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“Rejected girl discovers her hot new step-brother witnessed it and now protects her while her crush notices her.”
We Must Never Fall in Love!
絶対にときめいてはいけない!
7.03
9,089 rank · 3,716 readers · 17 favorites
Shoujo
School
Comedy
Romance
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Synopsis
Rejected girl discovers her hot new step-brother witnessed it and now protects her while her crush notices her.
After getting turned down by the guy she had a crush on for ages, Sakura thought things couldn't get much worse...until she realized that she had been seen! Embarrassed, defeated, and exhausted, the only thing keeping her going was that she was about to meet her cute little step-brother...until it turns out that her "cute little brother" was not only a tall, handsome guy in her class, but he was the one who'd seen her get rejected! Now Sakura has to pretend everything is cool, but with an over-protective "little brother" who sees the best in Sakura, and an aloof crush who starts to take an interest, Sakura's high-school life will be anything but easy! (Source: Kodansha Comics USA)
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6.5
/10
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recommend
Score distribution
median 6.5
mode 6
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Running avg · Dec 2018 → Dec 2021
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “It's an enjoyable school romance manga, with a decent pacing so far (Chapter 8). Story; The story is about Kaede and Sakura, who one day become step-siblings. On top of that, they are of the same...”
- 6 “Generally, this story is about step-siblings falling for each other after they start living with each other. Although the story isn't original and similar storylines are usually pretty shallow and...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 37 × 9 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 56m approx
- Published Sep 2017 – Sep 2021
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M46801 catalog