Like a Butterfly, Vol. 4

日々蝶々 [Hibi Chouchou] #4

by Suu Morishita

Would you rather wait for love like a flower, or fly toward love like a butterfly?

Suiren Shibazeki is often compared to a beautiful flower—but one that grows on the tallest peak of a mountain, forever out of reach. When Suiren develops feelings for the quiet Taichi Kawasumi, however, she doesn’t want to be a distant flower. She’d rather leave her lofty perch and fly toward him like a butterfly.

Suiren’s heart feels like it’s going to burst—Kawasumi offered to walk her home! With each step, she can feel herself growing closer to him, and even Kawasumi believes things are too good to be true. While Suiren works up the courage to ask if Kawasumi will take her to the upcoming school cultural festival, they both can’t help but wonder—are they still just classmates, or are they something more?

Genres: Manga, Romance, Shojo, Young Adult, Graphic Novels, Slice Of Life, Contemporary

208 pages, Paperback

First published June 25, 2013

About the author

MORISHITA Suu
Name (in native language): 森下ｓｕｕ

Blood type: A
Zodiac: Taurus

Mangaka duo: Story: Makiro (マキロ）, Illustration: Nachiyan (なちやん）

Favourite food: chicken nanban

Assistant: Aizawa Yuki-mei

Reviews

[روابي]

bro this is soo adorable i love the fmc she is so soft and sweet

[Laura A. Grace]

THIS STORY IS SO ADORABLE!!!

However the secondhand embarrassment is real when reading this volume because these two are SO incredibly awkward! LOL!!

I squealed SO much when reading though and my heart felt like it could just fly away "like a butterfly" because of all the cuteness!

Suiren and Kawasumi really are taking BIG steps in their romantic story even if they still don't talk a lot. HOWEVER!

I was SO proud of Suiren and how she found a way to start conversations with Kawasumi! I was unsure of what she was doing when she showed her friends a certain item, but once it was shown as to why she was using it, I thought it was extremely creative!

I'm even proud of Kawasumi too! The way he told his best friend that he doesn't want help and wants to do things on his own even if he's not good when it comes to romance. You go Kawasumi!

THOUGH THE END!!!

Suiren was SO brave and I was just like WHAT ARE YOU DOING KAWASUMI?!?! GAH!!

He better be just as honest with her as she was with him because for her to voice the question that's been in her heart and mind for at least half the volume, she deserves a spoken answer even if both of them feel embarrassed. I mean, I guess technically he DID give her an honest reply, but I'm like PLEASE KEEP TALKING! LOL!

On a different note, I really like the dual perspectives of seeing things from Suiren and Kawasumi's eyes! It gives a greater picture and understanding of how each of them is feeling, which I think is super important with how little the two talk.

Definitely excited for the next volume as I love this series so so so much!

[sil ♡ the book voyagers]

‧₊˚♪ 𝄞₊˚⊹ Confession time! ‧₊˚♪ 𝄞₊˚⊹

Suiren my girllll she's so brave and strong and I love her so much ㅤ♡ Sometimes I want Kawasumi to be the one to take the step, just because I know Suiren is so shy and has difficulty talking to others, more than him. But I know he also doesn't have any history to talking to girls, so they're really both on the same boat lmao. Still, Suiren being the one who confesses first and is always the first to reach for him, to talk to him, to take any opportunity to be near him? SHE'S MY GIRLLLL.

God I need the rest of the volumes NOW.

[Sandy Arr]

3,5 ⭐

[Danielle's Books]

It is really cute. Only things that frustrate me is the awkwardness and how the female lead is depicted as this super cute, unattainable girl. Everywhere she goes all the guys just go on about how cute she is. Don't really see the necessity of that. The characters are really sweet though. I really like the side characters.

[Kastie Pavlik]

The two leads are adorable as hell. And this is a very quiet read - easy on the brain, mostly pictures and a little dialogue. There is so little dialogue, that I sometimes questioned what was happening and even wondered if I should drop this title. Yeah, it's cute, but it's like middle grade cute, not high school. Sakura and Saoryan have a better relationship...but I get that it's different and this is supposed to be two shy people navigating first love. It just...drags on a bit too much in spots. Lots of eyes and lots of blushing. Overall, I like the characters and I understand the intent behind the "plot", so I'm sticking with it even though I wish the writer would give the readers a little more context and something to, well, read. Give us more background, more dual perspectives (that is a plus here), or context through the friends.

[Joan]

Such a cute wholesome manga!

[Kaiya]

4.5 stars!

Finally, their feelings are (mostly) out in the open!!! they’re both working so hard to overcome their shyness and it’s so heartwarming

[lulu]

I'm getting more and more fascinated by how the main couple feels like two aliens trying to mimic human behavior

[Kate]

Ch 22-27

Read on the VIZ app

Finally! The story might actually be going somewhere...and it's very cute. Looking forward to volume 5.

[Ana Parejo]

Por fin están haciendo cosas juntos TwT. Son tan tiernos, tan tímidos aaaah

[Albert Sr.]

(English copy from my Instagram @agamundisr_escritor / @leyendoconalice)

Konnichiwa to all, readers 🌸

Today I bring you the review of the fourth volume of suu Morishita's Daily Butterfly shôjo manga, a love story that eats like cotton candy. With that said, let's get started:

🦋This volume resumes the pending events of its predecessor with Kawasumi accompanying Suiren back home.

This fact is important, since both walk towards a point of no return when the karateka is forced to abandon his formalities in speech, Suiren taking the initiative in conversations in his attempt to attract his lover.

🦋In the central chapters of the work we can see how Ryōsuke finally brings out the colors of Kawasumi, revealing to us that he wants to conquer Suiren by his means and showing us an evolution in the martial artist.

As a key element, both in the topics of conversation that Suiren writes down to discuss during the walks and in the development of the plot, is the cultural festival of the institute, a regular event in Japan.

🦋 The last third of the chapters (not counting the extra comic) focuses on preparing for the holiday and how the future protagonist couple enjoys it.

Although it is a cliché to have gathered them in a house of terror, the climax of the romantic tension, of indecision to express themselves, explodes when Kawasumi takes Suiren by the wrist (she did it by the hand at the summer festival) and she ends up confessing that she is in love with him.

In response, he reciprocates but appears to be confused.

🌸 Conclusion: This volume culminates with twenty-six chapters of building a romance between two people unable to deal with the opposite gender.

However, one must not overlook Suiren's desire to stop being seen as an "unreachable flower" to be free as a butterfly.

Rating: 5🌸


Arigato gozaimasu for your time 🌸

[Alicia ^^]

Ya ha llegado ese momento de los manga slow burn donde empiezo a dar 5 estrellas porque por fin pasan cosas!
Esperaba que los movimientos empezasen en un par de volúmenes, pero estoy muy contenta con lo que ha pasado en este aaaaa.

Vale he AMADO lo del festival cultural. Lo de que entren a una casa con espíritus y Kawasumi le tome de la mano CHILLO.
Amo que los dos se estén esforzando tanto en hacer pequeños movimientos, y que no sea lo típico de que un personaje de los dos sea el que da el primer paso todo el rato.

Hasta ahora, Kawasumi siempre era el más inseguro a la hora de actuar (entendible porque él mismo no sabía cómo se sentía al respecto), pero los pequeños gestos que tiene ante Suiren 😭😭😭😭 lloró muchísimo.

Y estoy muy contenta de que Suiren esté más confiada al comunicarse, tanto con sus amigas como con Kawasumi 😭😭😭

Este manga es precioso, super soft y me encanta. Es que uf estoy amando. Amo tanto la relación que tienen. Y además, el talento de la mangaka para poder comunicar únicamente con dibujos (ya que entre ellos dos a veces no hay casi diálogo).

[dora♡]

OH. MY. GOD.‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
SOOOOOO much happened in this volume and OMG there's only good things happening here💪🏻😭
FIRSTLY they're walking home every wednesday?! HELL YEAH MAN🤘🏻 and they're even talking a bit which is such a BIG step for suiren🥹🫶🏻
THEN kawasumi is also sleeping with the bear mask from the fireworks festival😭 🫠
NEXT they made their plan to walk over the school festival together‼️ (we're not talking about kawasumi's and ryousuke's friend from middle school calling suiren cute👺) and going to the haunted house together
AND HOLDING HANDS?!
also☝🏻 the "i don't want them to bother you" and the way he's holding her hand tighter after that and saying that she doesn't have to worry about that⁉️🤲🏻
AND THE CONFESSION OH MY GOD😭😭😭😭😭😭
but why did bro run away🥹
ITS A CRIME TO END VOLUME THIS WAY how am i gonna sleep now?!😩

[R.]

Well we have some small progress here with walking home from school and Suiren asking to attend the festival together and even about Kawasumi's own feelings. Kawasumi still seems very self conscious about the rest of the school's opinions and if he has any right to be with Suiren even if it is her asking. He's still kind to her though, so it's a mixed bag of confusion. We finally see where the bear and heart masks came from too, which is a very strange show. They're both attached to those masks though, which is it's own level of amusement. Kawasumi even outright turns down a child's request for his bear mask, which seems like something he wouldn't normally care about unless it meant something to him.

[The Book Dragon]

They're walking home together and they're both super shy so there's a lot of pining but not a lot of talking. But they're making progress. Suiren even got a little notebook to write down some talking points.

Then... the festival and the haunted house and there's a confession...

I'm honestly not sure how I feel about this series, because, it's not bad. It's just super fluffy. Like a super plush towel that feels good, but doesn't dry you off like it should. I'm hoping that it'll pick up a little with some drama from the new character.

This series has 12 volumes.

[Marie]

4.5 Stars
This was so fun and brilliant with Kawasumi walking Surien home every Wednesday. The way they are starting to talk to each other was brilliant, and how Surien is going through her character growth is brilliant. The promise to go through the cultural festival is lovely and fun. The way all their friends help them so much is just amazing and enjoyable.The confession in the end is so wonderful and brilliant. The art is brilliant and the story is so fun, it really goes well with the art. This was so worth the read and so lovely of a read.

[Yasmine Ferjani ϟ]

I actually started loving this manga because I liked how quiet Kawasumi and Suiren are, hwo much slow their relationship is growing between them, and how amazing the moment when one of them make a movement is.

[Jennifer]

Incremental progress…and a sudden leap ahead! These two are painfully slow and full of self doubt. I mean….why on earth would you walk home together if you’re not friends? How do they not have any inkling the other likes them?

Smirking Bear…wow 😆 I did not expect him to be like that.

[Taylor]

Had to wait forever to loan this from my local library so lowkey, I forgot almost everything that happened in the first three books but it's still really cute and I am slowly remembering what happened previously lol!

[Emily]

It is nice to see more speaking between these two main characters. They are still moving slower than you'd think possible, but it is good to see their growth. Kinda wondering about his best friend and who he has an interest in.

[Yousra & Books]

I'm addicted to this!!!

[Kathleen]

Slow sweet high school romance

[b.]

OH MY GOD SUIREN'S PARENTS

[haruhimee]

Omg development!!!!! She said it!!!!

[TiramisuCram]

You really can read this volume in 15 min because they don't talk at all 😭

[Kihara Geraldine]

Yo pensé que Kawasumi y Suiren iban a romper, cuando ella dijo que sabía que todo terminaría. Ya estaba a punto de llorar, felizmente no sucedió. Bonita historia

[CrazyBug456]

⭐️4,2

[Elodie Daigle]

i love them :(

[Mary]

Things are finally starting to happen!