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“Anise befriends aloof ex-child star Siva, uncovering hidden depths and mysteries behind his celebrity facade.”
Cipher
CIPHER サイファ
7.34
4,771 rank · 3,236 readers · 54 favorites
Shoujo
Romance
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Synopsis
Anise befriends aloof ex-child star Siva, uncovering hidden depths and mysteries behind his celebrity facade.
Anise is thrilled when she ends up attending the same high school as Siva, a former child star whose fame still follows him. Though Siva keeps everyone at arm’s length with his cool, aloof demeanor, Anise’s persistence slowly opens a door between them. As the two begin to form an unexpected friendship, Anise senses that the spotlight surrounding Siva hides more than just celebrity—there’s a deeper mystery behind the quiet smiles and distant eyes that hints at a life far more complicated than anyone realizes.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
7.3
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 1.79
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.79 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.25
Running avg · Jun 2008 → Feb 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “OH my gawsh!!! i absolutly fell in love witht his mang! its aout twins, Siva and Cipher, and these twins are so close a paper wont fit in between them, until Anise comes. Its sooooooo good! there...”
- 7 “I was introduced to this title by a friend when I was in high school (eons ago before English translations were widely availability in the U.S.). This title was very popular in Taiwan. The story...”
- 7 “TL;DR: Cipher is one of the absolute strangest manga I've ever read, but underneath the layers of whack you can find a basic, typical shojo. L;DR: I'm not sure if I'm even qualified to talk about...”
Verbosity
Short · 75%
Medium · 0%
Long · 25%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 65 × 12 ch × vol
- Total read 8h 40m approx
- Published Jul 1985 – Dec 1990
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0596 catalog