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“Abused Kobe teens vow eternal love, are torn apart, then fatefully reunited three years later.”
Shouwa Otome Otogibanashi
昭和オトメ御伽話
7.36
4,602 rank · 3,926 readers · 19 favorites
Shounen
Historical
Romance
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Synopsis
Abused Kobe teens vow eternal love, are torn apart, then fatefully reunited three years later.
Once upon a time in the city of Kobe, there was a girl and a boy. Both lived under abusive households, and the two swore an oath to be together until death. However, they are quickly separated, seemingly forever. That is, until a chance encounter reunites them three years later... (Source: MU)
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Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
8.5
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8.5
mode 7
σ 1.50
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.50 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.50
Running avg · Apr 2024 → Jun 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “An Incredible Love Story Follow the journey of a childhood couple during the early Showa era, whose own narrative intertwines with the events of their time. The characters are profoundly human,...”
- 7 “This manga is the sequel to Taishou Otome Otogibanashi. An argument can be made that it is not necessary to have read the prequel before reading this, but I would strongly recommend still doing so....”
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Long · 50%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 48 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 6h 24m approx
- Published Aug 2018 – May 2020
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M48859 catalog