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“Shy college student Ryuto pretends to be Kokoa's boyfriend, sparking a tragic love story.”
Killer in Love
きみに恋する殺人鬼
6.23
20,566 rank · 21,830 readers · 287 favorites
Psychological
Drama
Suspense
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Synopsis
Shy college student Ryuto pretends to be Kokoa's boyfriend, sparking a tragic love story.
Suzuki Ryuto is an introverted, timid college student. Every day he puts on a fake smile, trying his best to blend into a group of outgoing students even despite cruel teasing over his virginity. One day he comes to a drinking party where he meets a beautiful girl, Kokoa. Per her request, he pretends to be her boyfriend to ward off the stalker who has been harassing the girl. That tender love was the beginning of a great tragedy... (Source: Comikey Media)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 20 sampled reviews
6.1
/10
What 20 readers settled on.
54%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 7
σ 2.17
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.17 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.2 pts
Recommenders 7.9 · others 3.7
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No
Score over time
↓ 3.90
Running avg · May 2021 → Jan 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “At first I thought it was gonna be a ridiculous mid plot story. Turns out it wasn't that bad. It tackles topics about self hatred and desire to love and be loved. We wish to be saved by "love" yet...”
- 9 “This manga is really good. Well, i get that people were disappointed by how it ends but I think there's more of it. In my opinion, a story is not just how it ends but how the story goes. The author...”
- 10 “the manga is very good and cool with an unpredictable plot. I'm really looking forward to this manga being published outside of Japan. With the development of the main character I can't stop to...”
Verbosity
Short · 60%
Medium · 15%
Long · 25%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 39 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 5h 12m approx
- Published Dec 2020 – Sep 2022
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M56099 catalog