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“Shy manga-drawing girl chases dream after fateful encounter, joining girls' manga battle.”
Hope
HOPE
7.21
6,496 rank · 2,327 readers · 22 favorites
Shoujo
Drama
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Synopsis
Shy manga-drawing girl chases dream after fateful encounter, joining girls' manga battle.
Hikari is an ordinary girl who can always be found in the corner of the classroom, drawing manga. After a fateful encounter, she dashes toward her dream! The girls' battle begins now—through manga. (Source: Phoenix Serenade Scans) Included one-shot: Volume 2: Mousou Girl
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
8.0
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 1.41
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.41 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 2.00
Running avg · Sep 2015 → May 2019
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “This manga is an incredibly captivating and addictive read that stands out from typical shojo titles with its darker, more compelling narrative. While the story occasionally suffers from pacing...”
- 9 “This manga delivers a powerful, mature narrative filled with expressive art and profound, well-structured messages about human behavior and hope. While the story is largely excellent, it suffers...”
- 6 “Hope is an enthralling, raw journey that excels at depicting deep emotional pain and uplifting moments through stunning, expressive art. However, the experience is hindered by severely unrealistic...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 33%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Hope begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 22 × 6 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 56m approx
- Published Feb 2013 – Mar 2015
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M23576 catalog