Worth a Billion: Modern-Day Courtesan Manga Reviews (P.27)

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Jul 04, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

絵は綺麗、話はスロー

The picture is beautiful, the story is slow

This review contains spoilers. はじめは夢中になって読んでいたのですが、まぁ話が進まない…。72話まで読んだ率直な感想です。糀谷とアザミの関係も、アザミが執着してるんじゃ？というくらいいつまでも続くし、アザミが山吹を超える花魁になることがゴールだとするとあと何年かかるのよ、とツッコミを入れたくなるくらい成長が見受けられない。

This review contains spoilers. At first, I was obsessed with reading it, but well, the story didn't progress... This is my honest impression of reading up to 72 episodes. Aren't thistles obsessed with the relationship between Kojiya and thistles? It continues forever, and I can't see any growth that makes me want to put in tsukkomi, saying that if the goal is for thistles to surpass Yamabuki, it will take a few more years.

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Apr 02, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

サイコパス

psychopaths

安楽さんが推しです。作中イチ嫌われてそうだけどね。笑私は彼を見るために本買ってしまいました。安楽さんの過去やこれからの展開が楽しみです！

Anraku recommends it. It seems like they disliked it the most in the story, though. lol I ended up buying a book to watch him. I'm looking forward to Anraku's past and future developments!

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設定が凄い

The settings are amazing

This review contains spoilers. 現代と昔が混在している世界で、吉原に売られたヒロインが色々な人の思惑の中頑張って生きていくストーリーです。10億という金額が凄いです。

This review contains spoilers. It's a story where the present and the old are mixed, and the heroine, sold to Yoshiwara, works hard to live amid the speculations of various people. The amount of one billion dollars is huge.

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Dec 11, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

現代の吉原

Modern Yoshiwara

何度か表紙を見たことがあったけど、「絵が綺麗だな」くらいですすんで読む感じは全然なかったのですが。読み始めたら止まらなくてストーリーも面白かった。これは、最後まで見届けたい

I had seen the cover a few times, but I didn't feel like reading it at all because “the picture is beautiful.” Once I started reading it, I couldn't stop and the story was interesting. I want to watch this until the end

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Nov 16, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

現代吉原

Gendai Yoshiwara

This review contains spoilers. 吉原という設定ですが人気嬢は芸能活動もするし、ある程度一般的にも受け入れられてる感じの世界です。主人公は箱入りで育てられたためか、勝ち気で潔癖でも惚れやすいので、あまり悲壮感は漂わせないタイプ。展開は色々あるけど、お互いの立場もあるから本命と仲が深まるペースはゆっくりかと思います。そういう職業でなくても勝手に値踏みされたり、わけわからん説教押し付けられたり、居心地の悪い思いをしたことがある人には結構リアルに感じられるかも。今のところ、あざみに十億の価値があるのかはちょっと不明。同僚のほうが仕事はきっちりしそうなので。登場キャラは全員面長です。そこは好き嫌いハッキリ出ちゃいそう。

This review contains spoilers. The setting is Yoshiwara, but it's a world where popular girls also do performing arts activities, and it feels like they are generally accepted to some extent. The main character is the type that doesn't exude much sense of sadness because they are aggressive and easy to fall in love with even if they have a clean habit, probably because they were raised in a box. There are various developments, but since we have each other's positions, I think the pace at which our relationship with our favorite deepens will be slow. Even if it's not such an occupation, it may feel quite real to people who have felt uncomfortable, such as being pressured to give unexplained sermons without permission. So far, it's a bit unclear if the thistle is worth a billion dollars. My co-workers seem to have a better job. All of the characters that appear have long faces. It seems like my likes and dislikes are clearly showing up there.

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Oct 13, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

これだ！

this is it!

This review contains spoilers. アザミのこの決意が好き。何者にもひれ伏さない気高さが気持ち良い。三倉さんとの今後も気になります。久しぶりにカッコいいヒロインに出会えた。購入してでも読みたい作品です。

This review contains spoilers. I like Thistle's determination. The nobility of not bowing down to anyone feels good. I'm worried about the future with Mikura-san. I haven't met a cool heroine in a long time. It's a work I want to read even if I buy it.

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Aug 18, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

続きが気になる

I'm worried about the continuation

主人公が結局誰を好きになり、誰とくっつくのか、ベタにラブストーリーとして続きが気になりますし、奇抜な設定も面白いです。

I'm curious about who the main character eventually falls in love with and who he sticks with, and the strange setting is also interesting.

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Jul 08, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

山吹の独白

Yamabuki's monologue

This review contains spoilers. 山吹回だ！やったー！彼女の独白で、一話からずーっと感じていた「いろいろ言うけどさー、結局のところ遊郭でしょ？」というモヤモヤした感情に「だよね…」とやっと納得がいきました。ストーリーの決着が気になります〜

This review contains spoilers. It's Yamabuki revolving! hooray! In her monologue, I've always felt from episode 1, “I say a lot of things, but after all, it's a red light district, isn't it?” I was finally convinced by the fuzzy feeling, saying, “Right...” I'm worried about the story's finalization~

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May 25, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

絵が独特のタッチ

The picture has a unique touch

内容は現代版吉原と言う斬新な展開です。私は糀谷様のゆがんだ愛情が大好きです。糀谷様の母親に愛されたいのに愛されなかった感情が、似たような経験の私には分かるので。糀谷様はアザミに母親的なものを求めてしまうのかもしれないですよね‥‥

The content is a novel development called the modern version of Yoshiwara. I love Kojiya's distorted love. Having had a similar experience, I understand the feeling of wanting to be loved by Kojiya's mother but not being loved. Maybe Kojiya-sama is looking for motherly things from thistles...

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May 16, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

十億のアレ。〜吉原いのちの花魁〜

That's a billion. ~Yoshiwara, Flower of Inochi~

This review contains spoilers. 主人公美人すぎる。天性の美人ってところが好き！自分じゃそこを自覚していないところも含めて！始めていいなと思った人が豹変して、、、ってところから引き込まれて、読む手が止まりませんでした！！

This review contains spoilers. The main character is too beautiful. I love being a natural beauty! Including places I'm not aware of that myself! The person who thought it would be good to get started changed drastically... and I couldn't stop reading it!!

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May 10, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

惨めったらしくない

It doesn't seem miserable

借金のかたに身を売られるヒロインですが、本来なら惨めな場面でも、彼女の性格のためか、応援したくなります。恋の行方に目が離せません。

The heroine is sold to someone who is in debt, but I want to cheer for her, probably because of her personality, even in situations that are otherwise miserable. I can't take my eyes off my love's whereabouts.

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騙されたと思って読んでみて。

Think you've been deceived and read it.

ツッコミ場所は沢山あるけど(遊女で女優とか)話しはかなり練られていて面白く一気読みしました。男性陣はみなカッコイイので満足ですが(悪役も含め)私的にはヒロインがあまりかわいいかんじがしないので残念です。座敷わらしみたいに見える時がある。髪型のせい?この作者さんの画力のせいでしょうか⁈私はつくしちゃんが一番可愛いと思ってます。

There are a lot of places where Tsukkomi is located (like prostitutes and actresses), but the story was quite elaborate and interesting, and I read it all at once. I'm satisfied that all of the men are cool (including the villain), but personally I don't think the heroine is very cute, so it's a pity. There are times when it looks like a zashiki warashi. because of the hairstyle? Maybe it's because of this artist's drawing ability? I think Tsukushi-chan is the cutest.

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引き込まれる

I'm drawn in

おすすめで出てきて、何気なく読み始めたら、どんどん続きが気になり、読み進めてしまいました！親への失望や怒りを力に変えて、人として女性として、花魁として成長していく様にドキドキです。

It came up as a recommendation, and when I started reading it casually, I was more and more curious about the continuation, so I read on! It's exciting to turn disappointment and anger towards parents into strength and grow as a person, as a woman, and as a flower leader.

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Dec 20, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

いい意味で裏切られた

I was betrayed in a good way

想像していた内容よりもとても面白くて、いい意味で裏切られました。是非最初の数巻で止めずに読み進めて欲しい…！

It was so much more interesting than I had imagined, and I was betrayed in a good way. I want you to read on without stopping at the first few volumes...!

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Dec 19, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

ハマりました～

I'm addicted to it~

非現実的な世界のようにみえて実は芸能界ってこんな感じなのかと思ったり、サスペンス感もあって絵もストーリーも魅力的な作品です。

It looks like an unreal world, but I wonder if the entertainment industry is actually like this, and it also has a sense of suspense, and it's an attractive work with both pictures and stories.

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10億って。。。

What is 1 billion...

タイトルに惹かれて読み始めました。最初は、変わった切り口の現代版吉原のお話しだと思っていましたが、設定もストーリー展開も想像以上で、早く続きが読みたくて仕方ありません。絵柄もスッキリとしていて見やすくて良いです。個人的にはもうちょっと華のある方が好みですが、このお話にはこの絵柄のクールさが合ってると思います。

I was drawn to the title and started reading it. At first, I thought it was a story about the modern version of Yoshiwara from a different perspective, but the setting and story development were beyond my imagination, and I couldn't help but want to read more quickly. The design is also clean and easy to see, which is nice. Personally, I like the one with a little more glamor, but I think the coolness of this pattern fits this story.

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人間模様

human pattern

ミステリー感もありつつ人間模様を描くのが見事です。どの巻も続きが気になるばかりだし、王子様に見えたあの方がまさかの、、という最初のエピソードも良いです。ドラマになっても良いのではないかと思います。

It's amazing to draw human patterns while also having a sense of mystery. I'm just worried about the continuation of every volume, and the first episode called The One Who Seen Prince Is Impossible... is also good. I think it could be turned into a drama.

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Nov 30, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

面白い

interesting

絵が綺麗です。内容もすっと頭に入ってきます。登場人物はみんな魅力的なので、これからの展開に楽しみ。❤

The picture is beautiful. The content also comes right into my head. All of the characters are fascinating, so I'm looking forward to future developments. ❤

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Nov 29, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

絵が綺麗

The picture is beautiful

絵が綺麗で味があって好きです。明日風が逞しく、周囲の人たちも味があるし、最後がどうなるか楽しみです。

I like the pictures because they are beautiful and tasteful. Tomorrow's wind is strong, the people around me have good taste, and I'm looking forward to seeing what happens at the end.

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面白い！

interesting!

現代版吉原ってすごい設定だと思うのですが、なんか面白いです。主人公の強い生き方が良いのと、敵なのか味方なのかよく分からないドキドキ感、それに恋愛やらも混じってきて、続きがとても気になります。

I think the modern version of Yoshiwara has an amazing setting, but it's kind of interesting. The main character's strong way of life is good, the excitement of not really knowing whether he is an enemy or an ally, and romance are mixed in, and I'm really worried about the continuation.

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