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“Baker Ono forgets partner Sakai after accident, yet feels drawn to the lonely stranger he no longer remembers.”
Kowagaranaide, Soba ni Ite
こわがらないで、そばにいて
7.8
4,491 readers · 33 favorites
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Synopsis
Baker Ono forgets partner Sakai after accident, yet feels drawn to the lonely stranger he no longer remembers.
I thought it would go well for you and me from here on after. "Let's pretend it never happened. From the very beginning." Ono Shizuka is a baker who got into an argument with his partner Sakai and fell off the stairs. The accident caused him to forget about Sakai entirely. However, he now is very interested in the beautiful but lonely man.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
7.5
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
67%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8.5
mode 10
σ 2.87
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.87 · split reception
The polarity gap
7.0 pts
Recommenders 10.0 · others 3.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 2.50
Running avg · Jul 2018 → Jan 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This manga, just wow. I haven't read something this emotional in a long time. I'm really glad I did though, because the ending was definitely worth it. The story is about someone who forgets his...”
- 10 “This manga is definitely a hidden gem, absolutely beautiful. Despite being only 6 chapters long there is still so much depth in the characters and storyline, the art doesn't disappoint either. The...”
- 7 “Yeah the premise is a bit overdone. Nothing's wrong with that personally speaking. Just because a bakery has perfected a certain cake does not mean other places can't make that same cake. However,...”
Verbosity
Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 6 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 48m approx
- Published Nov 2015 – Mar 2016
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M39784 catalog