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“Awkward Michiru joins Haruka's swim club, learning to swim and finding purpose through her patient guidance.”
Frogman
フロッグマン
6.69
14,988 rank · 5,831 readers · 18 favorites
Seinen
School
Comedy
Romance
Sports
Ecchi
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Synopsis
Awkward Michiru joins Haruka's swim club, learning to swim and finding purpose through her patient guidance.
Michiru is a high school boy who isn't really good at anything, including sports and socializing. He likes watching one of his classmates, Haruka, as she practices swimming. Haruka happens to be the only member of the swimming club associated with his school. As she and the coach search for members, she notices him and innocently believes he's been watching her because he really wants to swim. Michiru is unable to say no to her invitation to the club, even though he's never swam before and has no idea how it's done. Michiru finds his life changing as Haruka patiently teaches him how to swim. (Source: MangaHelpers) Included one-shot: Volume 1: Frogman (pilot)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
6.8
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 0.43
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.43 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.25
Running avg · Sep 2012 → Jun 2019
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “The artwork is quite impressive, featuring well-rendered faces and backgrounds that make the series worth checking out for fans of the sports-romance genre. However, the sports elements are poorly...”
- 7 “This manga offers a reasonably amusing experience thanks to its solid, consistent humor, fast-paced narrative, and flashes of high-quality art. However, the plot is a chaotic mess characterized by...”
- 7 “Frogman is a solid, enjoyable ecchi rom-com that benefits from a concise length and a charming lead in Haruka. While the series relies heavily on predictable tropes and uses its swimming setting...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Frogman begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 60 × 6 ch × vol
- Total read 8h 00m approx
- Published Feb 2009 – Oct 2011
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M9336 catalog