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“After falling for a gentle artist, Iku enrolls at his school—only to find he's replaced by a sleazeball.”
I won't ever like you, My senpai.
好きにならないよ、センパイ
6.77
13,675 rank · 11,564 readers · 42 favorites
Shoujo
School
Romance
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Synopsis
After falling for a gentle artist, Iku enrolls at his school—only to find he's replaced by a sleazeball.
Falling in love with a painting while at a school's festival, Iku is able to meet the gentle high schooler who created it. She falls in love at first sight and with that feeling in her heart, decides to enroll in that high school! But, what happens when she joins the art club and discovers her gentle prince has disappeared and a sleaze ball has taken his place?! (Source: 3SM Scans)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
6.0
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5.5
mode 3
σ 2.74
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.74 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 3.5
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 2.00
Running avg · Jul 2016 → May 2020
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This story is truly amazing, keeping me engaged with its perfect balance of romance and action while delivering an emotional ending that actually made me cry. Although Iku can appear a bit childish...”
- 7 “The art is absolutely stunning, and I found the manga to be a fluffy, enjoyable, and quick read. However, the characters are poorly developed and static, and the story lacks meaningful conflict or...”
- 3 “The series initially showed promise with an intriguing premise and a male lead who held a compelling air of mystery. However, the story quickly devolved into a shallow mess, plagued by an...”
Verbosity
Short · 75%
Medium · 25%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — I won't ever like you, My senpai. begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 17 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 16m approx
- Published Mar 2015 – Jun 2016
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M33183 catalog