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“High school senior falls for 38-year-old woman, pretends to be older brother, both hiding secrets.”
Aida ni Hatachi
あいだにはたち
6.53
17,424 rank · 3,044 readers · 26 favorites
Drama
Romance
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Synopsis
High school senior falls for 38-year-old woman, pretends to be older brother, both hiding secrets.
Takae Reona is 3rd year high school student who will soon be taking college entrance exams. One night, he encounters a beautiful woman named Misa, and immediately falls for her. There's just one catch: she's actually 38 years old. Worried about the 20 year age gap between them, Reona takes on the identity of his older brother, but it ends up he's not the only one who's hiding something...
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Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
6.0
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 3
σ 3.00
Agreement
Polarized
σ 3.00 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 3.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 3.00
Running avg · May 2021 → May 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Aida ni Hatachi excels at delivering a highly dramatic and emotionally resonant story that masterfully explores the complexities of forbidden love. The narrative is compelling and well-executed,...”
- 3 “I initially found the premise of an age-gap romance appealing, and the female lead’s introduction was genuinely intriguing and visually striking. However, the writing is consistently awful, lacking...”
Verbosity
Short · 0%
Medium · 100%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Aida ni Hatachi begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 53 × 6 ch × vol
- Total read 7h 04m approx
- Published May 2018 – Jul 2019
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M50312 catalog