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“Masked, jealous teen Tani fights thugs to win volleyball star Shima's exclusive attention.”
Valley Mask
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6.91
11,166 rank · 555 readers · 4 favorites
Seinen
School
Comedy
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Synopsis
Masked, jealous teen Tani fights thugs to win volleyball star Shima's exclusive attention.
The story is of a masked boy, Tani, a strong young man, who has a crush on a girl named Shima Rihoko, the school volleyball star. He gets into trouble trying to get her attention, besides facing the thugs of the school. He’s a very jealous guy, and will not let anyone get close to Shima-san. (Source: MU)
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Community consensus
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9.0
/10
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100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
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Running avg · Nov 2020 → May 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “this manga is really good and stuff, Tani is really good at beating the shit out of people, funny guy lol. Tani spends a lot of time chasing the bag and pulling chicks, he's also 7'11 and wears a...”
- 9 “This manga is a bit of a mess really. I love the beginging chapters and the last volume though. Between that is mostly extremely boring. That last volume has one of the best fight scenes ever....”
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Medium · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 105 × 12 ch × vol
- Total read 14h 00m approx
- Published Oct 1993 – Dec 1996
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M19859 catalog