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“Yakuza heir Saruwada drags classmate Riko home, proposes marriage with her parents present—chaos ensues.”
Ane-san Countdown!
姐さんカウントダウン!
7.22
6,317 rank · 1,115 readers · 0 favorites
Shoujo
School
Comedy
Romance
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Synopsis
Yakuza heir Saruwada drags classmate Riko home, proposes marriage with her parents present—chaos ensues.
School girl Riko Umekita's life is thrown upside down by scariest boy in her class, Saruwada-kun. His family is from a long line of Yakuza and is known not to mess with them. She is dragged home with him only to find her parents there after some circumstances... Saruwada-kun then asks her to marry him. What is going on?
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7.5
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100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 7
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Not enough recommend signal yet
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Running avg · Jan 2013 → Apr 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “The story is light, amusing, and refreshingly funny, standing out from typical "delinquent falling in love" tropes by prioritizing comedy over heavy emotional beats. While the character development...”
- 7 “This manga is an adorable and enjoyable read, bolstered by light comedy and an engaging dynamic between the two lovers. While the art is merely average and the characters lack significant...”
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Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Ane-san Countdown! begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 8 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 04m approx
- Published Aug 2002 – Jul 2008
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M19763 catalog