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“Frail Hanaka, rejected by school clubs, discovers MMA through classmate Koha to finally become strong.”
Hanakaku
ハナカク
6.78
13,412 rank · 2,055 readers · 15 favorites
Seinen
Combat Sports
Sports
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Synopsis
Frail Hanaka, rejected by school clubs, discovers MMA through classmate Koha to finally become strong.
Andou Hanaka wanted to become stronger because she thought she couldn't protect her friend from bullies. Now as she enters high school, she seeks to enter many of the martial arts clubs in her school. Unfortunately for her, many of the clubs reject her due to her frail and small size. She just wants to be stronger, but is it going to be impossible for her? All of this changes as she encounters her classmate Yoshino "Koha" Koharu. Koha introduces Hanaka to the world of MMA. Hanaka learns that martial arts is designed to make the weak stronger. Her aspirations of becoming stronger may come true as she ventures into the world of mixed martial arts. (Source: MangaHelpers)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
6.5
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
75%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 2.18
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.18 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.7 pts
Recommenders 7.7 · others 3.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 2.50
Running avg · May 2018 → Aug 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “I really enjoy reading this and wish it went longest. It’s a good classic underdog about someone starting as a zero and throughout the story she became strong, sure she didn't end the series as the...”
- 7 “Among all the pros and cons within this manga, the more evident and big weakness is the fact that is a very short story that deserve more. And the strong aspect, living in the shadow of that...”
- 9 “The major problem with this manga is the fact that the short chapter length makes it feel like a new promising serialization that just abruptly got the axe just after it got started. It's like if...”
Verbosity
Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 21 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 48m approx
- Published Aug 2013 – Jul 2015
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M28101 catalog