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“Closeted Takase is moved by openly gay Ito's pure heartbreak, yet can't admit his own sexuality.”
Tonari no Usotsuki
隣の嘘つき
7.36
1,455 readers · 5 favorites
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Synopsis
Closeted Takase is moved by openly gay Ito's pure heartbreak, yet can't admit his own sexuality.
While aware he’s attracted to the same sex, Takase has been living and lying because of his pride. One day, he gets to know Ito, who is always waiting for his male lover at a cafe. Takase, who was interested in how Ito always gave his true feelings to his lover, is strongly shaken by the unrelenting Ito whose tears are pure with the betrayal. However, even though he wishes to be more than friends, he cannot say that he’s gay. (Source: Shinshokan, translated)
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Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
9.5
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9.5
mode 9
σ 0.50
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Strong agreement
σ 0.50 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.50
Running avg · Feb 2021 → Aug 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This is such a nice manga! Besides the great art, I liked the plot too. At first I was tempted to blame Takase for his actions, but discovering his point of view I actually began to sympathise with...”
- 9 “I could really feel the raw emotions and insecurities Yuuichi has when it comes to relationships because he has been discouraged that he might date another man who prefers women after all. These...”
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Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 5 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 40m approx
- Published Aug 2018 – Dec 2018
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M50544 catalog