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“Art student Izumi discovers her professor's sexual fetish, sparking an awkward, tense relationship.”
DoLL
ドｰル
6.19
20,834 rank · 1,107 readers · 2 favorites
Seinen
Comedy
Drama
Slice of Life
Ecchi
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Synopsis
Art student Izumi discovers her professor's sexual fetish, sparking an awkward, tense relationship.
Izumi, a young art student goes to visit her old professor who is living out in the country. Izumi is trying to get away from something and wants to take a break at the professor's house for a while. When she stumbles on Sensei's secret sexual fetish, it sets off a tense relationship full of awkward moments and weird demands. (Source: MangaHelpers)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
5.7
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
0%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 4
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
↑ 1.67
Running avg · Aug 2022 → Jun 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “The manga provides decent, solid comedy rooted in the awkward interactions between the protagonist and her former professor. However, it suffers from a complete lack of substance, character...”
- 4 “DoLL stands out as a unique work that successfully evokes a distinct sense of awkward discomfort. However, the experience is ultimately underwhelming, as the narrative fails to develop its themes,...”
- 6 “While the series attempts to present an artsy and deep narrative, it fails to provide any meaningful substance or clear purpose. The experience is hindered by constant, aimless arguing and a lack...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 33%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — DoLL begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 14 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 52m approx
- Published Jul 2008 – Aug 2009
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M9123 catalog