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“TRIGGER idol group formation manga: rivals unite from clashing personalities to become top-tier performers.”
IDOLiSH7: Trigger - Before the Radiant Glory
アイドリッシュセブン TRIGGER-before The Radiant Glory-
7.52
3,121 rank · 1,070 readers · 24 favorites
Shoujo
Music
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Synopsis
TRIGGER idol group formation manga: rivals unite from clashing personalities to become top-tier performers.
A manga that details the meeting and formation of the idol group TRIGGER, rivals of IDOLiSH7. The three move beyond rocky first impressions and clashing personalities to form a group that is truly first-class.
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Derived from 2 sampled reviews
6.0
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 4
σ 2.00
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.00 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↑ 2.00
Running avg · May 2020 → Dec 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “I re-read the volume to write this review. I'm mainly doing it because the only existing review is from a guy who couldn't be bothered to Google or even read the back of the volume, which...”
- 4 “Should have I read or watched other Idolish works before picking this up? Maybe. Does it excuse Before the Radiant Glory being absolutely uninteresting? Not at all. This manga is quite short, even...”
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Short · 0%
Medium · 100%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 3 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 24m approx
- Published Feb 2016 – Jun 2016
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M40689 catalog