Like a Butterfly, Vol. 9

日々蝶々 [Hibi Chouchou] #9

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 and Kawasumi love each other, but they also hurt one another—to the point where they mutually decide to put some distance between them. As they work through their uncertainty, maybe the summer festival that got them together in the first place can provide a magical spark!

Genres: Manga, Romance, Shojo, Graphic Novels, Contemporary, Young Adult, Comics

192 pages, Paperback

First published November 25, 2014

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

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Honestly, I don't love this series. I keep waiting for something to happen. I just don't really care about the characters that much either, I would like to see more character growth from them. I'm so close to the end now and I am curious to see how the ending plays out, so I will finish this series.

[Yasmine Ferjani ϟ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Things started working well between the two, and I can see the progress in Suiren's personnality.

[Zenobia Afeworki · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

[Albert Sr. · Rating 4 out of 5]

(Copia desde mi Instagram @agamundisr_escritor / @leyendoconalice)

Konnichiwa a todas, lectoras 🌸

Hoy os traigo la reseña del noveno volumen del manga «Daily Butterfly» de suu Morishita. Dicho esto, empezamos:

🦋Este volumen arranca con Suiren llorando al salir de la noria y los inminentes rumores de ruptura con Kawasumi corriendo entre sus compañeros. Sin embargo, su amor se sobrepone a la pelea y se encaminan a volver al festival de verano como el pasado año.

🦋En este escenario, ellos aclaran sus sentimientos de querer estar con el otro, sintiendo Suiren que podrían estar predestinados. Durante la celebración asistimos a varias escenas tiernas por parte de la pareja.

🦋Posteriormente, Kawasumi toma la decisión de tener citas con Suiren en las que hagan cosas que les gusten individualmente para conocer al otro.

Un detalle interesante es que el chico confiesa que no le gusta el pan de melón, a pesar de que ella se lo hubiera preparado.

Este gesto nos hace ver que Kawasumi empieza a abrirse más a ella porque le importa y se esfuerza en demostrar que le importa y se preocupa por cuidarla.

En los últimos capítulos, Suiren y Kawasumi acompañan a Yuri y Daisuke a lo que parece una cita doble. Las incomodidades de la pareja, al descubrirse Daisuke asistido, dan alas a Suiren para pronunciarse y decir que no hay nada malo en pedir consejo en el amor.

🌸Conclusión: El volumen desenlaza una etapa de evolución comunicativa de Suiren en la que pide ayuda a Atohira para fortalecerse como persona.

Cabe resaltar que él es rival digno de Kawasumi en el campo de las artes marciales, este detalle nos puede llevar a pensar que hay indicios de celos o inseguridades por parte del novio.

Afortunadamente, para él, el amigo citado por motivos de mentoraje se comporta como un caballero. Este aspecto resalta cuando al dirigirse sola a casa, esta disuade a unos chicos que querían molestarla.

En resumen, estos capítulos, si bien consolidan la relación tras el desencuentro en la noria, esbozan un desenlace largo y sostenido en el tiempo.

Valoración: 4🌸

Arigato gozaimasu por vuestro tiempo 🌸

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

I’m not even sure why these two are dating. More than half of the volume is them being silent with each other - apparently taking some time to think and distancing, but how they could be more distant and what they’re thinking about is a mystery. Nothing gets said, nothing is accomplished, it’s more of silent insecurity, doubts, and inability to do anything. Suiren goes to talk to Atohara for some reason, who gives her….basic advice. IMO, and I think this is kinda cultural, instead of telling her to greet everyone so they don’t feel HER BOYFRIEND is getting special treatment, he should advise her to start ignoring the unwanted feedback. I know it’s hard to say “don’t care about that” but honestly, you can’t make everyone happy and who TF cares what they think? She’s not obligated to make them feel included!

Suiren is a character I have no patience for. She’s weak and wants to get stronger, but doesn’t do anything to work toward that. Kawasumi is also a weird one, since he seems strong but is indecisive and unable to figure out his relationship. I get no real sweet vibes off these two, since they are too polite and quiet with each other. I feel a little sorry for Aya, who has extremely negative feelings towards boys after protecting her all these years, although I think that it probably gives her a sense of purpose. I wish they’d stop drawing her with weird eyes 😓

[R. · Rating 2 out of 5]

The series is still cute, but painfully slow going, and the main characters remain repressed in a lot of ways. They take two steps forward, just to take five steps back before trying to step forward again. It's a little strange Suiren reached out to Ato as well, let alone that he's actually sort of helping her, even if he is as blunt as ever in his approach. Both Ato and Kawasumi compare Suiren to Kawasumi's older brother though, so perhaps there's some link there in their mannerisms and how they tend to respond to her. It's good that Suiren is trying to reach out and learn, though it seems her goals may seem more challenging than most given her personality and at this point, ingrained reactions to the peer pressure around her. It's rather sweet to see her step up a bit to help Yuri where her friends are always trying to cheer her on.

[The Book Dragon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Suiren and Kawasumi both admit that their relationship is in a rough patch. He's too caught up in protecting her that he won't even look at her sometimes. She's too shy / socially awkward to speak up for herself sometimes.

Meanwhile, Yuri goes on a date with a guy from the singles mixer; Koharu is stalking Atohira now; and Aya seems to be pining for a love she can't have because she's always stuck playing bodyguard.

This series has 12 volumes.

[dora♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

i'm really glad they talked honest about their feelings even tho they had to take a break which honestly broke my heart but i can see (and i hope for) the only good waiting for my sweet suiren and kawasumi🥹🫶🏻 i loved how much talkative they were on the summer festival and on their date later! it was so fun to finally see them this way🙂‍↕️ i can't wait to see how suiren will be acting and changing after talk with ato!😼


btw i wonder if kawasumi will get his own phone soon lol

[Sarina · Rating 2 out of 5]

Also dieser Band hat mich richtig enttäuscht...Wie oft denn noch will Suiren feststellen, dass sie und Kawasumi mehr miteinander reden müssen?! Wie wäre es wenn sie einfach mal den Mund aufmachen würde??

[Jennica · Rating 4 out of 5]

The main couple was struggling a bit in this one. Things were a tad confusing at times. I was slightly frustrated that they didn’t just talk it out earlier. Hoping to love the next volume, but this one wasn’t quite as good. Though it was nice to see her friend maybe starting a relationship.

[Yousra & Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think my life changed the day I got back to reading shoujo mangas !
It's so cute and warm and funny !
I love everything about it!

[Martu (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Kathleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Slow sweet high school romance

[Pratyasha Pokhrel · Rating 4 out of 5]

ATOHIRAAA!!! Don't you dare lay eyes on Kawasumi's Suiren!!

[🧸♡뀨♡🐣 · Rating 5 out of 5]

好可愛🥰角色之間的互動、粉紅泡泡都讓人心跳不已

[Emylia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just realize that my hottie Ichi is ml’s older brother.. 😳

[ilenia · Rating 3 out of 5]

lo único que quizá no me ha gustado mucho de este tomo es que kawasumi le dijese a suiren que no hablaran en clase y que se dieran un pequeño tiempo??? bro-, por lo demás súper cuqui 💝

[TiramisuCram · Rating 3 out of 5]

Suiren has way better chemistry with Atohira than kawasumi 🤷🏻‍♀️

[CrazyBug456 · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️4,2

[Sandy Arr · Rating 3 out of 5]

J'aime pas ce qui s'en vient :(

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Aurora · Rating 3 out of 5]

Levels of miscommunication that are just painful to watch. Trying to stick it out through the end of this series, but I might just wait to binge the last few volumes so I don’t lose my nerve. 😅

[Luna · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Atohira...don't you dare ruin things.

[Shae · Rating 5 out of 5]

SO ADORABLE!!! Full thoughts here! https://youtu.be/jnDT8_gYFrE?si=6wWAJ...

[Kristin ✨ · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.25

Not loving all the back and forth. this far into a series I would like to see some character development but it feels like we are just standing still stomping. it's getting boring.

[Savanna Ammons · Rating 2 out of 5]

*still banging my head against the wall*

[Mystic DreamClouds · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sometimes a couple needs to take a break from each other. Not to separate but to take a break and clear out their thoughts and questions to form a stronger, better future.

This volume was loud in respective to all the previous volumes. It was the first time the “silence” between Kawasumi and Suiren comes crashing down and they realize that not only do they need to know more about each other but also need to communicate more clearly. In this volume, we also see both in a slightly different light. Kawasumi has more animate facial expressions and says things more directly whereas, Suiren is more clear on her feelings and what she needs to do to keep the relationship going.

As I mentioned in my volume 8 review, there is just not enough moments and scenes with Mina and Ryousuke. These two make a brief appearance throughout the volume and honestly things look so great between them and they seem to have a solid understanding. I am interested to know how they built their relationship and would be highly interested if there was a short story or spin-off on them. Aside from this, let’s not forget about energetic Yuri. Yuri is another great personality and we get a good chapter about her first unofficial date!

The art in this volume is similar to the others, expect there are more backgrounds. It was refreshing to see the new backgrounds as it was getting a bit tiresome seeing the school roof and the school’s grassy front yard.

This was a good addition to the series but I disliked it a bit more than usual. I originally didn’t understand why Suiren was feeling uncomfortable and questioning her relationship but it became clear after they made up. Also, I didn’t like the way Suiren kept questioning the relationship because Kawasumi is trying his best and is going out of his comfort zone so I think she needed to trust themselves a bit.

Volume Nine seems to have been the turning point and biggest hill to climb in Kawasumi and Suiren’s relationship. They are getting more comfortable and honest with each other and their friends are also progressing well in their own relationships. It will be interesting to read about what happens next with the latest new development with Atohira.

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[-moonprismpower- · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kawasumi and Suiren get to a bump in the road and were able to get over it in one piece! And finally, these two have an honest conversation and their relationship gets soooo much better! I loved their cute little date together. Lol at them not liking the same things though. It’s okay. You love who love.

I love these two together BUT Atohira…. Ugh damn him. I’m a sucker for his attitude problem LOL. This is actually my second time reading this series and I remember just loving the idea of him and Suiren together…. Atohira blushing at the end of this volume brought all those feelings back. Damn 2nd lead syndrome!!!!! Haha