“Country delinquent Haiji cares for naive half-Italian Kokoro, whose hidden motive for visiting Japan is revealed.”
Darling, Give me a break!
ダーリン、いいかげんにしやがれ
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Synopsis
Country delinquent Haiji cares for naive half-Italian Kokoro, whose hidden motive for visiting Japan is revealed.
About the relationship of the country-raised yankee (delinquent) Haiji Nakata and the young and innocent Kokoro Sakurazaka, who is half Italian and half Japanese. Kokoro arrives at Haiji's village in Japan and soon breaks the ice with the villagers due to his friendly personality. Haiji looks out for the touchy-feely Kokoro who lacks life-skills despite his lucky financial situation, and soon Haiji can't help but take care of the gentle Kokoro. When Haiji finds out what Kokoro's real reason was to come to Japan, however... (Source: MU)
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Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
What 3 readers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.82 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 1.00
Running avg · Apr 2020 → Jan 2023
- 9 “I recommend this one a lot. I just finished it and it's really cute and simple. My heart was beating the whole time. It is good if you're looking for something nice and easy going. If you want a...”
- 8 “So, this manga is very simple taking place in a small village, it's short and cute. I recommend it to anyone who wants to read a quick novel. I liked the couple, mainly because I like it when one...”
- 7 “Wealthy guy with Japanese heritage who grew up in Italy decides to move to the Japanese countryside where he meets and falls for a young farmer. Overall it was a cute one shot. Troupes covered...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 6 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 48m approx
- Published Feb 2017 – Sep 2017
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M51055 catalog