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“Rival reporter and photographer clash during stakeout, but investigating scandal together sparks unexpected feelings.”
Candy Color Paradox
飴色パラドックス
8.15
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Synopsis
Rival reporter and photographer clash during stakeout, but investigating scandal together sparks unexpected feelings.
A change in the stakeout team throws Onoe, reporter for a weekly magazine, together with his contemporary, Kaburagi, a photographer. Onoe secretly considers Kaburagi his rival, and Kaburagi's haphazard way of doing things goes against Onoe's strong sense of ethics—there's nothing but conflict between them. But, in joint pursuit of a scandal, the two of them begin to care about each other...? (Source: Nakama)
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Derived from 5 sampled reviews
8.8
/10
What 5 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 10
σ 1.17
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.17 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 1.80
Running avg · May 2015 → Sep 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “I regret not reading it earlier, THIS WAS SO GOOD! All of their issues were realistic and had been handled maturely, it never felt annoying or forced. Probably one of the rarest moments where I...”
- 7 “Since this manga is ongoing (12 chapters out right now), my opinion on it may change. But since there are no other reviews I thought I should write one. The story follows a journalist and a...”
- 10 “I'm up to date with the manga so I'll update it whenever. This is my all time favorite BL of all time. Literally. It's so perfect in every way possible. Unlike most BL's that may mainly focus on...”
Verbosity
Short · 40%
Medium · 60%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Published Dec 2009 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M12118 catalog