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“Kyou loves a girl who loves her female best friend, creating a bittersweet love triangle.”
Dakara Boku wa Tameiki wo Tsuku
だからぼくはため息をつく
6.46
18,622 rank · 684 readers · 0 favorites
Josei
Drama
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Synopsis
Kyou loves a girl who loves her female best friend, creating a bittersweet love triangle.
When Kyou meets the girl he has feelings for, he's both happy that he's finally fallen in love—and sighing because she's in love with her (female) best friend.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
6.8
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
67%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 8
σ 1.64
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.64 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 4.0
Yes
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Score over time
↓ 1.25
Running avg · Mar 2009 → Dec 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “The story is genuinely great, featuring interesting characters with distinct personalities and a mature, fun approach to plot twists. While the synopsis is poorly worded and the dated 90s-style art...”
- 8 “"That’s Why I Sigh" stands out for its grounded, restrained approach to conflict and its deeply fleshed-out, believable relationships. While the protagonist is not particularly likable and the...”
- 7 “I enjoyed this manga overall, particularly for its charming older art style and the refreshing decision to have Mako remain interested in women rather than forcing a heterosexual conversion....”
Verbosity
Short · 0%
Medium · 100%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Dakara Boku wa Tameiki wo Tsuku begins and ends here.
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A One shot Publication
- Format 1 ch ch × vol
- Total read 0h 08m approx
- Published Jan 1993 – ongoing
- Source One shot media type
- Ref. BS-M6330 catalog