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“Normal girl Onaga seeks meaning through relationship with neighbor Kawashibara in quiet town; uncertain if love or tragedy awaits.”
Waltz
ワルツ
6.03
21,524 rank · 6,375 readers · 18 favorites
Josei
Crossdressing
Psychological
School
Drama
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Synopsis
Normal girl Onaga seeks meaning through relationship with neighbor Kawashibara in quiet town; uncertain if love or tragedy awaits.
In a sleepy, normal town a few hours outside of Tokyo, Onaga lives a normal happy life. Her home life is normal. Her school life is normal. Even her part-time job at the pork bowl joint in the mall is pretty standard. But there is a source of light in her life and they happen to be next door. Will Kawashibara help her life have some meaning? Or will their unique dance end in tragedy? (Source: Denpa)
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6.7
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 6
σ 0.94
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σ 0.94 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.67
Running avg · Feb 2021 → Nov 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “I admit that reading the plot I was sure I was faced with a story I had already seen. Then I remembered that the author is the great master Oshimi and here we are faced with another story that left...”
- 6 “Interesting concept. Not enough material to execute it. Similar to other Oshimi Shuzo works, Waltz follows a depressed teenager going through the motions of a dull life. That is until they befriend...”
- 6 “(Check my profile for a link to my personal site with more up-to-date reviews and bonus media!) Written July 2, 2018 12:00 am EST --- Waltz probably would've made for a really good, longer story. I...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 33%
Long · 0%
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A One shot Publication
- Format 1 ch ch × vol
- Total read 0h 08m approx
- Published Feb 2017 – ongoing
- Source One shot media type
- Ref. BS-M45479 catalog