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“College girl Ichiko forced to share apartment with reluctant older guy Ran due to dorm overflow.”
Ichigo Jikan
苺時間
7.34
4,781 rank · 6,158 readers · 26 favorites
Shoujo
School
Romance
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Synopsis
College girl Ichiko forced to share apartment with reluctant older guy Ran due to dorm overflow.
Ichiko is all set to move into her new dorm...except there isn't any space left! She ends up with a key to a small apartment nearby. But she's not the only one assigned to it...! It happens to belong to cool older guy Ran, and he isn't too happy with the new living arrangements! (Source: Nagareboshi Manga)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
6.0
/10
What 6 readers settled on.
75%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 5
σ 2.83
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.83 · split reception
The polarity gap
7.3 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 1.0
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No
Score over time
↓ 4.00
Running avg · Mar 2011 → Mar 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “The art is absolutely amazing, and I found the character designs for Ichiko and Ran-kun to be stunning. However, the storyline is extremely unbelievable, particularly regarding the questionable...”
- 10 “I absolutely love this manga for its amazing art, nice plot, and a refreshing female lead who isn't the typical clumsy, stupid shoujo character. While I can't quite remember the specific reason she...”
- 7 “The artwork is visually stunning with incredibly cute and attractive character designs, and the female lead is a genuinely likeable, hardworking protagonist. However, the story suffers from a...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Ichigo Jikan begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 12 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 36m approx
- Published Jan 2009 – Jun 2009
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M8822 catalog