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“Manly girl Oikawa Ibuki tries to act ladylike at new school but gets exposed by a mysterious crow messenger.”
Otokomae! Beads Club
男前！ビーズ倶楽部
7.65
2,232 rank · 16,116 readers · 71 favorites
Shoujo
School
Comedy
Romance
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Synopsis
Manly girl Oikawa Ibuki tries to act ladylike at new school but gets exposed by a mysterious crow messenger.
Have you ever seen a "very manly girl"? The heroine in this story, Oikawa Ibuki is just that type of girl. To find her true soul mate, after transferring school, Ibuki was determined to act like a gentle lady. Yet on her first day of transfer, due to her righteous sense she went to save a small dog, and at the time she was seen by the suspicious "crow messenger"! Is Ibuki's whole image ruined!? And who is this mysterious "crow messenger"!? Included one-shot: Very Black White Day
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
8.4
/10
What 7 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 1.40
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.40 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 1.43
Running avg · Aug 2008 → Sep 2011
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “It was a pretty cute manga. It wasn't the most exciting, but the artwork was good, and it was a cute read. If it were like Bleach where new episodes come out often, and you have to watch it...”
- 10 “A very cute and funny manga. The art was very detailed, and I must say each chapter makes you laugh your heart out due to the characters' own personalities and expressions!:) It is definitely a...”
- 10 “This is a story of a “weird” club whose members turn out to be...(sorry, you have to figure it out yourself :p) Our heroine ends up joining the club and eventually falls for the responsible, cool...”
Verbosity
Short · 86%
Medium · 0%
Long · 14%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 5 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 40m approx
- Published Feb 2004 – Oct 2004
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M2986 catalog