Namaikizakari.
Cheeky Brat
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Namaikizakari.

Alternative Titles

Japanese: なまいきざかり。
English: Cheeky Brat
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 23
Chapters: 140
Status: Finished
Published: Oct 19, 2013 to Dec 20, 2021
Genres: Romance Romance, Sports Sports
Themes: School School, Team Sports Team Sports
Demographic: Shoujo Shoujo
Serialization: Hana to Yume
Authors: Miyuki, Mitsubachi (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 7.921 (scored by 2531825,318 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #9372
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #202
Members: 78,731
Favorites: 2,574

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Volumes: /23
Chapters: /140
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Cheeky Brat
Volume 1
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Synopsis

Being the eldest child of a large family, Yuki Machida was forced to become the responsible one of her many siblings at a very young age. Accustomed to making sacrifices for them, she is all too familiar with disappointment and the pain of suppressing her true feelings.

Though expecting nothing to become of them, Machida becomes the basketball club manager in order to be closer to her crush. But at the start of the new school year, Shou Naruse joins the team. He is extremely talented... and has taken an interest in Machida. Stoic-faced and cold, she is unfazed by his advances, despite how relentless he is when it comes to winning her love—from kissing her with no warning to asking for permission to grope her. Keeping her cool and focusing on basketball becomes a much more difficult task when Naruse makes no effort to conceal his desires.

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Background

Namaikizakari. has been published in English as Cheeky Brat by Yen Press since November 30, 2021. It was also released in French by Delcourt from February 8, 2017, to July 10, 2024.

Characters

Usami
Supporting
Himeno, Himiko
Supporting
Suwa
Supporting
Kido
Supporting
Ichii, Arisa
Supporting

Reviews

Dec 21, 2022
A very good romance manga. It is very long, but does not feel drawn out while reading because the plot spans over several years. It's basically the Shoujo equivalent to the good One Piece arcs.

Due to the length, the characters grow on the reader after a while and it's very enjoyable to see the relationship proceed. Naruse's shenanigans are funny most of the time, the side characters have a good balance between serious and funny (Abe and Amamiya best Comedic Relief). The side ships were also fine. In general, the reaction of the characters were mostly understandable and it was possible to immerse and ...
Apr 21, 2023
Mixed Feelings
InformativeInformative
Yo, I ain’t a reviewer and I have never reviewed a manga before but this manga pissed me off so much that I had to write about it.
First of all, Yuki, (the female protagonist) doesn’t take any of Naruse’s (the male protagonist) feelings in consideration.
Let’s say if you had a partner, and a friend of the opposite sex just kissed her or hugged her. How would you feel? How would you feel if your partner talks about things that they should be talking about with you to that friend. How would you feel if that friend has conveyed their feelings to your partner ...
Oct 20, 2024
Preliminary (58/140 eps)
I heard someone say it has a mature female lead ..... my d!ck
The Yuki is fcking idiot and a whore she doesn't even love ml and even kisses 2nd ml while being in relationship with him. This manga has good ml, Naruse but Yuki is a whore and Shizuka is a fcking stupid guy This is the worst manga I have ever read
The story had really good events with Naruse but the author has an obsession with NTR and every time that Shizuka comes I lose it
This story is so unrealistic. If your girlfriend constantly involves with other guy in weird ways of course ...

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