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“Sakurako Kurahashi, 18, appears quiet on a date but harbors deadly potential when serious.”
Honki Daseba Omae Koroseru
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6.52
17,639 rank · 2,158 readers · 8 favorites
Shounen
Comedy
Romance
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Synopsis
Sakurako Kurahashi, 18, appears quiet on a date but harbors deadly potential when serious.
Sakurako Kurahashi, 18 years old. I'm going on a date today as a quiet and reserved university student. But don't underestimate me, because if I get serious, I can kill you! (Source: Shueisha, translated)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
5.3
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
67%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 2.36
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.36 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 7.0 · others 2.0
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Score over time
↓ 1.67
Running avg · Jul 2022 → Oct 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “If I Get Serious, I Can Kill You takes on body identification and shows that you there are other ways of thinking and still be accepted by those around you without having to bend to social norms in...”
- 7 “It's definitely not a bad manga. It's short with a somewhat good romance. However, the story is a little lacking. You won't get much development for a short manga, but I feel like the story could...”
- 2 “The storytelling in the first 3 chapters sucks ass. There's zero subtlety and the dialogue is embarrassing. It's insulting to the reader's intellect. That wouldn't be an issue if this was a romance...”
Verbosity
Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 16 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 08m approx
- Published May 2020 – Dec 2021
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M53713 catalog