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“Nervous model Naka's scary face meets rival Umi's secret, sparking backstage comedy in modeling world.”
Nosatsu Junkie
悩殺ジャンキー
8.08
772 rank · 13,916 readers · 281 favorites
Shoujo
Crossdressing
School
Showbiz
Comedy
Romance
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Synopsis
Nervous model Naka's scary face meets rival Umi's secret, sparking backstage comedy in modeling world.
Naka is an aspiring young model with a problem: her face tenses up into a terrifying spectacle whenever she gets nervous on photo shoots! Naka's rival is Umi, the hottest model at their agency. But Naka soon discovers Umi's secret—and hilarity ensues behind the cameras! (Source: TokyoPop) Included one-shots: Volume 6: Nozoite Mitakute Shikatanai (Peeping) Volume 11: Kaeru ga Iku Taiwan na Hibi
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Derived from 10 sampled reviews
8.7
/10
What 10 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 0.90
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.90 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.70
Running avg · May 2008 → Aug 2017
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “I decided to edit my previous review and disregard my bias towards this manga. First of all, the story is original in small ways (such as the female lead unable to smile correctly) but is still...”
- 10 “I just finished this manga and thoroughly loved the characters and the story plot line it was a really cute story for those who want a nice,sweet enjoyable story. Even though the manga is pretty...”
- 10 “i love how this story go. it's so simple yet exciting. i wondered how can this manga isnt populer. indeed, this is kind of cliche manga, but this manga is so lovely! once you start read it, no...”
Verbosity
Short · 40%
Medium · 50%
Long · 10%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 96 × 16 ch × vol
- Total read 12h 48m approx
- Published Oct 2003 – Nov 2008
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0160 catalog