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“Ace locksmith Saru, obsessed with girls, embarks on an extraordinary mission, launching his adventures.”
Saru Lock
猿ロック
7.41
4,085 rank · 5,255 readers · 29 favorites
Seinen
Action
Comedy
Drama
Mystery
Ecchi
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Synopsis
Ace locksmith Saru, obsessed with girls, embarks on an extraordinary mission, launching his adventures.
Yataro Sarumaru, nicknamed Saru, is an ace in the locksmith trade and is obsessed with girls. This (almost) average teenager is given a hardly ordinary mission which marks the beginning of his adventures! (Source: Illuminati-Manga)
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8.0
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100%
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Score distribution
median 8
mode 7
σ 1.00
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σ 1.00 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
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Running avg · Nov 2010 → Sep 2025
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “why someone hasn't written a review for this manga is beyond me.cause this is one great manga , that really really rocks. First off, i have to warn you that this is marked as a Action, Comedy,...”
- 7 “Saru lock From what i've read so far is a pretty cool little series. For me it encaptulates the feeling of early 2000s Urban Japan coolness, basically like the stuff from tokyo drift. TLDR: this...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 243 × 22 ch × vol
- Total read 32h 24m approx
- Published Dec 2003 – Oct 2009
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M3813 catalog