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“Otaku girl becomes model for injured, creepy mangaka—her favorite shoujo author in disguise.”
Houkago x Ponytail
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7.44
3,780 rank · 14,845 readers · 101 favorites
Shoujo
School
Comedy
Romance
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Synopsis
Otaku girl becomes model for injured, creepy mangaka—her favorite shoujo author in disguise.
Natsuki, an otaku high-school girl who'd much rather spend her money on manga than pretty dresses, accidentally injures a creepy-looking mangaka Kiritani Taichi. To repay him, she agrees to be his character model until he fully heals. Kiritani-san turns out to be popular shoujo mangaka Ichijou Kiriko, who is also Natsuki's favourite author! What will become of these two? (Source: Dazzling Scans)
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Derived from 4 sampled reviews
7.3
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 5
σ 1.48
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.48 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.25
Running avg · Dec 2012 → Oct 2016
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “High school girl, Natsuki, is an otaku and could care less about anything other than reading manga. While sitting in the park, she's approached by a guy who she believes to be a pervert and reacts...”
- 9 “"...Yes, just like you, someone with no chest or curves. IT HAS TO BE A SUPER PLAIN GIRL!" HOUKAGO X PONYTAIL is a very cute manga. The protagonist, Natsuki, is a otaku. Instead of buying nice...”
- 8 “Houkago x Ponytail is a nice and cute shoujo manga that is easy to read. Natsugi, a high school girl who is an otaku, unexpectedly meets a mangaka, Kiritani Taichi that appears to be creepy...”
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Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 6 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 48m approx
- Published Dec 2012 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M20395 catalog