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“Country girl Nagi joins a boys-dominated swimming club while searching for her mother in the city.”
S.P.Y.
S．P．Y～スイムパラダイスヘヨウコソ～
6.89
11,391 rank · 6,131 readers · 14 favorites
Shoujo
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Synopsis
Country girl Nagi joins a boys-dominated swimming club while searching for her mother in the city.
In search of her mother, Nagi, a girl from a desolate country village, comes to a big city and enters Swimming Suieikyou High School. Shortly after joining the swimming club, Nagi finds out that the pool is actually completely overtaken by boys! But in this never-practicing so-called swimming club Nagi finds something...
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
6.3
/10
What 6 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 6
σ 1.25
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.25 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 1.33
Running avg · Mar 2009 → Mar 2013
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “The emotional depth and beautiful, detailed illustrations—ranging from the intensity in the characters' eyes to subtle background elements—make this a truly compelling read. While the lack of a...”
- 6 “This series is a nice, light, and fluffy read that features some minor humor and a meaningful message about seizing the chance to confess rather than being blinded by dreams. However, it fails to...”
- 6 “The story offers a cute premise and some nice romance. However, the experience is marred by inconsistent character motivations, a lack of development for the supporting cast, and confusing family...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 17%
Long · 17%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — S.P.Y. begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 13 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 44m approx
- Published Jan 2007 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M3570 catalog