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“Depressed obese teen trains at home after heartbreak from woman he liked.”
Takutore!
タクトレ!
6.17
20,927 rank · 943 readers · 3 favorites
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Synopsis
Depressed obese teen trains at home after heartbreak from woman he liked.
Taku Kuraike, a high school student, is depressed after being diagnosed with being on the verge of obesity. At an event he attended to heal his heartbreak, a woman he liked asked him to do something... He starts training at home! (Source: Kadokawa, translated)
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Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
5.0
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
0%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5
mode 3
σ 2.00
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.00 · split reception
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 2.00
Running avg · May 2024 → Jun 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “I truly appreciate the inclusion of practical, recognizable exercise routines in a genre that rarely sees new titles. However, the series is held back by an unreliable protagonist whose motivation...”
- 3 “There are no redeeming qualities to be found in this work. The manga suffers from a half-assed introduction, baffling character actions, and blatantly incorrect fitness advice that turns every...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Takutore! begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 19 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 32m approx
- Published Feb 2023 – May 2025
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M67987 catalog