I do not know why, but I have this guilty pleasure of reading forbidden romances. Forbidden romance between family intrigues me (as long as they are not blood-related that is). That is one of the reasons why I picked up on Marmalade Boy.
Marmalade Boy has exceptional art for an old manga. In fact, it had quite a few beautiful panels.
The plot is quite typical for a forbidden romance manga, but it has a different turn. Instead of a regular step sibling, the two MCs families are living together under a same roof (and we can't forget the fact that their parents swapped spouses).
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 Alternative TitlesJapanese: ママレード・ボーイ More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 8
Chapters: 40
Status: Finished
Published: May 1992 to Oct 1995
Demographic:
Shoujo
Serialization:
Ribon Magazine Authors:
Yoshizumi, Wataru (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #23552 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #1027
Members: 18,005
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Jun 8, 2023
i started off really liking this one but the longer it went on the less i could stand it. the author is allergic to tension and stakes, taking the easy way out of every conflict she finds herself writing. it's like she tries to avoid conflict all together. i had to drop out around the 34 chapter mark when yuu all of a sudden transformed into the most insufferable idiot of all time. it's fine for characters to be foolish but (and maybe im just imagining things) but he literally learned this lesson 5 chapters ago. like he learned why it's bad to be this
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