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“Elementary boy Tsubaki vows to protect scarred high-schooler Yuu, hoping she'll someday rely on him.”
Shota Oni
ショタおに
7.48
3,443 rank · 1,821 readers · 53 favorites
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Synopsis
Elementary boy Tsubaki vows to protect scarred high-schooler Yuu, hoping she'll someday rely on him.
After leaving a scar on his best friend's face years ago, Tsubaki feels responsible and is determined to grow up big and strong so he can protect Yuu. Yuu is already in high school and Tsubaki is only in elementary, but he is sure that his feelings will get through and Yuu will eventually come to rely on him. (Source: MU)
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Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
3.3
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 2
mode 1
σ 2.62
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.62 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.0 pts
Recommenders 7.0 · others 1.0
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Score over time
↓ 3.67
Running avg · Nov 2022 → Feb 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “-Nice start- Pretty adorable and wholesome :) Does run off as a little creepy in later chapters but overall is very likeable, at least for now with the story being about an innocent crush instead...”
- 1 “It started as a cute funny conic of a child who is found of his older neighbor But as the time passes the manga starts to take a darker turn as how Tsubaki (the child) wants to be in actual...”
- 2 “This manga is like watching a car crash. You want to look away, but your eyes can't tear themselves away from the wreckage. This manga follows Tsubaki, a 10-year-old boy who has an innocent crush...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 0%
Long · 33%
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A Manga Publication
- Published Nov 2021 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M60271 catalog