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“Miki's life turns chaotic when her parents move in with another couple, creating crushes and drama.”
Marmalade Boy
ママレード・ボーイ
7.66
2,307 rank · 19,794 readers · 430 favorites
Shoujo
Comedy
Drama
Romance
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Synopsis
Miki's life turns chaotic when her parents move in with another couple, creating crushes and drama.
All Miki Koishikawa wanted was an ordinary family and that's exactly what she had until her parents decided to move in with another couple and turned Miki's world upside down. Now she lives in a house with four parents and her totally cute stepbrother Yuu. It's bad enough being brought into her parents' strange soap opera, but Miki will star in a soap of her own as she deals with friends having affairs, trying to survive in school and ending up torn between her long-time crush, Ginta, and her new stepbrother! (Source: Tokyopop)
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Community consensus
Derived from 14 sampled reviews
7.9
/10
What 14 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 9
σ 1.58
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.58 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.07
Running avg · Aug 2007 → Jun 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “I had a hard time with the first volume but it became more enjoyable as I continued on. This series has moments where it is actually boring & sometimes the storylines are just too cliche to be...”
- 8 “This manga is very entertaining. In every volume, there is a new surprise that adds to story appeals. The story might not have the average personâ??s ordeal, but it is very easy to relate...”
- 8 “It's a pretty good story. It's not like a cheesy romantic one and contains a lot of comedy. However, it's one of those romances that you love but don't really want to accept. The whole step-sister...”
Verbosity
Short · 64%
Medium · 21%
Long · 14%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 40 × 8 ch × vol
- Total read 5h 20m approx
- Published May 1992 – Oct 1995
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0088 catalog