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“Aspiring 20-year-old mangaka Eri must navigate living with 13-year-old violin prodigy Souta, finding parallels in their artistic dreams.”
Puppy Lovers
パピィラバーズ
6.6
16,399 rank · 8,763 readers · 30 favorites
Seinen
Romance
Ecchi
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Synopsis
Aspiring 20-year-old mangaka Eri must navigate living with 13-year-old violin prodigy Souta, finding parallels in their artistic dreams.
Eri Inui is a 20-year-old college student aspiring to become a mangaka. She has been following this dream ever since she was little and has been the best artist among all her friends. But she still hasn't found a publisher willing to take her under her wing. One day, however, Souta Inusaki, the son of a distant relative, comes to live with Eri and her mother. Souta is an aspiring violinist and has come to Tokyo to practice. Eri sees a lot of herself in the young Souta. But how will she deal with a 13-year-old boy following his dreams and going through puberty? (Source: MU)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
6.0
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 4
σ 2.00
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.00 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↓ 2.00
Running avg · Jan 2020 → May 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “This manga is an amusing, well-paced slow burn romance that features absolutely gorgeous, full-color art. While the writing is effective within its constraints, the story remains quite standard and...”
- 4 “Amazume’s art is visually pleasing, featuring effective use of color, depth of field, and solid character anatomy. However, the experience is marred by excessive visual pollution, unnatural...”
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Short · 50%
Medium · 0%
Long · 50%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Puppy Lovers begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 49 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 6h 32m approx
- Published Jan 2010 – May 2014
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M15705 catalog