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“Quiet cousin Aki bonds with sweets-loving Heisuke, learning it's okay to express desires.”
Flat
flat
7.71
1,876 rank · 8,345 readers · 76 favorites
Shoujo
Childcare
School
Comedy
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
Quiet cousin Aki bonds with sweets-loving Heisuke, learning it's okay to express desires.
Heisuke is a young man who was left in charge of taking care of his little cousin Aki for a day. Being an only child who usually stays at home alone, Aki is quiet, reserved, and will go out of his way not to make trouble for others. As they spend more time together, Aki begins to grow very attached to Heisuke, especially since Heisuke's hobby is to make sweets and desserts. The quiet Aki eventually opens up to Heisuke, and Heisuke in return teaches Aki that sometimes it's all right to be selfish and say what you really want to do. (Source: Bliss Scanlations) Included one-shot: Volume 2: Fuyume (Winter Sprouts)
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Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
8.0
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
75%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 2.35
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.35 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.3 pts
Recommenders 9.3 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Aug 2009 → Nov 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Hmm, The story is about a regular high school boy who had to spend the time with his cousin. At first I didn't intend to read it cause I was reading Usagi Drop, but after while I thought why...”
- 9 “flat is about a laid back teenager who takes care of his reliable, younger cousin. Admittedly, I started reading this today because of a recommendation that someone made about My Girl (Mizu...”
- 10 “5-year-old Aki-kun is a child of few words. Despite his tender age, he is very helpful (he does house chores by himself), and very selfless. So it might have been a mistake to have his cousin...”
Verbosity
Short · 25%
Medium · 50%
Long · 25%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 45 × 8 ch × vol
- Total read 6h 00m approx
- Published Nov 2007 – Dec 2013
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M7259 catalog