ひるなかの流星 8 [Hirunaka no Ryuusei 8]

ひるなかの流星 [Hirunaka no Ryuusei] #8

by Mika Yamamori, やまもり三香

獅子尾に再度失恋をし、悲しみでいっぱいのすずめは、突然田舎に戻ってしまいます。心配して迎えに来た友達と温かい家族を前に、すずめは素直な思いを口にして──。この失恋、どうやって乗り越える？

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

192 pages, Paperback

First published December 25, 2013

About the author

Mika Yamamori (やまもり三香) is a Japanese author of manga.

Reviews

[Lidia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes it begins! Finally the Mamuze pairing is sailing!

[Dilushani Jayalath · Rating 3 out of 5]

Finally the Mamura arc starts!!

I still find the little Mamura family is so cute with dad-Mamura, Daiki and Daichi. The three are really cut from the same cloth.

[Azet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mamura and Suzume is totally made for each other and i am so happy Suzume has decided to give it a chance! Now i really don`t want Sensei to meddle....just let Suzume be happy with someone else!

Oh and then we have Yuyuka`s romance with the guy who always flirts with her,kyaaa they are adorable too!

[Hardian · Rating 4 out of 5]

The previous volume is a powerful one, and I'd say this is quite a well done continuation. It's kind of refreshing not to see much of sensei while Mamura got the spot light. I think it's quite tricky to make the two love interests in the obligatory love triangle to have a rather balanced appeal to both reader and the main character. In Hirunaka no Ryuusei, I find it done pretty finely. Though sensei is most likely to be the main love interest, Mamura had his scenes and back stories drawn regularly and thoughtfully to the point that he can appeal some readers to accept him as Suzume's choice. The last time I find an example quite close to this is maybe Strobe Edge, which character designs and background stories are necessarily done closely tied to the story. Compared to, for example, Ao Haru Ride which felt so Futaba-Kou-Futaba-Kou again and again, even after introducing some interestingly desgined/supposed to-be-of-regular characters, they seem to later still be neglected (though I don't say the overall story is bad at all, Ao Haru Ride is pretty recommended in fact).

Anyway, I just realized that I find it significantly more comfortable to read Hirunaka no Ryuusei compared to other shoujo manga. I wonder, I think it's likely because of that Mika Yamamori's artwork is not as 'crowded' with the characters' elaborate wavy hair or that it's cleaner with stronger lines. Kind of reminding me of josei artwork.

And kudos to Mika Yamamori's style to regularly change characters' hairdo and appearance which are almost always interesting to look at, as they show the characters' development, or as one plot continuation device, or just simply to please her fans. Very refreshing.

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Suzume’s reaction to her broken heart is that of many a teenager - she turns tail and runs full tilt from her problems. While seeking the comforts of home, she also discovers all that she’s gained while she was in Tokyo. And, of course, she’s coming to realize she might have gained even more than she thought...

Ahh, okay, look, when that door opens - you’ll know the one - I grinned like an idiot even knowing what was coming. That’s how good this series can be when it’s selling those moments. I appreciate it couldn’t go the whole way yet, but it was enough. Ahhh, so satisfying.

I like that the book makes it clear that Shishio truly has feelings for Suzume, but doesn’t let him off the hook for being wholly inappropriate (again) and being a total jerk in the way he tried to weasel out of things after he very much led her on. Mamura is my hero. I also appreciate that the book acknowledges that there were better ways to work through all this.

The extended visit is a lot of Suzume and Mamura getting closer, that scarf is clearly the load-bearing standard for their relationship, plus we see all the ways that Suzume has changed since she left. I love the arrival of everybody to the town, it is super adorable seeing how much these friends care about one another (and you have to give the story credit for having the guts to have another age inappropriate crush rumbling in the background).

If I have two minor complaints against this one, it’s that we haven’t heard anything from Suzume’s old friends since volume 1, so seeing them this further on doesn’t really have the emotional landing I would like. This is somewhat ameliorated by how great Suzume’s mom is, she’s shrewd and perceptive in a way I loved, but could have been even stronger.

The other is that change is also in the air for Yuyuka, but the volume is rightfully focused on Suzume, which leaves Yuyuka relegated to a few pages of recognition and admission that could have been done a little more thoughtfully (it’s still worth it for Suzume’s reaction to Yuyuka’s bit of news).

Finally we get a unique location for a birthday meal (Suzume’s reaction here would basically mirror my own), a wonderful gift exchange, a wonderful thank you for that gift, and we end with one understated and perfect sign-off for the two people this book is really about.

4 stars? Of course. The rules are pretty clear, whenever Mamura dunks on Shishio, automatic 4 stars. The rest of the book is really good too, if a little subdued and melancholic, as befits the circumstances. This series is a keeper that I am very happy ended up on my radar.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not sure I've ever read a shoujo romance where the love interest truly shifts half-way through before. I'm definitely impressed, though.

[Jenni · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was right! TT.TT It was painful to see the break-up! TT.TT
And now there is a second love just around the corner waiting for Suzume and I don't know how I feel about it. If there wasn't any Shihio involved in the first place, Mamura is definitely the one I will support because he is so kind and sweet albeit a little shy around girls. But it didn't and we got to know sensei and he was the guy that Suzume met first, so I'm a litte sad right now.

There is a total of 12 volumes in the series so I still got hope about Suzume and Shishio. But don't hurt Mamura! Ok?

[Romie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I LOVED THIS ONE SO DAMN MUCH.
And I've finally made up my mind, I'm #teamMamura all the way.
4.5

[Melanie Schneider · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interessanterweise tat es sehr gut, einen Band ohne den Love Interest zu lesen. Suzume findet ein Stück zu sich zurück und, ich könnte das zu jedem Band schreiben: Daiki!

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5
Mamura is so cute

[Bianca · Rating 4 out of 5]

I always choose the rejected love interest, but I really love Mamura🥺💚

[shannon🏹 · Rating 5 out of 5]

oh i just adored this one we had hardly any scenes with shishio. it was all about suzume and her overcoming the initial heartbreak she got at the end of the last volume and how all her friends, including mamura, came to see her and take care of her. this volume was so much about her spending time with her friends and it was so sweet.
the ending part of this volume with suzume and mamura moments had me screaming I’ve been team mamura from volume 1 and I’m so hoping it’s gonna be endgame.
I loved at the beginning mamura told shishio to stop wallowing in his own self pity what a secret bad ass I’m -

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yessssss. We stan Mamura in this house. I LOVE him.

[kavya (warner’s version) · Rating 5 out of 5]

yeah ZERO complaints. omfg. this book is my happy place.

[☽｡⋆ Naidah ₊˚ෆ · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 ⭐️

I’m glad she managed to move on and find possible new love with Mamura. But bruuuh my heart is breaking reading this manga. It’s so cute and sadddd. Forbidden romance tropes like these break my heart. Shojo manga just does that some times 🥹

[Jillian -always aspiring- · Rating 3 out of 5]

2020 Read #694

Finally we are getting on track for a thrilling romance!

[Jess ✩ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great way to start 2021 ^^ Really enjoyed this volume!

[Claire · Rating 5 out of 5]

The good shit finally happening 🤌🏻🤌🏻

[Leila ✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

DALE CARAJOOOO MAMURA SUPREMACY

4 de 5 estrellas.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars

THEY ARE ALL SO PRECIOUS TO ME!!!

[Persephone · Rating 5 out of 5]

mamura is peak

[Carol ☆ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Go Mamura!!! ♡♡♡

[edy · Rating 4 out of 5]

rating: 4.5

reasons why this volume was great:

1) we hardly see shishio, which is a win for me personally
2) we see how much suzume's friends care about her. the fact that they were so worried that they went to her town looking for her?? we love a beautiful friendship
3) mamura !! we see so much of him
4) suzume and mamura being adorable !! i absolutely adored seeing them spending more time together. i was so happy when he invited her to celebrate his birthday with his family
5) mamura calling suzume and telling her he is interested in her !! my heart !!

it's a shame i have to wait to read the rest of the series. i ordered volumes 9, 10, 11 and 12 at my local comic book store so hopefully they'll arrive soon.

[Hisgirl85 · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars. Hopeful and cute after feeling sad and draggy with the main character deflated. I enjoyed this.

[Christine Nguyen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mamura 💚

[🧸♡뀨♡🐣 · Rating 5 out of 5]

療傷篇！53話封面超可愛的（四位小時候的樣子）
獅子尾正式從男主角候選人名單上除名了😅
馬村加油，期待你喔

[K · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this one too. There's a lot of great stuff packed in.

First, Mamura confronting Shishio in the courtyard to ask what he did to Suzume...and then coming out of that conversation as the more mature-sounding one, by dismissing Shishio as not worth the effort. It's true that while I understand all of Shishio's legitimate heartache, he really did not convey it in a very sympathetic way. Then again, Mamura's the last person who'd care about Shishio's feelings.

I was a bit surprised that Yuyuka and Suzume didn't talk! That's definitely not what Mamura was aiming for in sending her in to comfort Suzume. But it gives the story the space to send Suzume back home for a little while, spending time with her mom (back for a brief amount of time) and figuring out whether she can handle going back to Tokyo.

One of the things I really liked was Shishio insisting, pre-breakup, that Suzume's uncle not bring up his knowledge of their relationship to her in any way. He would've still if he'd seen that she needed that support, but it would've been an extra layer of mortification that she truly didn't need. (It's funny to see him holding back some sense of guilt at knowing exactly what her heartbreak and Tokyo-fleeing was about, though.)

Instead, Suzume gets to have some healing time back home, but also with her Tokyo friends, who all hop on a train to come see her. While she doesn't tell the other girls who the guy was, she does talk about the breakup in a way that gives her more of a support system. And then, Mamura...who is just turning out to be incredible, really.

All the scenes with him in this volume were just...beyond expectations. The lovely little scenes of them talking together at night, while everyone else was asleep, or shoveling snow and building an absurdly ugly little snowman...and then, back in Tokyo, Mamura inviting her out to his birthday dinner with his family...

Look, I know I have a major Mamura family bias for some reason, but I loved his dad straight up telling her that he'd be happy to fold her into the family as his son's girlfriend. It's such a healthy, healing dynamic on all fronts, and exactly what she wasn't getting in any of her idealized relationship with Shishio.

Who's basically off the page for most of this volume...I wonder if he's gradually going to just disappear from the story? That'd be kinda rough, honestly, because I do want to see him finding his own path.

It's also sweet to see Suzume's attitude toward Mamura gradually change. It's all in the little things: her comfort level with him, her realization that he's always been so gentle with her, even when she didn't realize that he was stepping in to be a point of stability whenever she was struggling. And even though he never liked her relationship with Shishio, he never actively tried to interfere or convince her that she was making a bad decision. He was just there to pick her up when she was sad, without treating his actions like a path to win her heart.

The birthday presents bit was interesting, too...instead of the generic and badly chosen sushi tie - something she liked that had no relevance to Shishio - she puts real thought into Mamura's gift. It puts the difference in their relationships in stark relief. Mamura's just so much more on her level and her wavelength. And while she'd initially friendzoned him because of that, she's starting to see him as much more attractive and manly than she'd initially thought.

And with him telling her that he'd never actually stopped liking her...well. Not a stretch to see what's coming next.

Yuyuka, meanwhile, has admitted her own feelings...to Suzume, if not to the guy she's newly in love with. So that continues to be very cute.

[Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Today's manga post is on Daytime Shooting Star, Vol. 8 by Mika Yamamori. It is 192 pages long and is published by Shojo Beat. The cover has Suzume and Yuyuka on it. As it is the eighth in the series, you need to have read the first seven volumes to understand the story. The intended reader is someone who likes shojo coming of age stories. There in no foul language, no sex, and no violence in this manga. The story is told from third person close of the main character, Suzume. There Be Spoilers Ahead.
From the back of the manga- Suzume has moved to Tokyo and is living with her uncle. Mr. Shishio’s change of heart causes Suzume to shut herself up in her room. When Suzume's mother returns to their hometown for a brief stay, Suzume makes the sudden decision to return home. But Yuyuka and Suzume's other Tokyo friends are determined to bring her back.

Review- So Mr. Shishio's choice to end the relationship with Suzume throws her into depression and uncertainty. She does not know what she wants anymore and when her mother is home, Suzume runs back home. There she hopes to clear her head. But her friends in Tokyo are worried that she will never return. So they follow her, including Mamura. I really enjoyed this volume now that the student-teacher relationship is over. It is also nice to Yuyuka moving on from her crush on Mamura and being open to new people. I look forward to the next volume and seeing what drama is going to happen next.

I give this volume a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.

[Christine Zarah · Rating 1 out of 5]

This manga often comes up in blog posts and recommendations as a manga where the second lead (AKA the decent guy) gets the girl. So, a plot where Second Lead Syndrome won't happen and where the girl would be treated well?

SIGN ME THE F UP.

However, I really, truly, wholeheartedly dislike Teacher-Student romance but I can be lenient if both are no longer minors. So imagine my surprise when I was able to finish this considering the FL is in HS and the homeroom teacher is, what, a decade older?? I was shookt. (Went back to check: FL is 16 while teacher is 24, yuck.) So what kept me reading? The intense desire to get over it and unleash my anger over the stupid, stupid plot. Is it good? I'm not sure. I was rushing through each pages, filled with wanting to find out who she ends up with, that I think I ended up reading a spoiler midway and then just breezing through the remaining chapters of that arc.

Honestly, Uncle said it best on Chap 46:

You jerk, do you understand what you're doing?

Good points for this manga: FL isn't ditzy, the girls are fun and supportive (we love women supporting women), mangaka tried to add diversity to her characters (I love Tsuru and Inukai), and Mamoru (the softest boy)... but these aren't enough to make up for the stress it gave me lmao

[Florence Mullot · Rating 4 out of 5]

Une petite appréhension en commençant ce tome huit de Daytime shooting star. Après la fin du tome précédent, je n'avais pas vraiment d'idée de comment Mika Yamamori allait gérer la suite de sa saga. Qu'un tel événement arrive au milieu de l'histoire, c'est toujours un peu quitte ou double. On a bien un petit ami de substitution sous le coude, mais quand même.

Et contre toute attente, alors que le premier tiers est un peu difficile à lire, j'ai vraiment beaucoup aimé comment Mika Yamamori gère le tout. La confrontation entre Mamura et Sishio pour commencer. Il n'y a pas de parti à prendre, c'est assez compliqué. Sishio a fait ce qu'il fallait malgré ses sentiments, et Mamura se pose en chevalier servant protégeant sa princesse. Suzumé, elle, doit gérer son chagrin d'amour. Il n'y a pas d'esclandre, pas de crise, elle souffre et fuit car elle a besoin de changer d'air. Encore une fois, c'est juste, crédible, à fleur de peau. Un chagrin d'amour, c'est un deuil que chacun gère à sa manière, et l'adolescente se réfugie auprès de la personne qui la comprend la mieux, sa maman. Alors oui, c'est un peu déprimant, mais c'est aussi une phase nécessaire pour se reconstruire.

L'arrivée de tous les amis de la jeune femme est un moment pivot. On voit que notre héroïne s'est créé un groupe d'amis sincères qui pensent à elle et la soutient. Et cela fait chaud au coeur surtout après ce qui est arrivé. Quand les filles proposent de casser la gueule à l'ex, c'est tout ce que l'on attend de bonnes copines (sans passer à l'acte quand même, mais l'idée est là ! XD). Pas de jugement, du soutien, de l'amitié, cette petite vague d'amour qu'il fallait. On voit aussi que Suzumé a changé. En un lapse de temps assez court, la jeune femme s'est beaucoup plus ouverte et son univers aussi. Et c'est vraiment ce que l'on recherche dans ce genre.

La deuxième partie du manga se consacre plus à Mamura et Suzumé, et oui, clairement, j'ai beaucoup aimé. Il est indéniable que ces deux-là ont un lien fort. Une vraie amitié qui pourrait évoluer. Mamura fait des allusions, ce petit coquin, mais face à Suzumé qui ne percute pas toujours très vite, il y a un flottement. Mais c'est très mignon. Cela se fait en douceur et en confiance. Et j'adore. Franchement ce garçon est un amour de première. Quand on pense qu'au début il était allergique aux femmes, c'est une sacrée évolution. Il lui fallait la bonne pour le déclic, voilà tout.

La suite de Daytime shooting star s'annonce plus passionnante que ce à quoi je m'attendais. Et c'est plutôt chouette. J'avais un peu peur avec les tomes 6 et 7 mais au final, j'aime vers quoi on s'engage.