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Burn the House Down

Mitarai-ke, Enjou Suru

2017, Manga, 39 ch, 76%

Recommended by 3 Roar fans on AniList. Both have Revenge, Tragedy.

Assuming a false identity and working as a housekeeper, “Shizuka Yamauchi” infiltrates the well-to-do Mitarai household in pursuit of the truth. Thirteen years prior, when the Mitarai home was engulfed in flames, Shizuka’s mother was forced to take the fall for the crime. Now,…

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    Moonlight flowers: Gekka Bijin

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About Roar: A Star in the Abyss

2023, Manga, ongoing, 70%

Misato had a perfect childhood, with parents who loved her and a home on an idyllic island in Japan's inland sea. But then a TV show starts shooting in town. Misato's cast as an extra, and in an instant, her life is turned on its head. A woman appears claiming to be her real mother, and before she knows it Misato is living in a lavish mansion surrounded by greedy schemers of all stripes. The curtain rises on the story of a rising star who plunges into an abyss—where the only sustenance is vengeance!

(Source: Kodansha USA)

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