Sekirara ni Kiss

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Japanese: セキララにキス

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 9

Chapters: 37

Status: Finished

Published: Apr 24, 2015 to May 24, 2019

Genre: Romance

Theme: School

Demographic: Shoujo

Serialization: Dessert

Authors: Akuta, Fumie (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.12¹ (scored by 3,159 users)

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Ranked: #7027²

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Popularity: #1830

Members: 11,458

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"I can't be loved for who I am—that's what I thought, but somehow he saw through my lies?!"

Chitose has always done well wearing her face like a mask: always smiling, always cute. She feels complete whenever she put it on because it's built to hide her unrefined self: no one hates her, and no one makes fun of her. But after meeting a cute boy who is instinctively more annoyed by her mask than her real self, can Chitose change and make people accept her for who she really is?

(Source: Otakumole)

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Sekirara ni Kiss was published in English as A Kiss, For Real by Kodansha Comics USA from May 29, 2018 to
November 26, 2019.

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Chitose, Nanjou

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Itsuki, Kinosuke

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Itsuki, Yuinosuke

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Taniguchi, Nozomi

Supporting

Ryouko

Supporting

Sakura

Supporting

Meguro, Kaede

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Shibauji, Kaoru

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Kurisu

Supporting

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Mar 29, 2022

midnightbvbe

Recommended

It was a good manga, I read it because it was available in my public library.
The story was ok, however, the summary was that Chitose wears a mask and is afraid to be herself, but the story was really about her and others going to art classes, becoming better or finding their calling and their journey to get accepted to art schools in Japan. I would've liked to know why she thought she couldn't be liked before, or how she changed when she put on or removed her mask?
The art was my favorite part, and not because it was beautiful, but because I liked the ...

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Jul 26, 2018

Haruhi_chiyo

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (12/37 eps)

Sekirara ni Kiss is a love story revolving around two characters and their relationship with one another (just like every romance) As someone who enjoys reading teen fiction, this is a cliche mess that I enjoyed. The story isn't a web of complex plot elements, nor is it something that a person would enjoy if he/she is into emotional romances, heavy dramas or interesting multi-dimensional characters. Instead, it is simply a romance where the side-characters aren't given a thought to. Granted, I haven't read all chapters (I'm waiting for them to be translated.) but for the 12 chapters that I have read, the story is ... generic and the characters are bland.

Yet, I liked it because sometimes you just want to read something that makes you want to smile at the dumbness of the characters or see two people gradually fall for one another.

Story: (6/10)

Fairly interesting, would be perfect for a comedy or romance if done right, but it hasn't progressed enough for me to want more of it.

Art: a close 7 to a light 8.
The character designs are not very attractive, fairly boring. Backgrounds don't really exist to be backgrounds, the characters are overall pretty bland in design but work well with the setting. Both main characters don't have anything particular design element that makes me notice them or remember them, the art if expanded upon could turn out to be very good and unique. The clothes don't match with the characters, as if it were something of a pattern which they would wear to make it feel interesting, but overall, it is pleasant to look at.

characters: (3/10)
The weakest element in the manga, characters don't have their own unique personalities that make me want them to exist in real life, nor do they have qualities to make them feel like they belong in this setting. This started out pretty good, Chitose seemed to have a persona that seemed really interesting if expanded upon at first, but basically boiled to down to a cookie-cutter shoujo female. The male does have some aura of mystery surrounding him, but never developed. The brother (love rival) serves to be a rival ,and that's what he exactly is if I were to describe him. Chitose would be described for her obsessive love towards the male lead character. The male lead sort of sucks, he rejects any male contact towards her, he makes me feel angry and irritated. Overall, I hate him for his shallow character, and his judgmental behavior.

Enjoyment and overall: 5/10 (mediocre)
The material could've been handled exceptionally well, but failed by every means. Overall, I'd recommend if you like romance, and are open-minded towards cliches.

UPDATE: Latest chapter sucked. My score has been updated from a 7 to a 5.

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Aug 19, 2021

nyoo-n

Not Recommended

Preliminary (21/37 eps)

I dropped this after 21 or 22 chapters.

Story: 3/10
The premise of the story is interesting. In any case, it has so much potential. But that went downhill with how Yui's character as the older brother in the story was used. I would rather he's not Kinosuke's brother but nope. Even Chitose and Kinosuke were both 1-dimensional in my opinion. Their actions and thought process were rather disturbing especially Yui and made me drop this story.
Art: 6/10
The art is good. But it isn't the kind that would leave a mark on my mind. If that makes sense? I can remember the story after some time but ...

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