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“Childhood best friends' bond tested when one falls for the other, who starts dating a girl.”
Okosama Box
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7.1
8,105 rank · 2,409 readers · 3 favorites
School
Boys Love
Comedy
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Synopsis
Childhood best friends' bond tested when one falls for the other, who starts dating a girl.
Kawasaki and Fujita have been best friends since early childhood. Kawasaki has secretly been carrying a torch for his cheerful buddy, but Fujita only has eyes for the girls around him. The delicate balance of their relationship gets shaken when Fujita gets himself a girlfriend in high school. What is Kawasaki supposed to do with his feelings now? (Source: Mangago)
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median 6
mode 5
σ 1.00
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σ 1.00 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
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Running avg · Apr 2017 → Apr 2026
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “It's been over a decade since I first read this, and.... The emotions are still running high. I appreciate that, still. The mutual pining is delightfully dramatic. But the storytelling... Again,...”
- 5 “Story: It follows the relationship between two childhood friends who developed a sex-friendship relationship in highschool and part ways at graduation. The story resumes a few years later when they...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 5 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 40m approx
- Published Mar 2015 – Aug 2015
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M37180 catalog