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“Former high-school outcast Koharu Kanba gets a fresh start at life.”
Hikagemono demo Yarinaoshite Ii desu ka?
日陰者でもやり直していいですか?
7.33
4,905 rank · 2,050 readers · 23 favorites
School
Time Travel
Comedy
Romance
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Synopsis
Former high-school outcast Koharu Kanba gets a fresh start at life.
Koharu Kanba, who spent her gloomy high school days as a "social outcast," will now restart her life!! (Source: Cygames, translated)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
5.0
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
0%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5
mode 3
σ 2.00
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.00 · split reception
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 2.00
Running avg · Nov 2025 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “The story features well-written, consistent pacing, stylized art, and engaging side characters with unique quirks. However, the narrative suffers from a lack of internal logic, specifically...”
- 3 “The manga initially presents an intriguing premise regarding a social recluse receiving a second chance to restart her life. However, the story quickly devolves into a shallow, wish-fulfillment...”
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Medium · 100%
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Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Hikagemono demo Yarinaoshite Ii desu ka? begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Published Nov 2024 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M78964 catalog