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“Heartbroken gamer Akane unexpectedly falls for unsociable guildmate Yamada, a socially awkward final-boss-level high school boy.”
My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999
山田くんとLv999の恋をする
8.15
550 rank · 67,267 readers · 2,299 favorites
Video Game
Romance
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Synopsis
Heartbroken gamer Akane unexpectedly falls for unsociable guildmate Yamada, a socially awkward final-boss-level high school boy.
After her boyfriend cheats on her with another girl he met in-game, Akane Kinoshita learns the hard way that gamer boyfriends can be just as bad as the offline variety. As she vents her anger by beating mob monsters to a pulp, she has a chance encounter with Akito Yamada, a guildmate with an afro and Noh mask. Yamada is unsociable and curt, hardly the type of person to make Akane swoon. However, while his gaming stats might be maxed out, Yamada is inexperienced in matters of the heart, and against all odds, she finds herself moved by him. Making new friends along the way, can Akane shake the heart of Yamada, a final boss-level high school boy?
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 15 sampled reviews
8.5
/10
What 15 readers settled on.
92%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 10
σ 1.75
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.75 · some divergence
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↓ 1.47
Running avg · Mar 2020 → Apr 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Slow paced romance that is definitely worth the read! The slow development adds so much to the story because it all feels natural in the end. Nothing is out of place. Once the romance begins, the...”
- 10 “aaaaah its so cute and i love it. The main characters clearly like each other and they are just adorable. I don't wont to spoil anything but they aren't any misunderstandings and slow burns like...”
- 10 “it's a good light-hearted manga about a group of strangers met online - (this is the plot, not a spoiler) to be precise - A girl named Akane (19yo) started playing an online game because of her...”
Verbosity
Short · 80%
Medium · 20%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Published Mar 2019 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M53001 catalog