
σ 1.69
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.69 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 2.00
Running avg · Jan 2022 → Aug 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Okay, to keep it short, Shouha Shouten is a refreshing treat amidst all the heavy manga out there. Sometimes all you gotta read is something light, just like this series. Two of the main characters...”
- 10 “Show ha shoten does not claim itself to be a hilarious manga. It touches on the difficulties that comes with being a performer in comedy, all while it stays light hearted and respectful of themes...”
- 8 “Unyielding Heart. The ability to improvise and make decisions based on your surroundings, being relentless, are a few ways to get better at performing arts. Show-ha Shoten is a manga showing two...”
Verbosity
Short · 29%
Medium · 43%
Long · 29%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 43 × 11 ch × vol
- Total read 5h 44m approx
- Published Oct 2021 – Aug 2025
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M59690 catalog