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“Cursed Hamino, forced into hockey to survive, reluctantly joins struggling Haru High team.”
Hot
HOT
6.21
20,690 rank · 1,415 readers · 5 favorites
Shounen
Team Sports
Sports
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Synopsis
Cursed Hamino, forced into hockey to survive, reluctantly joins struggling Haru High team.
Hamino's family is cursed. Ice was involved in the death of every member of his family and the only way he can avoid the same fate is by becoming a top ice hockey player—or that is what his grandpa believes in. In spite of his undeniably great abilities, his grandfather's obsession with ice hockey led him to hate the sport. One day, Haru High's ice hockey team captain Takahashi notices Hamino's skills and asks him to join their club but is promptly rejected. However, after knowing the club's unfair situation, Hamino cannot help but make an exception.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
7.5
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 6
σ 1.50
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.50 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 1.50
Running avg · Aug 2018 → Feb 2020
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “This hockey manga is a brilliant, untapped concept that is clearly in great hands, featuring a fantastic cast ranging from an aggressive monk grandpa to a nonchalant protagonist. My only...”
- 6 “The art remains consistently high-quality in Amano’s signature style, and the hockey-themed plot serves as a promising foundation for a potential full serialization. However, the narrative suffers...”
Verbosity
Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Hot begins and ends here.
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A One shot Publication
- Format 1 ch ch × vol
- Total read 0h 08m approx
- Published Aug 2018 – ongoing
- Source One shot media type
- Ref. BS-M48637 catalog