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“Outsider Tanpopo battles snobbery at elite Meio Academy by forming a gardening club to find friendship.”
Nowadays
イマドキ
7.54
2,894 rank · 13,844 readers · 230 favorites
Shoujo
Comedy
Drama
Romance
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Synopsis
Outsider Tanpopo battles snobbery at elite Meio Academy by forming a gardening club to find friendship.
For Tanpopo Yamazaki, life at the elitist Meio Academy seems way out of her league. The daughters of wealthy families snub her, other students make light of the fact that she actually tested into Meio instead of relying on family connections, and the cute boy she saw tending a dandelion the day before wouldn't even acknowledge her existence. Hoping to make friends and have some fun, Tanpopo starts up a gardening committee, but will this help her survive in a school where superficiality and nepotism reign supreme? (Source: Viz)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 10 sampled reviews
8.9
/10
What 10 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 10
σ 1.22
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.22 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.10
Running avg · Jan 2008 → May 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Imidoki! is a simply amazing, light romantic manga that features a unique plot and characters that are far from shallow. There are no notable criticisms to report for this title. I highly recommend...”
- 10 “I absolutely love this story and how it stands out from other romance manga, making it impossible to put down. There are no aspects of this series that I found disappointing or worthy of criticism....”
- 9 “This manga is a sweet and funny read featuring incredibly fun characters that successfully avoid typical genre tropes. Although I initially doubted the story concept, those concerns vanished as...”
Verbosity
Short · 60%
Medium · 40%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Nowadays begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 26 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 3h 28m approx
- Published May 2000 – Jul 2001
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0153 catalog