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ハナとヒナは放課後 [Hana to Hina wa Houkago] #1
Hana & Hina After School Vol. 1
The "after school love comedy" story follows Hana, a small, quiet girl who attends a discipline training all-girls school because she was attracted to the cute uniform. She secretly works at a fancy shop as a part-timer, and one day Hina, the school's super-slender beauty, joins as a new employee.
180 pages, Paperback
First published January 12, 2016
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February 11, 2018
If I haven’t made it clear yet, Milk Morinaga is an auto-buy author for me. I was utterly charmed by her new series. It’s gonna be another short one, but it’s being released in tankoubon as it was in Japan, after the usual syndication.
Basically two girls, Hana and Hina, are forced to keep a secret together, working while attending a school that doesn’t allow after school jobs. They can’t even let anyone know that they know each other. Their mutual appreciation was really refreshing.
Seven Seas is on a roll with translating yuri manga, of course, it's almost all set in high school, and some are exploitive, entertaining at the cost of some very important storytelling elements (as far as I know, citrus and Netuzou Trap -NTR- fall here, but here’s a positive review from yurireveiws.com which says what the problem for me is, they’re very dramatic and angsty, and frankly, NTR sounds creepy, but they're both immensely popular) but with the publication of stories like After Hours (which I will be reading and reviewing soon) I have hope that we will be seeing more mature stories. It might still be a while…
Anyway, I’m really looking forward to the continuation of short series. Once again, this book takes the full length of the volume before the girls confess feelings to one another. But it feels like a real relationship.
I really enjoyed the age reveal. I’m sure it won’t surprise some of you. Milk Morinaga feels like she’s bringing in some of the usual shojo elements, which is nice. There’s the usual tropes in play here, but I don’t know how to be mad about any of it when it’s this charming.
Basically two girls, Hana and Hina, are forced to keep a secret together, working while attending a school that doesn’t allow after school jobs. They can’t even let anyone know that they know each other. Their mutual appreciation was really refreshing.
Seven Seas is on a roll with translating yuri manga, of course, it's almost all set in high school, and some are exploitive, entertaining at the cost of some very important storytelling elements (as far as I know, citrus and Netuzou Trap -NTR- fall here, but here’s a positive review from yurireveiws.com which says what the problem for me is, they’re very dramatic and angsty, and frankly, NTR sounds creepy, but they're both immensely popular) but with the publication of stories like After Hours (which I will be reading and reviewing soon) I have hope that we will be seeing more mature stories. It might still be a while…
Anyway, I’m really looking forward to the continuation of short series. Once again, this book takes the full length of the volume before the girls confess feelings to one another. But it feels like a real relationship.
I really enjoyed the age reveal. I’m sure it won’t surprise some of you. Milk Morinaga feels like she’s bringing in some of the usual shojo elements, which is nice. There’s the usual tropes in play here, but I don’t know how to be mad about any of it when it’s this charming.
June 12, 2018
Definitely unexpected but so far off to a good start. It's cute
July 19, 2020
This is one of the cutest GL mangas I've read
January 1, 2026
3.75 rounded up. Enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would, the actual development of the friendship/romance at Hina and Hana’s job was super cute! Hina’s love for collectibles was contagiously joyful, even if her denial of it was a little too tsundere-coded for me to find it funny. (I collected Sylvanian Families for a year, I understand her!! Hana’s specific love for lolita fashion was a lovely surprise, too— between that, and Hina being a bit of a hime gyaru, it’s nice to see alt representation that’s on the cutesier side.)
Also, both characters’ obliviousness to their feelings being romantic was unfortunately realistic, lol! Still, the way they light up around each other was super wholesome. (I do appreciate that there wasn’t some kind of panic around that, just the Quintessential Sapphic Experience of confusing romantic feelings for strong platonic ones. Plus, it led to Hana and Hina spending more time around each other and strengthening their friendship.)
The ending was a bit of a slap to the face though, ow! But, yeah, I suppose that’s true to what I hear about being a baby lesbian at an all girls school😅
However, I feel like outside of the earnestness of the gay feelings, the story is pretty standard. The school feels more like a conflict device than an actual school (where are the teachers?!), and not many of the side characters are memorable. Even Hana and Hina’s personalities feel a little gimmicky, as fun to read about as they may be. (I guess you can also call the art average, since it’s a cutesy style very typical for the genre, and there’s plenty of anatomical errors, but the 2000’s-esque yuri/shoujo style has its own charm, in my opinion. I specify “2000’s-esque” because that appears to be when Morinaga started illustrating and writing manga, and her art style has remained pretty much the same.)
Still, I’m looking forward to reading the second volume! This seems like a promising series.
Also, both characters’ obliviousness to their feelings being romantic was unfortunately realistic, lol! Still, the way they light up around each other was super wholesome. (I do appreciate that there wasn’t some kind of panic around that, just the Quintessential Sapphic Experience of confusing romantic feelings for strong platonic ones. Plus, it led to Hana and Hina spending more time around each other and strengthening their friendship.)
The ending was a bit of a slap to the face though, ow! But, yeah, I suppose that’s true to what I hear about being a baby lesbian at an all girls school😅
However, I feel like outside of the earnestness of the gay feelings, the story is pretty standard. The school feels more like a conflict device than an actual school (where are the teachers?!), and not many of the side characters are memorable. Even Hana and Hina’s personalities feel a little gimmicky, as fun to read about as they may be. (I guess you can also call the art average, since it’s a cutesy style very typical for the genre, and there’s plenty of anatomical errors, but the 2000’s-esque yuri/shoujo style has its own charm, in my opinion. I specify “2000’s-esque” because that appears to be when Morinaga started illustrating and writing manga, and her art style has remained pretty much the same.)
Still, I’m looking forward to reading the second volume! This seems like a promising series.
December 13, 2018
The synopsis of this book doesn't prepare you for what it's really about. Yes, i's about Hana and Hina, two girls who meet each other at work and develop secret crushes on each other. But there's so much more going on. I thought the setting in particular was adorable. Hana works at a "character merch" toy store. If you know anything about Japanese culture, you probably know they are obsessed with that type of thing, and even in the west our comic and toy conventions are flooded with Japanese plushes and other things featuring popular characters. (Think Hello Kitty. It's basically like they work in a Sanrio store.) It is the most adorable thing ever. And the funny thing is, even though Hana has been working there for a while, and Hina is the new girl, Hina actually collects character goods and she is an expert. I loved when Hina told Hana her displays were totally wrong; Hana was trying to make a zoo display by putting all different types of stuffed animals together, but Hina had to explain they should be organized by collection. There are even limited edition plushes, overstock, and costumes. It is a fangirl's dream.
Really, that's my favorite thing so far. lol But there are lots of surprises that you don't read about on the back cover. Hina is a leggy model, but she is a lot younger than she looks! And while she loves character merch, when she was a kid everyone made fun of her. Now that she's in high school, it's the "in" thing and everyone thinks she's adorable and wants to be her friend. She comes across as very modern and cool, but she's really just shy, especially about her feelings for Hana.
I'm excited to see where the rest of the series goes. Milk Morinaga never disappoints!
Really, that's my favorite thing so far. lol But there are lots of surprises that you don't read about on the back cover. Hina is a leggy model, but she is a lot younger than she looks! And while she loves character merch, when she was a kid everyone made fun of her. Now that she's in high school, it's the "in" thing and everyone thinks she's adorable and wants to be her friend. She comes across as very modern and cool, but she's really just shy, especially about her feelings for Hana.
I'm excited to see where the rest of the series goes. Milk Morinaga never disappoints!
January 29, 2018
Hana has a part-time job at a store that sells character merchandise even though her school has banned students from working. One day a tall, pretty girl who had been a customer asks about working there and Hana gets a younger coworker, Hina, that seems to be better at the job than she is and look better in the uniform. After working together a while, they learn they go to the same school. Hana tells Hina they can't talk at school because people would get suspicious about a first year and second year who aren't in any clubs together being friends.
Hina is clearly upset by this, but Hana doesn't catch on to why. Whenever the two are about to talk, they get interrupted by customers or something at school. The misunderstandings that come up cause them both doubts but they clear up most of them. The volume ends right before they've planned to hang out at Hina's house and Hina is angsting over Hana thinking her weird.
The story is sweet and it's a nice change to have a protagonist that isn't a klutz, idiot, or cute only because of those two things. I hope Hana gets fleshed out a bit more and Hina's attraction to her is more than just her cuteness.
Hina is clearly upset by this, but Hana doesn't catch on to why. Whenever the two are about to talk, they get interrupted by customers or something at school. The misunderstandings that come up cause them both doubts but they clear up most of them. The volume ends right before they've planned to hang out at Hina's house and Hina is angsting over Hana thinking her weird.
The story is sweet and it's a nice change to have a protagonist that isn't a klutz, idiot, or cute only because of those two things. I hope Hana gets fleshed out a bit more and Hina's attraction to her is more than just her cuteness.
January 16, 2026
I thought this was sooo damn cute! Normally high school romances aren't my scene, but I thought that this was so well-written, interesting, and realistic. For a genre I don't usually like, I thought that this stood above the rest. I totally love both of our main characters so much, and I'm really rooting for them!! I love the fact that they work at a little character goods shop. I want to see how their relationship develops!
There's a lot of themes in this about hiding who you really are, despite it not hurting anyone. Hina hides the fact that she likes character merch because people have told her it doesn't suit her image. Hana hides her friendship with Hina from everyone to prevent being expelled from school for having a part-time job. I think these themes coincide very well with the concept of internalized homophobia, and being unsure if it's okay to be who you are, which is introduced towards the end of the volume.
In general, I thought it was a really well-written and wonderfully drawn volume of manga. I enjoyed it!
There's a lot of themes in this about hiding who you really are, despite it not hurting anyone. Hina hides the fact that she likes character merch because people have told her it doesn't suit her image. Hana hides her friendship with Hina from everyone to prevent being expelled from school for having a part-time job. I think these themes coincide very well with the concept of internalized homophobia, and being unsure if it's okay to be who you are, which is introduced towards the end of the volume.
In general, I thought it was a really well-written and wonderfully drawn volume of manga. I enjoyed it!
March 20, 2019
So... I’m finally logging this in after I think my fifth or sixth time through. I’ve enjoyed this book that much (and it is very short)!
I really like the aspect that it’s slightly different from all the other Yuri titles I have read so far.
Yes, the two main characters are high schoolers...but the majority of their time together take place at their place of employment, an adorable stuffed animal shop.
I also really like that a friendship forms first and there actually isn’t any romantic situations at all! One of the characters seems to have developed a crush/infatuation on the other character but that’s it.
I am hooked and am very excited to see how this story progresses in the next volume!
I really like the aspect that it’s slightly different from all the other Yuri titles I have read so far.
Yes, the two main characters are high schoolers...but the majority of their time together take place at their place of employment, an adorable stuffed animal shop.
I also really like that a friendship forms first and there actually isn’t any romantic situations at all! One of the characters seems to have developed a crush/infatuation on the other character but that’s it.
I am hooked and am very excited to see how this story progresses in the next volume!
May 9, 2020
A great start to what seems to be a very cute story.
Seeing as I love Morinaga's work, I naturally had to check out this story. I generally prefer physical manga to e-books, but due to adult content, I'm suspecting, people are selling volume 3 for close to $800! I hate scalpers. Anyhow, this volume starts out smooth, & after a few misunderstandings, the girls start to become friends, and then it shows that one already has a crush on the other (Who? Well you will just have to read it to find out). Or are they both starting to fall for each other? Read it & find out.I am already hooked & will start volume 2 as soon as I finish this review.
Seeing as I love Morinaga's work, I naturally had to check out this story. I generally prefer physical manga to e-books, but due to adult content, I'm suspecting, people are selling volume 3 for close to $800! I hate scalpers. Anyhow, this volume starts out smooth, & after a few misunderstandings, the girls start to become friends, and then it shows that one already has a crush on the other (Who? Well you will just have to read it to find out). Or are they both starting to fall for each other? Read it & find out.I am already hooked & will start volume 2 as soon as I finish this review.
November 14, 2018
I enjoyed reading this book A LOT. This book had a lot of twists and turns here and there that were not expected. The book's plot was very nice and interesting. The more books I read from Milk Morinaga the more I'm liking them. This book has a lot of emotion which makes the book even more interesting. I liked how the author used words that a high school girl would say. It was a very CUTE book and I can't wait to read more by the author.
June 3, 2019
4.5 Stars
Status: Complete
Format: print
This story is told over a three volume collection. This style of art is different than other Milk Morinaga’s works and definitely not my favorite. For some reason, the lips on Hina (blonde) bothered me. A fun thing she did with this series is make the taller mature looking one younger than the smaller younger one. Volume 3 does get a little steamy so you may want to take a peek towards the end if you are going to read this in public to see if you’re comfortable with it. Overall, a sweet story that doesn’t end “and they got together” and we get a chance to see them together. Though it does feel like she could have explored their issues a little more, it didn’t keep me from enjoying this a lot.
This book series seems to be partially out of physical print but is pretty easy to find used. You can buy it as an ebook if you have an issue finding them. Book 3 I had a tough time finding.
Status: Complete
Format: print
This story is told over a three volume collection. This style of art is different than other Milk Morinaga’s works and definitely not my favorite. For some reason, the lips on Hina (blonde) bothered me. A fun thing she did with this series is make the taller mature looking one younger than the smaller younger one. Volume 3 does get a little steamy so you may want to take a peek towards the end if you are going to read this in public to see if you’re comfortable with it. Overall, a sweet story that doesn’t end “and they got together” and we get a chance to see them together. Though it does feel like she could have explored their issues a little more, it didn’t keep me from enjoying this a lot.
This book series seems to be partially out of physical print but is pretty easy to find used. You can buy it as an ebook if you have an issue finding them. Book 3 I had a tough time finding.
August 2, 2019
4.5 stars. This made my heart so happy. I love this so much. So wholesome. The only reason I’m not giving this a full 5 tho is because the first chapter or 2 were kinda slow but after that it picks up. You learn more about Hina and her crush on Hana is so cute. Can’t wait to read the rest of this. This is my first Milk Morinaga and if this is any indication of how her other stories are, I’m happy to read them.
October 15, 2020
turns out, Morinaga does get better over time! I read some of her older works and was frustrated with the repeated use of tropes that ruined otherwise interesting and compelling storylines. Thankfully this time around, we're much more focused on Hana and Hina as characters rather than omggaywhatdowedo. Also, gotta love that we have a tall 'cool' girl who loves cute things and encourages her cute tiny gf to dress the way she wants.
March 24, 2022
SO FUCKING CUTEE BRO JESUS CHRIST … i love fruits … no but fr it gave me butterflies and had me screaming because of how precious these girls are !! they’re adorable together and the whole plot of the series is so wholesome and cute and romantic and I JUST WANT THEM TO GET TOGETHER ALREADY !!! i wish more animes were made of adorable series like this one and not just of oversexualized and fetishized series like citrus :(
February 12, 2026
A slow romance manga where the characters question their feelings multiple times. The two girls meet by working in the same merchandise shop, hanging out more frequently as time passes and even realising they frequent the same school… I don’t want to give any spoilers but it’s really cute and sweet!
I just had to buy the two remaining volumes after reading the first because I was THAT invested into the characters. Milk Morinaga’s art is something I could never get enough of!
I just had to buy the two remaining volumes after reading the first because I was THAT invested into the characters. Milk Morinaga’s art is something I could never get enough of!
May 30, 2021
Milk Morinaga does it again! So far, the first volume tells a cute story of a high school girl who has a crush on an employee of a cutesy characters good store. However, unlike some of her other works such as Girlfriends, the woman with the crush is aware almost immediately that she has feelings for the employee. It is definitely an improvement from Girlfriends in that regards, that's for sure :)
December 15, 2017
i trust milk morinaga with my (literary) life, saw this browsing the shelves at chapters and immediately picked it up. so far hina's crush is adorable as heck and i can tell this slowburn is gonna play out with MAXIMUM CUTENESS
3 stars
3 stars
January 16, 2018
A sweet and gentle little romance is hurt only by the use of some jarring but realistic homophobia near the end of the first volume to kick up a bit of drama and stall the development of the relationship.
May 29, 2018
Closer to 3.5. This is a Japanese yuri romance in 3 manga volumes. At times it is charming; at times the problems seem borrowed from the world of rom-com; occasionally it is dull. The drawing is excellent (brings up the rating).
March 24, 2022
A cute little slow burn of girls just starting to realize their feelings. I can definitely identify with the characters and the struggle of wondering what these new found feelings for other girls mean about you. It makes me root for them even more! Definitely excited to see what comes next.
April 6, 2024
3.5 stars. I was genuinely charmed by "Hana & Hina After School." The adorable portrayal of young love was crafted with Milk Morinaga's expert touch. This story is perfectly suited for middle school readers, engaging them with its simple and heartfelt plot.
April 26, 2018
Such an adorable read! I couldn't put it down.
December 12, 2018
This was SUPER cute! I liked it a lot!
January 31, 2019
not a big fan of art but liked the girls developing relationship
February 1, 2019
SO CUTE. The cover is much saucier than the story is, but I really enjoyed these characters and watching their relationship develop. I've got the next two volumes all checked out and ready to go.
February 20, 2019
Very cute! A bit clueless about the attraction, though.
August 11, 2019
This is really cute
August 27, 2019
Super adorable, with a little bit of angst. The two leads are so cute and I love them.
October 5, 2019
Cute! It could've gotten kinky, but went my preferred route of Clueless Gays. Both girls like cutesy things, one more ashamed than the other. I love Hina's hair!
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