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“Spin-off romance of Onoda and Deguchi from Doushitemo Furetakunai, exploring love from awkward supervisor-subordinate start.”
Even So, I Will Love You Tenderly
それでも、やさしい恋をする
7.84
12,072 readers · 77 favorites
Boys Love
Slice of Life
Erotica
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Synopsis
Spin-off romance of Onoda and Deguchi from Doushitemo Furetakunai, exploring love from awkward supervisor-subordinate start.
Spin-off of Onoda and Deguchi's from Doushitemo Furetakunai. Romance intensifies in this one-volume follow-up to Doushitemo Furetakunai. Our two young lovers met as supervisor and subordinate—when the boss was hungover in the elevator! What kind of love can spring from such an awkward start? The kind full of patience and gradual understanding or just another heartache? (Source: Digital Manga Publishing)
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Derived from 3 sampled reviews
8.7
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 0.47
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σ 0.47 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.33
Running avg · Jul 2013 → Oct 2018
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Deguchi has always loved Onada. Will Onada respond to his feelings? With this simple premise, "Soredemo, Yasashii Koi wo Suru" paints a sweet and satisfing romance between two grown men. You might...”
- 9 “If love is sweet then unrequited love is bittersweet. It's difficult to take the next step—confessing—especially when the other party doesn't swing for the same team that you do. It's not just...”
- 9 “Mod Note: This review was initially posted for the one-shot, After 9 Hours, and was subsequently merged into Soredemo, Yasashii Koi wo Suru. "After 9 hours" (followed by "After 10 hours" and "Iro...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 67%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 6 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 48m approx
- Published Oct 2008 – Oct 2013
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M24441 catalog