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“At her reunion, Sahoko searches for her first love Aoi, recalling their unexpected bond beyond social climbing.”
Chasing After Aoi Koshiba
今日、小柴葵に会えたら。
6.49
18,008 rank · 4,488 readers · 18 favorites
Shounen
School
Drama
Girls Love
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Synopsis
At her reunion, Sahoko searches for her first love Aoi, recalling their unexpected bond beyond social climbing.
Sahoko had lots of friends in high school, so there's no shortage of people to catch up with at her reunion. But the one face she wants to see is missing: that of Aoi Koshiba, her classmate and first love. A star of the basketball team, Aoi caught Sahoko's eye as an easy way to score social points. But when Aoi quits the team, an unexpected kiss pulls Sahoko closer to her than she intended to be. With a difficult home situation, Aoi is in need of more than just a cynical social climber. She needs a true friend, and something more... (Source: Kodansha USA)
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Derived from 3 sampled reviews
4.0
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
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Score distribution
median 5
mode 1
σ 2.16
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Polarized
σ 2.16 · split reception
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 2.00
Running avg · Jul 2023 → Jan 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 6 “Although the manga is over, the story of "Chasing After Aoi Koshiba" has not reached a formative end. The first volume set up the dynamic between our main character, a popular girl, straddling with...”
- 1 “I was really disappointed and disgusted with how bad that ending was. it feels like the author denied who the characters were and their feelings to get to that ending. I don't recommend this as I...”
- 5 “Chasing After Aoi Koshiba follows Narita, a high school it-girl that is desperate to keep her popularity, who (kinda) falls in love with the school tomboy Aoi Koshiba. Its setup is a flashback...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 34 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 32m approx
- Published Nov 2018 – Mar 2022
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M51092 catalog