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Haji-otsu #1
はじおつ。1
「お付き合い」から始まる恋――。
男性恐怖症を克服するための度胸試しでした告白にまさかのOKをされ、
甲斐悟と付き合うことになった芦原向日葵(ひまり)。
まともに男の子の顔も見られない向日葵は連絡先の交換ひとつにも四苦八苦!?
純真で超スローステップな初めてのお付き合いがここに!
男性恐怖症を克服するための度胸試しでした告白にまさかのOKをされ、
甲斐悟と付き合うことになった芦原向日葵(ひまり)。
まともに男の子の顔も見られない向日葵は連絡先の交換ひとつにも四苦八苦!?
純真で超スローステップな初めてのお付き合いがここに!
178 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2012
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December 17, 2025
Haji-otsu es ese romance tranquilo tirando a tibio ☕💔. No es malo, pero tampoco memorable: se lee fácil, se olvida rápido.
La historia apuesta por un slow burn tan lento que a ratos parece que la relación está en pausa eterna ⏳😴. Kai y Himawari se van acercando poco a poco, sí, es bonito… pero cuando por fin esperas profundidad emocional, el manga dice “meh” y sigue de largo.
Himawari repitiendo que “no están saliendo” aunque claramente lo están es desesperante 🤦♀️💢. Y el hecho de que nunca diga “me gustas” o “te amo” se siente como una estafa emocional. Amiga, di algo, aunque sea por WhatsApp 📱😭.
Además, se tiran temas interesantes —su miedo a los hombres, el posible romance secundario de la amiga seria con el chico bromista— y no cierran ninguno. Todo queda flotando como “ah, bueno, ahí estuvo eso” 🌫️.
Conclusión: lindo, relajado y correcto 🌷. Ideal para pasar el rato si no quieres pensar mucho, pero si buscas romance con impacto o desarrollo real… este se queda cortito.
La historia apuesta por un slow burn tan lento que a ratos parece que la relación está en pausa eterna ⏳😴. Kai y Himawari se van acercando poco a poco, sí, es bonito… pero cuando por fin esperas profundidad emocional, el manga dice “meh” y sigue de largo.
Himawari repitiendo que “no están saliendo” aunque claramente lo están es desesperante 🤦♀️💢. Y el hecho de que nunca diga “me gustas” o “te amo” se siente como una estafa emocional. Amiga, di algo, aunque sea por WhatsApp 📱😭.
Además, se tiran temas interesantes —su miedo a los hombres, el posible romance secundario de la amiga seria con el chico bromista— y no cierran ninguno. Todo queda flotando como “ah, bueno, ahí estuvo eso” 🌫️.
Conclusión: lindo, relajado y correcto 🌷. Ideal para pasar el rato si no quieres pensar mucho, pero si buscas romance con impacto o desarrollo real… este se queda cortito.
October 15, 2018
This was pretty cute :)
December 25, 2015
This manga is ridiculously adorable.
Himari goes to an all girls' school, so she isn't used to boys at all - her imagined perception of what boys are like terrifies her. To help her get used to being around boys, her friends talk her into confessing to someone. Anyone. They don't think she can actually do it.
So, Himari decides to confess to a boy named Kai, because he picked up a strap she dropped once, and she doesn't really know anyone else. (Well, not that she really knows Kai, but...)
Not at all according to her plan to just ask someone out and then be rejected, Kai accepts her confession, and the two start dating.
And they are just so wonderfully awkward.
Neither Kai nor Himari have had any real experience with dating, or with the opposite gender in general, so their relationship is a series of misunderstandings and well-intentioned plans from their friends not working out very well.
Yet, for all of the opportunities for these mistakes to ruin their relationship, both Kai and Himari accept that they're both new at this, and that these things are bound to happen. It's refreshingly sweet to read a manga relationship that isn't all drama and backstabbing. Or any drama or backstabbing, really. It's just the two of them working on getting used to each other.
(I mean, there is the fact that Himari confessed to Kai solely because she couldn't think of anyone else, and her friends pressured her into confessing to ANYONE, but that's about as heavy as the series gets. But none of that comes into play in the first book, so I'll leave it there for now.)
Himari goes to an all girls' school, so she isn't used to boys at all - her imagined perception of what boys are like terrifies her. To help her get used to being around boys, her friends talk her into confessing to someone. Anyone. They don't think she can actually do it.
So, Himari decides to confess to a boy named Kai, because he picked up a strap she dropped once, and she doesn't really know anyone else. (Well, not that she really knows Kai, but...)
Not at all according to her plan to just ask someone out and then be rejected, Kai accepts her confession, and the two start dating.
And they are just so wonderfully awkward.
Neither Kai nor Himari have had any real experience with dating, or with the opposite gender in general, so their relationship is a series of misunderstandings and well-intentioned plans from their friends not working out very well.
Yet, for all of the opportunities for these mistakes to ruin their relationship, both Kai and Himari accept that they're both new at this, and that these things are bound to happen. It's refreshingly sweet to read a manga relationship that isn't all drama and backstabbing. Or any drama or backstabbing, really. It's just the two of them working on getting used to each other.
(I mean, there is the fact that Himari confessed to Kai solely because she couldn't think of anyone else, and her friends pressured her into confessing to ANYONE, but that's about as heavy as the series gets. But none of that comes into play in the first book, so I'll leave it there for now.)
October 29, 2015
dua org pemalu jatuh cinta. perlu dorongan semangat dr sahabt mrk berdua utk membantu kedua org tsbt utk menjalin hubungan yg lebih serius (alias pacaran).
proses pacaran mrk berdua tuh unik bgt, lambat, polos dn malu2.
utk menanyakan nomor hp aja perlu wkt 3 hr. apabila bertemu d pagi hari. mrk berdua hanya mengucapkan salam sopan. setelah itu berjln dlm diam.
kegiatan rutin mrk berdua d pagi hr itu memang seperti itu :D
lucuuuuu wkt cowony mw mengungkapkan perasaanny.
buahahaha..
(jd inget sm karakter topeng2an ksatria baja hitam d masa kecil )
yg menghibur itu 3 org dr sahabat cewe dn 3 org sahabat cowo.
mrk semua bersatu padu utk mensukseskan kelancaran sahabat mrk dlm berpacaran
buahahaha
proses pacaran mrk berdua tuh unik bgt, lambat, polos dn malu2.
utk menanyakan nomor hp aja perlu wkt 3 hr. apabila bertemu d pagi hari. mrk berdua hanya mengucapkan salam sopan. setelah itu berjln dlm diam.
kegiatan rutin mrk berdua d pagi hr itu memang seperti itu :D
lucuuuuu wkt cowony mw mengungkapkan perasaanny.
buahahaha..
(jd inget sm karakter topeng2an ksatria baja hitam d masa kecil )
yg menghibur itu 3 org dr sahabat cewe dn 3 org sahabat cowo.
mrk semua bersatu padu utk mensukseskan kelancaran sahabat mrk dlm berpacaran
buahahaha
November 28, 2014
I read this and drowned in adorableness and fluffiness. It blew the depressing endings from previous mangas I read today all away into the aether!!!
January 27, 2018
Sooo saadd that it was over ):
August 9, 2021
Excluding some forced stuff at the end, it was an ok read.
February 14, 2016
This is one very adorable manga.
Himari is very cute, I really loved her, though I wish she had more confidence. Her fear of men is at times just hilarious, though I am sure the boys are hurt. She just dashes away from them. But she does her best, and her friends help her (maybe at times a bit too much and with extreme measures). I don't understand why her typing is so bad though. Isn't she in high school? I know Kanji/Japanese alphabet/writing system is hard, but come on, I would hope someone who is between 12 and 18 years old can write at least well enough without too many mistakes. And if she can't text, just be sure to re-read the text before sending it.
Kai, I really like him. He is a cute boy, and he is really good for Himari. Even wearing a mask just so she isn't afraid of him too much. Telling her he likes her, and saying that she doesn't have to say it back immediately, that he can wait.
The art style is really lovely, soft lines which fit perfectly for this kind of manga.
I can't wait to see how their relationship will develop. I do hope Himari will soon be used to Kai, and boys in general.
I would recommend this manga to all who need a soft, fluffy and funny manga.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
Himari is very cute, I really loved her, though I wish she had more confidence. Her fear of men is at times just hilarious, though I am sure the boys are hurt. She just dashes away from them. But she does her best, and her friends help her (maybe at times a bit too much and with extreme measures). I don't understand why her typing is so bad though. Isn't she in high school? I know Kanji/Japanese alphabet/writing system is hard, but come on, I would hope someone who is between 12 and 18 years old can write at least well enough without too many mistakes. And if she can't text, just be sure to re-read the text before sending it.
Kai, I really like him. He is a cute boy, and he is really good for Himari. Even wearing a mask just so she isn't afraid of him too much. Telling her he likes her, and saying that she doesn't have to say it back immediately, that he can wait.
The art style is really lovely, soft lines which fit perfectly for this kind of manga.
I can't wait to see how their relationship will develop. I do hope Himari will soon be used to Kai, and boys in general.
I would recommend this manga to all who need a soft, fluffy and funny manga.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
August 30, 2015
gambarnya bagus, ceritanya lucu, topiknya ga biasa. 5 bintang! see you again Himari & Kai. Yae dan Shuuko + Otogi dan Hinosaki. :-D
January 29, 2016
waktu itu pernah nemu ada os di instagram jual buku ini murah 10k/buku. tp pas punya duit dan siap beli taunya udah kejual T_T
review lengkap di vol 5!
review lengkap di vol 5!
September 26, 2015
Romance-manis-imut-imut yang diceritakan dengan lambat sehingga tidak tersedak~ ♥( ˘▽˘)っ♨
December 17, 2015
Got bored in the middle of reading it. Tho, the plotline is quite interesting
March 30, 2016
Beli seri ini karena covernya..tapi ceritanya juga ga mengecewakan..menghibur.
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