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“Doll-maker heir Ageha seeks lost guardian doll Yuki with Leo to claim family leadership.”
Shounen Dolls
少年ドールズ
7.7
1,912 rank · 4,549 readers · 45 favorites
Shoujo
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Doll-maker heir Ageha seeks lost guardian doll Yuki with Leo to claim family leadership.
Etou Ageha is the successor of a family that have been doll makers for generations. Everyone in her family has a special ability - to be able to hear the voices of dolls. With the two guardian dolls, Leo and Yuki, Ageha should be able to become the true leader of the family, but due to some complications, Yuki was lost a long time ago. And thus, our heroine is on a quest to find the lost doll, while accompanied by the other guardian doll, Leo... (Source: Aerandria) Included one-shots: Volume 3: Kanojo no Neko Volume 4: Sen'ichiya Nocturne (Thousand and One Nights Nocturne)
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8.0
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What 2 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 7
σ 1.00
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 1.00 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 1.00
Running avg · Jul 2011 → Apr 2015
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Shounen Dolls is a light and fun read that serves as a great filler when I cannot find anything else to pick up. However, the story lacks any real substance or overarching plot, and the initial...”
- 9 “Shounen Dolls offers a unique, well-paced story that masterfully balances comedy and adventure while featuring a refreshingly tough protagonist and compelling, well-designed characters. While the...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Shounen Dolls begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 18 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 24m approx
- Published Feb 2008 – Aug 2011
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M6817 catalog