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“Shio secretly dreams of becoming a singer, but someone discovers her hidden ambition.”
It's lonely to be by myself
ひとりぼっちはさみしくて
7.65
2,236 rank · 8,751 readers · 55 favorites
Shoujo
School
Romance
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Synopsis
Shio secretly dreams of becoming a singer, but someone discovers her hidden ambition.
Shio loves to write lyrics, and it's her secret dream to become a singer. However, THAT GUY found out about the dream that she can't tell anyone else about?!! (Source: Intercross)
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9.0
/10
What 5 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 10
mode 10
σ 1.26
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.26 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Jul 2011 → Mar 2013
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “People need to READ THIS MANGA NOW!!!!! The story is not your typical popular guy loves geek girl story. It involves 2 people who both want to follow their dreams. Together, they overcome obstacles...”
- 7 “As most manga with less than 20 chapters, events and happenings move at a considerably fast pace that leaves you struggling to keep up. In the story Hitoribocchi wa Samishikute, there is evidence...”
- 8 “Have you ever felt something that you wanted to do even if everyone was against it? Well that's what this manga was about Story-9 The story is very motivational and inspirational it shows you the...”
Verbosity
Short · 60%
Medium · 20%
Long · 20%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 18 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 24m approx
- Published Oct 2008 – Jan 2009
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M9140 catalog