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“High school girl Ririka meets attractive new neighbor at garbage site, sparking potential romance.”
My Darling Next Door
となりのオトナくん
7.07
8,504 rank · 4,555 readers · 19 favorites
Shoujo
School
Comedy
Romance
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
High school girl Ririka meets attractive new neighbor at garbage site, sparking potential romance.
Ririka is a high school girl who lives alone with her father. Despite not having a boyfriend, she always has a blast at school and at home everyday while leading a fulfilling life. Yet one day, she finds an extremely attractive older guy at the apartment’s garbage collection site. It turns out that he’s the salary man that just moved in next door. (Source: Kodansha, translated)
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Score distribution
median 6
mode 6
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 6 “Not bad, but not good either. It is definitely a typical shoujo manga, but if you've been reading them for a while you will get tired of the same trope. I am, by no means, bashing the manga or the...”
- 6 “This was a brief, but enjoyable read for me! There is an age gap between the main characters of about 5 years, and the female lead starts off ~17yrs old. I've definitely seen worse, but keep this...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 20 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 40m approx
- Published Apr 2020 – Nov 2021
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M54963 catalog