“Elite graduate Haruka accidentally becomes a talent after failing to land an agent job at a small agency.”
Haruka 17
はるか17
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Synopsis
Elite graduate Haruka accidentally becomes a talent after failing to land an agent job at a small agency.
Haruka is about to graduate from a first-rate college and is looking for work but no one wants to hire her. Faced with the prospect of becoming a "jobless graduate" she finally lowers her expectations and decides to apply at a tiny talent agency for a job as an agent. When she shows up for the interview however, it's like no interview she's ever had before. She's asked all sorts of embarrassing questions and asked to say lines in front of a camera. Later she finds out that they thought she was interviewing to become a talent, and the agent position she wanted has already been given away. However, they think she has that special quality that can make someone a star. She refuses at first, but finally gives in. Thus starts Haruka's career in the entertainment industry.
What people say
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Derived from 3 sampled reviews
What 3 readers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.82 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 1.00
Running avg · Mar 2011 → Jan 2019
- 7 “It's rare to find a coming of age story which has a main character that's a fresh college graduate. Perhaps coming of age isn't the right word, but it's one of the best ways to describe this tale...”
- 9 “A mature depiction of the Japanese idol/talent industry through following the journey of a young, lost university graduate, Haruka, who struggles to find a job and is reluctantly pulled into the...”
- 8 “Normally I don't review anything that i haven't completed, but I will make this as an exception because I really like it. I think it has a lower score than it deserves and I don't want anyone...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 188 × 19 ch × vol
- Total read 25h 04m approx
- Published Oct 2003 – Sep 2007
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M5856 catalog