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Otomen

“Manly kendo captain Asuka secretly loves cute things and falls for tomboy Ryo, rediscovering his "otomen" identity.”

Otomen

7.68
2,018 rank · 23,437 readers · 574 favorites
Shoujo School Comedy Romance
74 chapters · 18 volumes · 2006 - 2012 · Manga
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Synopsis

Manly kendo captain Asuka secretly loves cute things and falls for tomboy Ryo, rediscovering his "otomen" identity.

Asuka Masamune is a boy who loves all things cute, fluffy, sparkling, and sweet, much to his mother's dismay and horror. Due to an incident surrounding his father leaving the family, Asuka was pressured into abandoning his hobbies in favor of kendo, judo, and karate. Resigning himself into living his life as someone who exudes manliness, he becomes the nationally ranked captain of his school's kendo team. Unfortunately, Asuka finds himself falling back on his old interests after crossing paths and falling in love with transfer student Ryo Miyakozuka. Ryo is the exact opposite of Asuka. She has no interest in cooking, sewing, nor anything else that is "girly" in nature; however, she has a fierce kick and an equally tough attitude to match. Seeing this as the perfect opportunity to collect material for a shoujo manga he is secretly publishing, Asuka's friend, Juta Tachibana, convinces Asuka to befriend the girl. As the relationship between the two begins to blossom, so does Asuka's true nature as an "otomen."Included one-shots: Volume 10: Glass no Otomen: Sen no Kamen wo Motsu Otomen Volume 11: Love-Tic

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Community consensus

Derived from 10 sampled reviews

8.1 /10

What 10 readers settled on.

90% recommend
Score distribution
median 8.5 mode 8 σ 1.92
1510
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Polarized

σ 1.92 · split reception

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The polarity gap

5.7 pts

Recommenders 8.7 · others 3.0

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Score over time

↓ 0.90

Running avg · Jul 2009 → Jul 2020

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Publication slate

A Manga Publication

  • Format 74 × 18 ch × vol
  • Total read 9h 52m approx
  • Published Mar 2006 – Nov 2012
  • Source Manga media type
  • Ref. BS-M0814 catalog

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