Tomodachi no Hanashi

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Eiko and her best friend Moe couldn't be more different: Eiko is a shy, average-looking girl while Moe is beautiful and envied by everyone at their high school. Though their personalities are total opposites, the bond between them is incredibly strong. Moe might have an endless supply of suitors, but when it comes to actually dating them, she has a condition: her boyfriend must value Eiko more than he does Moe. No one has yet been able to meet her condition—not until a boy named Tsuchida appears, at least. What will Eiko do when her relationship with her best friend begins to change?

(Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

Type

Manga

Related Series

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Associated Names

Arkadaşımın Hikâyesi

Das Geheimnis der Freundschaft

Le Secret de L'amitié

Przyjaciółki

Sono Kare, Shirabemasu

Sonokare Shira Bemasu

The Secret of Friendship

Секрет дружбы

Секрет друзів

友だちの話

Groups Scanlating

Etc

Latest Release(s)

v.1 c.Extra (end) by etc 12 years ago

v.1 c.3 by etc 12 years ago

v.1 c.2 by etc 13 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

1 Volume (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

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User Rating

Average: 8.7 / 10.0 (977 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.63 / 10.0

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Last Updated

October 3rd, 2024 2:42pm PDT - 7 months ago

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Genre

Comedy Drama Romance School Life Shoujo
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Original Publisher

Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)

Deluxe Margaret (Shueisha)

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Bessatsu Margaret (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Seven Seas (1 Volume - Complete)

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Year Pos #5250

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by DefaultPeanut
8 months ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

The first chapter is a bit weird, i get the message that's trying to make but it should have been done better, moe is too stalker-like.
The extra (ch.4) is very good, i like the gradual growing interest of the girl as the chapter goes on.

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Peak garbage

by joaoflpe
2 years ago

Rating: 1.0 / 10.0

Peak

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Woulda been a better GL story than it is

by flowinmyboat
2 years ago

Rating: 5.0 / 10.0

Moe is kind of an annoying, condescending, and controlling friend, lol. Honestly, I'd be so insulted if a friend was like this toward me. Like, am I that must of a "plain Jane" loser?

I think this would have been more compelling as a intense friendship to yuri/GL-kind of story.

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Peak fiction

by Ponkos
4 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Peak

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What Every Teenage Girl Needs To See

by Dalis
8 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Let me just first say that this is something every teenage girl entering High School needs to read. The fact that friendship came first between both girls with something over topic that's not written as eloquently as it is here. The fact that spans total of a high school life three chapters makes it that much more of a unicorn compared to other manga. This was something that I read and my teenage heart immediately cried tears of joy while squealing at the same time because that is just how realistic this friendship between two girls it's being put into words and drawings. This has to be one of my all-time favorite even though it's only three chapters which is usually a deal-breaker because I rarely rate anything that doesn't have at least 15 chapters. I recommend all girls get this try but most definitely teenage girls who needs to understand that friendship is something that all girls need and love comes after. Oh, and chicks before dicks!!!! Sisters before misters!

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I enjoy it

by hangluu
8 years ago

Rating: N/A

Okay... So there friendship can be view as creepy, and it certainly can be, but I like it. BUT if this is real life, Moe is a very manipulated and controlling girl... Don't think too much and just enjoy the story

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vff

by qwaszx
9 years ago

Rating: N/A

ive never hated a character as much as i do in this manga. that doesnt necessarily mean the manga is bad. but i will also say it seems like the author doesnt think this character is absolutely aggravating as she never has any real change in her personality rather its the men who have to change. and also i hate and i mean haaaaate the stereotyper where the man is allllllllways chasing the woman. and in this manga its taking that stereotype and exagerating it to extreme proportions. jesus i hate that character... btw how does this have an 8.9 lol

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"worst Friendship ever"

by red-eyed-slayer
10 years ago

Rating: 1.0 / 10.0

The storyline was short and disappointing at the same time, I see what they trying of how best friends should look out for each other and have a strong bond that's cool and all but it's how it is done in the end. In this case it fails poorly.

This due to Moe, very obnoxious, unreasonable and a selfish jerk, she's too clingy with her friend I assume due to her never having a a friend before.
The friendship feels so forced, makes me feel a bit cynical and it's mean spirited

Also Moe is a hypocrite, who is overbearing I don't blame guys for quitting to date her, I understand saying you have to know and like Moe's best friend Eiko, but Moe practically mentions to the guys that he has to like eiko more than her, which doesn't make any STINKIN sense, since the guy wants to date Moe,

just cause you like someone more than the other doesn't mean you'll hate them. You can be kind to both people and still go out. If you are saying you have to put priority on your lovers best friend over her, that's implying you have to like the best friend more than lover, making the relationship hallow and unjust.

Also the extra story was enjoyable, making it passable

In conclusion the friendship is messed up due to Moe excessive use of Eiko as an excuse to not date guys and it's clear she doesn't want Eiko to have a boyfriend because she'll be alone without her, she only thinks about her self instant gratification
As what a man would say worst friendship ever.

PS I wish I never had a friendship as cynical as this

... Last updated 10 years ago

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So good it should be serialized.

by Tobuay
10 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

It has concepts that aren't seen much in shoujo manga. There are girl friendships in shoujo but this kind of takes it to the extreme. I also liked it for deviating from the standard pretty girl. Very few shoujo seem real to me because of the fact that everyone is good looking. I liked this one so much that I with it had at least another 20 - 30 chapters. Short and sweet.

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Way to exaggerated.

by Ushiwakamaru
10 years ago

Rating: 5.0 / 10.0

For mang about beauty of the true frendship, its surprisingly mean-spirited. Moe is obsessed with Eiko, and Eiko is pushover for Moe. It's not friendship, it unhealthy addiction!

Moe is also cruel. She uses Eiko as the excuse to ditch the boys who like her, treating them like garbage. Insted of, i don't know - telling them she's not interested? For such 'foul-mouthed and rude' girl she's typicall 'i won't tell you what i think!' shoujo stereotype.

Eiko is typicall pushover. She let's her fiend use her and treat her like a convinient exuce to ditch another boy. She's manipulated, really cruelly when we're at it, by Moe: who would not blame themselves after hearing situation from first story?

The way friendhips is shown here it's just unhealthly.

The boys are done better, but not that much. One is pure perfection cut-out from Book of Shojo Stereotypes, and the other is the opposite cut-out. They both act stupid, but at least its nothing too bad, and the latter one even have some believable reasoning in his little grudge against Eiko.

Bonus story is only good thing here, because at least when the character acts stupid/clingly/unhealthy it IS said in the story instead of showing it as normality.

Overall, it's sad that a really nice art is waste don such stupid story. And it's frightening than anyone would think that relationship in this story is anything even remotely close to normal.

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