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“Cynical Rina learns true friendship from childhood friend Maki during hospitalization in this true story.”
Dear Friends: Rina & Maki
Dear Friends リナ＆マキ
7.44
3,667 rank · 4,680 readers · 31 favorites
Shoujo
Psychological
Drama
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
Cynical Rina learns true friendship from childhood friend Maki during hospitalization in this true story.
There's the affectionless father and the overly affectionate mother, and then there's the beautiful 18 year old high schooler Rina. "Friends are just meant to be used," is what Rina says when she is caught having sex with her friend's boyfriend. Rina has such a low opinion of friends, but when she is hospitalized her classmate from elementary school, Maki, appears before her, wanting to continue their free-of-charge friendship from long ago. In this day and age, just what is the meaning of friendship? A tale of friendship based on a true story, as retold by Yoshi. (Source: StarryHeaven)
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Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
8.7
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 0.47
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.47 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.33
Running avg · May 2010 → Aug 2020
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “This manga delivers a deeply heartbreaking and impactful wake-up call regarding the harsh reality of living with a deadly illness. While the main character’s cold-hearted behavior and betrayal of...”
- 9 “The art is amazing, the character development is handled perfectly within a short timeframe, and the story is deeply moving. There are no significant criticisms to note, as the narrative...”
- 9 “Yoshi’s work is a fascinating, emotionally raw exploration of human nature that manages to pack a profound punch in just four chapters. While the narrative is incredibly harsh and may test your...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 67%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Dear Friends: Rina & Maki begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 2 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 16m approx
- Published Jan 2003 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M4106 catalog