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“Plain-spoken Nanami pursues popular soccer star Mizuno as their friends' romance sparks their own connection.”
The Start of My Story
恋のはじまり
7.22
6,366 rank · 2,529 readers · 8 favorites
Shoujo
Romance
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Synopsis
Plain-spoken Nanami pursues popular soccer star Mizuno as their friends' romance sparks their own connection.
Average-looking, always speaks-her-mind Hachiya Nanami just wants a boyfriend that likes her for her—preferably the school's popular soccer star, Mizuno. As their best friends start dating, they immediately find that they, too have a lot in common. This is the perfect chance for Hachiya to finally score her dream guy. But does Mizuno feel the same way? (Source: Lovesick Alley)
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Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
8.4
/10
What 5 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 7
σ 1.36
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.36 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.60
Running avg · Dec 2022 → Apr 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “If you're looking for a slice-of-life with an enjoyable, stupid, yet hilarious couple doing couply things, you've come to the right place. With amazing chemistry and wholesome banter, our two MCs...”
- 10 “I loved this FL! You’re really rooting for her the entire time! She’s hilarious, likable, and real. At least as real as you can get with a shoujo romance lol The ML also felt so real. He very much...”
- 8 “Hachi-chan is constantly reminded that she is cute, but not a beauty. When she falls for Mizuno-kun, her classmates are quick to tell her that he is out of her league, and they are happy to remind...”
Verbosity
Short · 20%
Medium · 60%
Long · 20%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 33 × 7 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 24m approx
- Published Mar 2020 – Jun 2022
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M58668 catalog