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“Kayano falls for her bully Takeru after their parents announce marriage, creating forbidden sibling love.”
The Devil Does Exist
悪魔で候
7.83
1,357 rank · 14,516 readers · 360 favorites
Shoujo
School
Comedy
Drama
Romance
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Synopsis
Kayano falls for her bully Takeru after their parents announce marriage, creating forbidden sibling love.
High school is hard for Kayano. When she tries to confess her love to the kind but distant Yuichi, the school bully Takeru makes her life hell. But things get worse when Kayano's mother gets engaged to Takeru's father, the school principal! Soon enough, instead of be in love with Yuichi, she falls in her love with her future brother, Takeru. What will she do about this forbidden love? Included one-shot: Volume 11: Flying Rabbit
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 12 sampled reviews
8.8
/10
What 12 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 1.01
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 1.01 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 1.75
Running avg · Jan 2008 → Aug 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This is my absolute favorite manga, featuring beautiful art, a perfect balance of serious plot and humor, and intelligent, realistic characters. While there is only a little bit of drama, the story...”
- 9 “This manga features a highly realistic scenario told through an original narrative style that is perfect for fans of tabooed love. However, the pacing feels rushed throughout, particularly in the...”
- 8 “The beautiful art, realistic storytelling, and deeply engaging character relationships made this an amazing experience that sucked me in from the start. While the character development felt...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 25%
Long · 8%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — The Devil Does Exist begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 42 × 11 ch × vol
- Total read 5h 36m approx
- Published Jan 1998 – Dec 2002
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0715 catalog