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“Kurumi saves Hakuron, a Hong Kong mobster, who kidnaps her to China to keep her with him.”
Haou♥Airen
覇王♥愛人
6.91
11,140 rank · 9,967 readers · 189 favorites
Shoujo
School
Action
Drama
Mystery
Romance
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Synopsis
Kurumi saves Hakuron, a Hong Kong mobster, who kidnaps her to China to keep her with him.
One day while walking home from her job, Kurumi Akino finds a wounded young man, and saves his life. He mysteriously disappears after that, and leaves only the name "Hakuron." Next thing she knows she's been kidnapped from her school, and is on a private jet with that man, heading to China. It turns out she saved the life of the most infamous mobster in Hong Kong, and he wants her to stay with him. (Source: Wikipedia) Included the one-shot: Volume 9: Kare wa Amai Yuuwaku (He Is a Sweet Temptation)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 20 sampled reviews
6.1
/10
What 20 readers settled on.
65%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 8
σ 2.84
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.84 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.9 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 2.3
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 0.95
Running avg · Oct 2008 → Sep 2016
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “So basically, this manga is overall amazing. It has a very good plot and story line that keeps you reading. There may be some slow parts but they all tie together to create a manga that's...”
- 8 “In the mind of other people- this is a terrible, horrifying piece of work. In My opinion, I thought the story was just crazy at first, but as the story progressed it started to get me into it. At...”
- 10 “While many will review this manga saying it is disgusting and twisted. The tragedy of the entire story and the feeling of having my emotions buffeted about repeatedly, made this manga memorable to...”
Verbosity
Short · 40%
Medium · 45%
Long · 15%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 52 × 9 ch × vol
- Total read 6h 56m approx
- Published Feb 2002 – Mar 2004
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0649 catalog