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“New fan revives disbanded photo club, enters contest with ex-couple models to inspire idol.”
Luminous=Blue
ルミナス＝ブルー
7.07
8,498 rank · 4,093 readers · 29 favorites
Girls Love
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
New fan revives disbanded photo club, enters contest with ex-couple models to inspire idol.
Kou Tarumizu transfers to the high school of her idol and two time photography contest winner, Uchiho Hayama, only to find that the photography club has been disbanded and Uchiho is in a photographic slump. To revive the club and get Uchiho out of her slump, Kou decides to enter a photography contest and chooses her classmates Nene and Amane as her subjects. But it turns out that the two of them used to be a couple... (Source: MU)
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Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
6.8
/10
What 6 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 1.21
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.21 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.17
Running avg · Aug 2019 → Mar 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “This story is amazing, innocent yet complex, and features simple art that perfectly suits the emotional and sweet narrative. There are no real flaws, though readers should be warned that the...”
- 9 “This manga is a refreshing departure from typical high school yuri tropes, featuring a mature, non-innocent narrative style and truly beautiful, detailed artwork. While the ending feels a bit...”
- 7 “This manga features a great premise and character introduction, maintaining a solid flow that leaves no loose ends despite its short length. However, the limited 10-chapter run results in missed...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 17%
Long · 17%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Luminous=Blue begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 10 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 20m approx
- Published Oct 2018 – Sep 2019
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M49222 catalog