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“Adult Yamada shelters a gay high-schooler on Christmas; their unlikely bond transcends age and sexuality.”
Yamada and the Boy
山田と少年
7.72
1,821 rank · 8,276 readers · 67 favorites
Boys Love
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
Adult Yamada shelters a gay high-schooler on Christmas; their unlikely bond transcends age and sexuality.
On his way back from work on Christmas night, Yamada (26) discovers a drunk and crying high school boy and takes him home. That boy was mulling over being in love with someone of the same sex. A straight adult and a gay high-schooler. It is a piece that sets gender aside as their hearts grow ever closer. (Source: Hoshikuzuu Scans)
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Derived from 3 sampled reviews
9.3
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 10
mode 10
σ 0.94
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.94 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.67
Running avg · Dec 2016 → Apr 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “I like to think that they'd live such blissful lives because they deserve it and they deserve each other. Seriously, the small gestures they did to one another are very sweet and looking at it...”
- 10 “My first review so be kind. This is by far one of the cutest BLs I've come across in a long time,beware of the diabetes and laughs you'll garner from this work. I wasn't expecting much coming into...”
- 8 “Like other Ori Mita's works, Yamada to Shounen is a fluffy romance manga. There is not much going on in the story line but overflowing cuteness. If you're looking for a light read, this might be...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 33%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 8 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 04m approx
- Published Dec 2013 – Apr 2015
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M34250 catalog