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“Mao saves misunderstood Riku on first day at new school; he dubs her "Prince" and their bond begins.”
Giri Koi
ギリコイ
7.36
4,548 rank · 6,327 readers · 20 favorites
Shoujo
School
Comedy
Drama
Romance
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Synopsis
Mao saves misunderstood Riku on first day at new school; he dubs her "Prince" and their bond begins.
Mao has just graduated middle school, and due to where she lives, she has to go to a different school from all her friends. While trying to find her new classroom, Mao stumbles upon a boy being bullied. She gets the bullies to go away, only to find that the boy, Riku, wasn't being bullied at all. Nonetheless, Riku respects her now, and refers to her as "Prince", for saving him. How will their relationship continue...? (Source: Nagareboshi Manga)
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Derived from 4 sampled reviews
5.8
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 6
σ 1.09
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 1.09 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
3.0 pts
Recommenders 7.0 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↑ 1.75
Running avg · Sep 2009 → Aug 2012
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Mao comes to a new school, saves a boy who then starts calling her "prince". They become really close and the story revolves around their blossoming love. This story was cute, but not really...”
- 4 “Reading it at first, I thought it would be a great story with the kind of girl with a strong personality. But as the first chapter progressed, I found myself dissappointed with her pathetic...”
- 6 “Good gosh, what the heck did I just read? This story is suited for younger girls. There is just no depth within the story and characters. There isn't much character development. The story is simple...”
Verbosity
Short · 75%
Medium · 25%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 8 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 04m approx
- Published Aug 2008 – Feb 2009
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M5214 catalog