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“Yusa fakes dating classmate Haruta to hide her crush from best friend, questioning her true feelings.”
The World Best Boyfriend
理想的ボーイフレンド
7.54
3,002 rank · 5,792 readers · 52 favorites
Shoujo
School
Romance
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Synopsis
Yusa fakes dating classmate Haruta to hide her crush from best friend, questioning her true feelings.
Upon entering high school, first-year student Yusa Tachikawa fell in love with a tall, athletic senior on her school's basketball team. Watching the basketball team practice every day with her best friend, Nanami Sugio, Yusa eagerly looks for chances to talk to him. One day, Kaede Haruta, a quiet guy from Yusa's class, takes shelter from the rain in Yusa's part-time workplace. Looking to keep him entertained in the meantime, she recommends he read her favorite shoujo manga. The following day, while Yusa is talking to the guy she likes, she realizes that Nanami harbors feelings for him too! Worried that Nanami will restrain her feelings for Yusa's sake, she claims that she loves Haruta instead. With determination to maintain their cover, Yusa asks Haruta to pretend as her boyfriend, and even though he is far from her ideal type, she begins to question what she really thinks of Haruta.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
8.0
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 1.73
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.73 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Sep 2017 → Aug 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “This series brilliantly subverts standard shoujo tropes by moving away from the cliché "perfect" love interest to focus on a more grounded, realistic connection. There are no notable flaws to...”
- 9 “This manga is a heartwarming and wholesome experience featuring excellent art and unique, non-cliche characters that make every page a joy to read. There are no notable criticisms to mention, as...”
- 9 “The story is incredibly entertaining and subverts cliches, featuring a cast of lovable, well-rounded characters whose adorable relationship progression makes the series highly captivating. While...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — The World Best Boyfriend begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 29 × 7 ch × vol
- Total read 3h 52m approx
- Published Mar 2016 – Jul 2018
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M44766 catalog