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“General Rain refuses to fight as small Sunkwoll faces invasion by powerful Zarmine in Murgenia.”
Rain
レイン
7.64
2,287 rank · 12,927 readers · 141 favorites
Shounen
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
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Synopsis
General Rain refuses to fight as small Sunkwoll faces invasion by powerful Zarmine in Murgenia.
The continent Murgenia, where they master swordsmanship and magic: The small country Sunkwoll is in a tight spot because it's under attack of the great country Zarmine. But the general, Rain, who's reputed to be an exceptionally gifted swordsman, is against the war and won't enter the battle. But how is one supposed to wage a war like this anyway? (Source: Storm in Heaven)
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Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
7.3
/10
What 6 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 7
σ 1.25
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.25 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.67
Running avg · Apr 2011 → Feb 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Ummmm...well, Rain is a kind of manga with that cliche kind of story really.A love story between a young princess and yep u guessed it, the strongest knight of the kingdom 'Rain'. Even though the...”
- 7 “I love this manga, despite MC is OP his emotion is quite vulnerable like superman is. This is why I like him unlike majority of OP manga nowadays. Female character design also one of the best I...”
- 8 “Rain, though it seems to be a little known manga, is actually quite a good quick read. Although I expected the typical kingdom-war kind of story, and it did follow that stereotype quite a bit, it...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Published Nov 2008 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M11065 catalog