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“Playboy Kai clashes with tomboy Riko, shocked to discover her secret crush despite her tough exterior.”
Hatsu*Haru
ハツ＊ハル
7.57
2,790 rank · 10,154 readers · 79 favorites
Shoujo
School
Romance
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Synopsis
Playboy Kai clashes with tomboy Riko, shocked to discover her secret crush despite her tough exterior.
Playboy Kai definitely knows his way around girls' hearts, but when he has a run-in with tomboy Riko, he may be in for more than he bargained for! Riko definitely doesn't fit Kai's usual type of girl: she's short-tempered, scary, and can (has) easily beat him up. There's no way a rough and tumble girl like Riko is capable of a delicate feeling like love! So imagine his surprise when he finds out about her secret, one-sided crush... But it's none of his concern, right? (Source: Yen Press)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
7.9
/10
What 7 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.25
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.25 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.14
Running avg · Jan 2014 → Jul 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “tbh, i only read the manga until chapter 30, but still it is a really great shoujo manga. The interesting part for me is the MC who is a boy. He is so nice and likeable. The story so far is really...”
- 9 “I just finished the manga and it was super cute. I love the fact that it doesn't have any unnecessary drama and a love triangle. All the relationships have their own story and focus. One of the...”
- 8 “8/10 +Extremely likeable male lead with positive change +Avoids common genre cliches and relationships move at steady pace +Pleasant, cutesy artwork that adds to dreamy atmosphere -MC carries story...”
Verbosity
Short · 29%
Medium · 57%
Long · 14%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 53 × 13 ch × vol
- Total read 7h 04m approx
- Published Jan 2014 – Apr 2018
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M26279 catalog