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“Orphaned Shinra Kobayashi's bleak life shifts when three boys enter her lonely world.”
Yojouhan no Ibarahime
四畳半のいばら姫
6.61
16,404 rank · 1,430 readers · 11 favorites
Shoujo
Romance
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Synopsis
Orphaned Shinra Kobayashi's bleak life shifts when three boys enter her lonely world.
Shinra Kobayashi is a poor girl with no parents or friends to rely on. She has given up on high school life, believing that love and youth to be unaffordable luxuries, but her life begins to change when three boys appear on the scene. (Source: Comic Natalie, translated)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
7.5
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 7
σ 0.50
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.50 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
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Running avg · Apr 2025 → Apr 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “This manga is a fun, engaging read that handles heavy topics like sexual harassment and difficult family relationships with genuine care and a clear ethical stance. However, the plot eventually...”
- 8 “Yojouhan no Ibarahime is a beautifully understated and emotionally rich manga that excels through its raw, authentic character development and soft, melancholic art style. The narrative avoids...”
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Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Yojouhan no Ibarahime begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Published Feb 2023 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M67834 catalog