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“Failed 31-year-old idol turned NEET coaxed by cousin into indie gravure photobook comeback.”
Heisei Haizanhei Sumire-chan
平成敗残兵すみれちゃん
7.01
9,460 rank · 3,000 readers · 11 favorites
Seinen
Slice of Life
Ecchi
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Synopsis
Failed 31-year-old idol turned NEET coaxed by cousin into indie gravure photobook comeback.
"Sumire-chan," age 31, is a former unsuccessful idol now living as a NEET. After being defeated in the cutthroat entertainment industry, both physically and mentally battered, she spends her days lazing around in a run-down apartment. Her high school freshman cousin, Yuusei, notices her situation and approaches her with a money-making proposition: "You've got a nice body, so why don't we publish an independent gravure photobook?" Can Sumire-chan stage her comeback in the Reiwa era? Stay tuned! (Source: MU)
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- 9 “This is a great manga for anyone tired of the incest infested cesspool that is the current scene of sibling / cousin related stories. A story about a high school boy(16~) stepping up to become a...”
- 9 “Literally comedy gold. Though it may put on the cosplay of being a somewhat ecchi-style manga featuring a rather attractively designed, down in her luck 30 year old ex-idol, the eponymous...”
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- Published Jan 2024 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M73090 catalog