Kuzu no Honkai
Scum's Wish
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Synonyms: Nyan Nyan Prelude, Serenade, Oratorio, Cantata, Andante, Kuzu no Honkai Décor
Japanese: クズの本懐
English: Scum's Wish
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 9
Chapters: 60
Status: Finished
Published: Sep 24, 2012 to May 25, 2018
Genres: Drama Drama, Romance Romance
Theme: School School
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Big Gangan
Authors: Yokoyari, Mengo (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.221 (scored by 2149821,498 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #58352
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #315
Members: 55,368
Favorites: 1,189

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Synopsis

Unrequited love is a tragic circumstance with no simple resolution. It comes in many forms, yet each one shares the same debilitating feeling of inconceivable longing.

Hanabi Yasuraoka and Mugi Awaya are two high school students who appear to have the ideal relationship. They are the envy of their classmates, and it is easy to portray them as the classic example of high school sweethearts. Unbeknownst to friends and family, however, there is a side to their love veiled by hidden passions: their true affections lie elsewhere, and they use each other to physically sate their unreciprocated feelings.

Hanabi is in love with Narumi Kanai, her new homeroom teacher who is also her childhood friend. Mugi is in love with Akane Minagawa, who used to be his tutor when he was younger. Now teachers at the same school, Kanai and Minagawa begin to show an interest in one another. As a result, Mugi and Hanabi find solace in each other as victims of the same pain.

With little hope of their feelings being realized, these two students face a challenging predicament: cope with and move on from their lust, or become further entangled in their web of unrequited love.

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Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Nyan Nyan Prelude
Volume 2: Nyan Nyan Serenade
Volume 3: Nyan Nyan Oratorio
Volume 4: Nyan Nyan Cantata
Volume 5: Nyan Nyan Andante

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Kuzu no Honkai received a live-action TV series adaptation that began airing on Fuji TV on January 18, 2017.

The series was published in English as Scum's Wish by Yen Press from October 25, 2016 to August 21, 2018.
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Characters

Yasuraoka, Hanabi
Yasuraoka, Hanabi
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Awaya, Mugi
Awaya, Mugi
Main
Ebato, Sanae
Ebato, Sanae
Supporting
Minagawa, Akane
Minagawa, Akane
Supporting
Kamomebata, Noriko
Kamomebata, Noriko
Supporting
Kanai, Narumi
Kanai, Narumi
Supporting
Kirishima, Atsuya
Kirishima, Atsuya
Supporting
Terauchi, Takuya
Terauchi, Takuya
Supporting
Hayakawa, Mei
Hayakawa, Mei
Supporting
Moriyama, Take
Moriyama, Take
Supporting

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16 Recommended
6 Mixed Feelings
4 Not Recommended
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Jan 4, 2025
Ame_iro_hito
Recommended
Agony of unhealthy relationships lies at the heart of Kuzu no Honkai. But it explores it without relying on overt toxicity.

For those wondering, while it has several intimate scenes, they are handled with subtlety and are not graphic. They do however have emotional depth.

With that clarified, Kuzu no Honkai delves into the pains and struggles the characters experience in their flawed relationships. Unlike traditional toxic dynamics, where one party exploits the other, here both sides have their own struggles and motivations. Both sides are seeking to fill emotional voids, leading them to spiral into agony. While the story leans into drama, it does so without ...
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Jul 31, 2024
jmhj
Mixed Feelings
Kuzu no Honkai is, without a doubt, one of the least enjoyable manga that I have ever read. However, that doesn't mean to say that it's bad; rather, it is simply unrelenting in its misery.

The story follows a pair of high school students that find themselves in a similar situation - one of unrequited love, with little to no hope of the situation changing for the better. To make things worse, both objects of their respective affections attend the same school (as teachers), and we discover early on that a spark exists between them. To relieve the suffering brought about by this miserable situation, the ...
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Feb 1, 2024
SLIMESLATTSLATT
Not Recommended
Review both for the anime and manga, Includes a little bit of epilogue.

Not recommending Kuzu no Honkai.

Weird coming from someone that really found this engaging the first time i saw it. Remembering the days me and this bro would talk about that cliffhanger of an ending. And the Cool ass theme. BUT THOSE DAYS ARE OVER. IVE BECOME MATURE BITCH.

To start, there is only a MC and that is the girl So she Respectfully is MC and not "FMC"

Enjoy your respect mc, your a loser. The mc in this manga is portrayed to be someone we should care about and have feelings as ...
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