春の呪い 1 [Haru no Noroi 1]

Haru no Noroi #1

by Asuka Konishi, 小西明日翔

妹が死んだ。名前は春。まだ19才だった。　妹が己のすべてだった夏美は、春の死後、家の都合で彼女の婚約者であった柊冬吾と付き合うことになり―･･･。　妹の心を奪った男との季節が巡り始める。

Genres: Manga, Romance, Josei, Slice Of Life, Contemporary, Comics, Drama

142 pages, Paperback

Published April 25, 2016

Reviews

[Dilushani Jayalath · Rating 5 out of 5]

Many will have a problem with this story as it is not your usual happy-go-lucky story. Honestly I picked it up for the author. I am a huge fan of her other story.

This story sure is melancholic but also give a glimpse of a future that could bring a ray of sunshine. It shows a path of healing and you cannot help but cheer for Natsumi and Touga. As it is a short story it is perfect for a light read but with a good meaning behind it.

Edit : 2022.01.26

It's been almost 2 years since I last read this and it still hits me the same way. There's something that keeps me tugging back to it and at the time I feel rather melancholic, a certain constraint in my heart whenever I read it. Something pushing hard against my chest but it's like I can't completely hate it too. There's something interesting about it.

[Rosa · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't know what I was expecting but, not this... I didn't like the art that much and I feel the characters, their conflict and they development was underdone... Not for me after all.

[Jenni · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish we got a longer epilogue so we get to see how it worked out for them.

[Sassy Sarah Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars

Wow. This volume was amazing. I was not expecting to love this as much as I did. The concept of a sister dating her recently deceased sister's fiancee is not something I normally would go for, but the title, Haru's Curse, intrigued me. I greatly felt for Togo and the pressure he had to be perfect and live a life that was controlled by his family. It was an emotionally moving plot with some humorous moments. I'm so glad I read this volume. A wonderful and underrated surprise.

[Artemissia G · Rating 5 out of 5]

Le récit commence avec, en première image, celui de Haru dans son cercueil. Une première scène très forte qui montre le fil conducteur de l’intrigue, à savoir la petite sœur de Natsumi. Puis, on revient au présent avec Natsumi qui sort avec l’ancien fiancé de sa sœur décédée. Ces derniers se rendent sur tous les lieux où l’ancien couple avait l’habitude de sortir ensemble. Grâce aux différents flashbacks qui jalonnent ce manga, nous comprenons vite pourquoi et le malaise de Natsumi. Tôgo et elle sortent ensemble, elle est devenue la remplaçante de sa petite sœur.

Le problème est que Natsumi est loin d’être indifférente au jeune homme. C’est même tout le contraire. Mais elle est également très attachée à sa petite sœur et elle a l’impression de lui infliger la plus grosse des trahisons. Quant à Tôgo, c’est un personnage froid, qui a tendance à se laisser vivre. Sans aucune ambition, il fait ce que lui demande sa famille que ce soit concernant ses études, sa vie ou bien même son futur mariage. Jusque-là, il se moquait bien de tout n’ayant aucun but. Son futur mariage avec Haru n’était qu’une étape dans sa vie. Pourtant, il a toujours été très intrigué par Natsumi et son ambivalence. Tantôt renfermée avec les autres puis se transformant en femme enjouée devant sa sœur. Qui est donc la vraie Natsumi ? On se le demande également.

Ce premier tome m’a beaucoup touchée. Même si l’intrigue se déroule de façon assez rapide, je trouve que le chemin parcouru par les héros depuis le début de leur deuil est crédible. Tout comme le nœud inextricable dans lequel ils se placent volontairement et malgré la culpabilité de Natsumi. Il y a beaucoup de tension dans Saisons Maudites, la mort et l’espoir restent omniprésents, presque liés. La fin du premier tome nous offre un coup au cœur quand la jeune femme découvre un blog dont les propos correspondent à ce qu’a traversé sa petite sœur.

[huna · Rating 4 out of 5]

this is so good??!! A story about an older sister going out with her dead-younger-sister's boyfriend. NO NO NO, this boyfriend did not cheat on the younger sister. The interesting thing is that, the guy was interested in the older sister because she always looks gloomy, but when she's with the younger sister she becomes so cheerful. That makes him intrigued to know what's up with her. The story has dark vibe; with the pain that the older sister felt after losing someone close to her and the fact that her father doesn't acknowledge anything that she does, also the boyfriend is someone from a respectable family so his life/his future is already planned, and he didn't have anything he wants to do.

[Afifahcookie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This isn't something that I would usually read but it made me feel a multitude of different feelings.

Natsumi's younger sister, Haru, was engaged to Tougo at his mother's insistence. However, she passed away recently due to cancer.

Tougo persuaded his parents to allow him to continue the engagement with Natsumi instead. However, Natsumi has 1 condition: to bring her to all the places he had visited with Haru during the course of their relationship.

There were only 4 chapters in volume 1 but it was a whole ride. I loved the pacing. The artwork was intriguing too. At some points, it felt quite raw and I can't help but to feel drawn towards it.

I hope that both Natsumi & Tougo will be able to find solace in each other & heal.

[Curious Madra · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is pretty much is a very dark and very very sad short 8 chapter manga. It's about a girl named Natsumi whose sister died from cancer and is trying her hardest to cope around with life. She tries to be friendly with Tougo (the sisters fiancee) but he finds the whole thing pretty difficult and keeping it to himself.

I'm going to review the whole thing properly on volume 2 so check that out (if you like) if you've gotten that far!

[khaz. · Rating 4 out of 5]

i honestly burst out of laughter at the candy appel scene and i'm at work so good job book

[S. Alberto ⁻⁷ (semi-active, always yearning) · Rating 4 out of 5]

What I love about this volume is that Natsumi isn’t secretly in love with her sister’s boyfriend from the jump — thank god. That would’ve been the easiest cliché to fall into. Instead, we get something more complex, more emotionally murky. Like yes, the whole “he actually liked you and not your sister” trope is still there, but the jealous dead sister angle? That hit a little different.

Togo definitely gave off vibes that he was into Natsumi from the beginning, and honestly… I’m convinced Haru knew. That final moment before she died? It felt like she was trying to tell her sister something. Ugh. The ache of it all.

Now what really had me raising my eyebrows — why did Natsumi agree to date him in the first place?? Like if she was just curious about where her sister went on dates, couldn’t they have just gone as… normal people? No label necessary. But the way she chooses to go through with this anyway, it’s giving guilt. Self-punishment. Maybe she’s grieving, maybe she’s confused, maybe both — and the writing actually leans into that messiness in a way I really respect.

It’s disturbing. It’s wrong. It’s also incredibly human. Her admitting to being unsure of how she really felt about her sister? That kind of honesty is rare in stories like this — and Konishi does not shy away from it. It’s unsettling in the best way.

Excited (and emotionally bracing myself) for Volume 2.

[Shina Moon · Rating 5 out of 5]

No voy a mentir, no tenia muchas esperanzas, porque el manga me toco en una de estas bolsitas sorpresa que hay en tiendas de comics y mangas, donde por 5 euros te toca un manga sorpresa y un lavero.

Pero la verdad es que cuando vi la sinopsis ya me llamo la atencion, pero no me esperaba que me fuera a gustar tanto, es simplemente maravilloso. ¡No puedo esperar para poder comprarme el tomo final!

[HoneyAndBlood · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nic fenomenalnego ale zaciekawiła na tyle że sięgnę po 2 tom

[Titis Wardhana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tipe2 cerita kayak gini fave gw.

Review vol. 1-2 (END)

Natsumi dan Haru adik kakak. Haru dijodohkan dengan anak saudara jauh ayahnya, Tougo. Saat itu Haru masih SMA. Tapi karena sakit kanker, Haru meninggal. Tapi ternyata Tougo, tunangan Haru, memiliki rencana lain untuk Natsumi.

Kisah Natsumi yang sayang banget sama Haru sampai rela melakukan apa saja untuk Haru, bahkan kuliah mengambil jurusan demi kepentingan Haru. Hanya di dekat Haru, Natsumi menjadi ceria. Tougo, anak keluarga kaya yang tampan dan genius, memiliki segalanya dan selalu menuruti kata ibunya. Pertama kali bertemu Natsumi, Tougo menganggapnya dingin dan muram. Tapi cerita Haru yang mengatakan kalau Natsumi ceria, supel, aktif yang sangat berkebalikan dengan kesan pertama Tougo membuat Tougo penasaran. Sampai akhirnya saat Haru dirawat, Tougo diam2 selalu memperhatikan Natsumi. Dan ketika Haru meninggal, Tougo pun tidak bisa tetap diam terus.

Duh ceritanya sweet yet sad. Tougo yang selama ini tidak punya tujuan dalam hidupnya, ketika bertemu Natsumi akhirnya menemukan tujuan hidupnya. Natsumi yang diam-diam sedih karena merasa ditinggalkan Haru akhirnya menemukan seseorang yang menemaninya. Bagussss...

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Art wise, it’s not so beautiful, but the plot is really good. It reminds me from MV Younha - we broke up today.

Natsumi loves her sister so much that she is willing to do everything for her sister’s sake. They had it all mapped out, get out of the house, living together just the two of them. However, one day, her sister died because of her disease after doing the chemo. At the funeral, her sister’s boyfriend asked her to go out with him, she agreed on one condition that he would bring her to the places he has brought her younger sister.


Seriously, it’s so heartbreaking that Natsumi and Haru only have each other. Their parents divorced and his father got married with their stepmom 6 months after the divorce settled.

In this book, it tells how Natsumi lives her life after Haru, with some flashback stories.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Touching story that starts with a death of a sister & fiancee and how the two closest to her find a way to live. This story most likely struck a chord for me that the two characters are struggling with losing someone to cancer and even before her death they weren't functioning well. The story was sweet & a surprise start in the manga genres. The series isn't very long but well done.

[Natalia Soldevila · Rating 5 out of 5]

Que buen josei lpm!!

[MAILA · Rating 5 out of 5]

*menangis*


bagus bangeet. plis ini kalau dibikin film pasti bagus, ceritanya juga khas khayalan w banget.

sayang masih on going gak update2. penasaran lanjutan vol 2 nya T_T

[Shadofu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vol. 1-2 (Completed series)

3.5 rounded up to 4.

[Rere · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rip my heart out will you

[Leandro Dutra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Romantic þriller, which incidentally shows well ðe constant fear animists live under.

[blorbo · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Noova Nov · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the manga, the story, the plot, and all the emotions. Keep it work Konishi-san. I save your manga as my favorite one. I'll wait for your manga uptade for Futari wa Teihen. ❤❤

[Ana Maria]

Interesante, me ha gustado mucho el dibujo
3.5 (?)

[Enairolf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Étant fan du manga Criminelles fiançailles, j’avais vraiment hâte de découvrir cette nouvelle histoire. De plus, c’est une petite série en deux tomes. J’aime beaucoup les petites séries courtes comme ça. Autant j’adore les mangas longs mais il est vrai que des petites séries de temps en temps, ça fait du bien. J’étais très curieuse de découvrir ce nouveau titre de la mangaka. D’autant plus que le résumé est très prometteur mais surtout très intriguant, alors j’étais très impatiente de découvrir tout ça. Je n’ai vraiment pas été déçue par cette lecture qui m’a énormément plu.

Dans ce premier tome, fiancée de manière arrangée à Tôgo Hiiragi, héritier d’une riche et puissante famille, Haru était pourtant folle amoureuse de ce jeune homme avant de décéder d’un cancer, à seulement 19 ans. Natsumi, l’aînée de Haru, supporte mal cette disparition et cherche désespérément à se raccrocher au souvenir de sa petite sœur, qui représentait tout pour elle. Alors, pour sauver ces fiançailles convenues entre leurs deux familles, Natsumi accepte de remplacer Haru et de sortir avec Tôgo à une condition : qu’il l’emmène uniquement aux endroits où il s’est rendu avec sa sœur. Mais au fil des saisons, le souvenir de Haru va prendre la forme d’une malédiction pour ce couple qui n’aurait pas dû exister…

J’ai vraiment adoré cette histoire. Je l’ai trouvé très touchante d’ailleurs. On suit Natsumi qui a vu sa soeur mourir de maladie. Cette dernière était fiancée à Tôgo. Après la mort de sa soeur, Natsumi a commencé à fréquenter Tôgo. On y parle de deuil, de culpabilité aussi.. Elle vit très mal cette relation d’ailleurs, non pas à cause de Tôgo mais à cause de Haru, sa petite soeur. Elle se sent vraiment coupable et elle a également peur de ce que les autres pourront en penser. D’ailleurs, elle cache sa relation aux yeux des autres. J’ai vraiment été touchée par ces deux personnages. Surtout par Natsumi d’ailleurs, elle se sent tellement mal, ça m’a vraiment fait de la peine de voir se torturer comme ça au quotidien..

Ce premier tome était vraiment génial à lire. L’histoire est pleine d’émotions même si il y a un peu d’humour également. On ne peut être insensible devant l’histoire de ces trois là.. J’ai vraiment adoré ma lecture que j’ai dévoré en un rien de temps. Je me suis beaucoup attaché au personnages que j’ai trouvé plus que touchant d’ailleurs. Je m’en vais de ce pas dévoré le second et dernier tome!

[Carol Correia · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,5

A história passa em duas linhas de tempo: no presente, com Natsumi namorando Tougo após a morte de Haru; e no passado, com Haru namorando Tougo, quando esta estava viva.
Natsumi e Haru são filhas de uma família de classe média, mas que em gerações passadas já esteve em uma família da elite. E, por causa disso, o relacionamento de seus pais foi afetado pela pressão social. E, também, por causa disso, a família de Tougo organizou um casamento arranjado com sua prima muito, muito distante, Haru (ou Natsumi).
Haru foi a escolha da mãe de Tougo. Então, eles iniciaram um relacionamento. Eles se viam com certa regularidade, nada apaixonado ou romântico, mas “bom o bastante”. Nesse meio tempo, Tougo passou a nutrir sentimentos pela irmã de sua noiva, ou seja, por Natsumi.
Após a morte de Haru, Tougo propõe namoro a Natsumi; e ela aceita, na condição dele mostrar todos os lugares em que ele foi com sua amada irmã. O que ela não esperava desse acordo era também nutrir sentimentos por Tougo.
Eles gostam da companhia um do outro, mas o sentimento de culpa, dor e luto por estar namorando o antigo noivo/a irmã os corroem. Eles sentem uma maldição acima deles.
Embora ter apenas dois volumes, a mangaka consegue transcrever muito bem a ansiedade e aflição de sentir-se pessoalmente culpada e odiada pela pessoa que você mais amou. Os medos de Natsumi em ser preterida por sua irmã, ser uma causa de dor a sua irmã; seu auto-ódio, ideação suicida e todas as formas em que ela mascara suas aflições – são excelentemente transcritas no papel, tanto pelas expressões desenhadas, quanto pela inclusão cenas diversas na história em formas distintas.
Tougo é um personagem interessante – seu comportamento apático, mas extremamente observador (e compassivo), a forma como ele se relaciona com as pessoas ao seu redor, a forma em que ele encontra de manter contato com Natsumi e como ele decide viver sua vida (no final do mangá) são características que poderiam ter sido mais elaboradas na história. Inclusive, adoraria ter visto mais do que levou Tougo a se apaixonar por Natsumi.
Dito isso, o mangá se propõe em discutir a situação pela perspectiva de Natsumi; então, faz sentido Tougo e Haru não terem tanto espaço quanto poderiam ter tido.
Haru’s curse é uma história única que analisa compassivamente os sentimentos e comportamentos de pessoas nessa espécie de triângulo amoroso. Nenhum personagem é vilanizado ou é atribuído culpa integral, ao invés, os três (e aqueles ao redor) recebem perspectivas próprias e um alcance de emoções (do amor para apatia para raiva). Uma excelente leitura para quem gosta de dramas familiares, relações entre irmãs e encontrar amor em momentos inesperados.

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is so sad. Natsumi and Haru. Haru and Natsumi. For the longest time, it was both of them against the world, until Togo came along. Then Haru died, and it became Natsumi and Togo.

Natsumi is a complex and flawed character. Due to her childhood, the person she loved the most was her younger sister, Haru. As the older sister, Natsumi did her utmost best to provide her sister everything she could want. Her entire life was centered around Haru. At one point Natsumi was even worried whether she was in love with Haru or not. The love she felt was so immense that when Haru died and left her all alone, she was thinking to join her soon too.

The guilt both Natsumi and Togo felt for dating right after Haru died is justified but I don't fault them for finding some sort of solace with each other. But in my opinion they weren't actually together, as their arrangement lasted for as long as it took Togo to bring Natsumi to wherever he and Haru went for dates before. If Togo had been in love with Haru in the first place, I don't think he would've agreed to this condition but because he cared about Natsumi, he was all right with it as long as he could be with her. Over the course of their relationship, they learned a lot about and understood each other but still, it wasn't enough to overcome the guilt that Natsumi felt over the entire thing.

[Valérie Harvey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Coup de coeur pour cette histoire, en deux tomes, qui explore, de façon efficace et très bien nuancée, le deuil et la romance qui s'entremêlent malgré toutes les précautions. Les flashbacks sont intégrés parfaitement, courts, pertinents, explicatifs. Grâce à eux, on comprend les émotions et les réactions des personnages. La culpabilité et l'attachement, le désir d'être fidèle, tout est bien représenté et traverse les pages par leur intensité.

De la même manière, le dessin frappe. Les traits des visages sont carrés, les lignes sont foncées et épaisses, contrairement aux lignes douces et éthérées de plusieurs histoires d'amour. Ce n'est pas du tout le cas ici, la mangaka a un style tranché, qui colle bien à son héroïne directe et sans compromis. D'ailleurs, on s'attache très vite à Natsuki, dès le tome 1, j'ai été conquise. Et le début du tome 2 nous rend très vite sympathique le personnage de Tôgo.

Vraiment, avec un tel doigté pour raconter la complexité des sentiments, et cette expressivité charmante pour les réactions des visages, j'ai tout aimé de cette série!

[Pilar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Este manga nos cuenta la historia de Natsumi que, tras la muerte de su hermana, comienza a salir con el prometido de la difunta con la condición de que la lleve a los lugares que visito con u hermana…

Después de mi prometido yakuza, que es súper divertido, esperaba encontrar algo similar en esta obra, peeeero nada que ver, es todo un drama. Sin embargo, la forma de llevar la historia por parte de la autora te atrapa y hace que no quieras soltar el tomo hasta el final.

Es bastante predecible, pero supongo que el que sean 2 tomos hace que la historia tenga que avanzar mas deprisa. No obstante, el final me ha dejado con ganas del siguiente.

[Maddie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This manga has absolutely everything I look for in a psychological manga: a dark atmosphere, complex characters, realistic portrayals of intense emotions…

I feel so bad for what Natsumi is going through, and I really do hope she is able to find solace in what she finds at the very end of this volume. As her sister was her whole world, she feels like she has nothing now, and she was struggling to cope with just being left alive the whole volume.

I’m really wondering how her relationship with Tougo will turn out, and if Natsumi will ever be able to forgive herself for what she’s doing.

I bought volume two a few hours after finishing this volume… I need to know what happens!

[Regalia Lenzi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Temat związków narzuconych przez rodzinę/swata rozpatruję dwojako: albo idziemy w to razem i próbujemy się w sobie zakochać, albo buntujemy się i idziemy za miłością życia.

Tu umowa, jaką zawierają bohaterowie jest trochę... dziwna? Niby są ze sobą, ale rodzina nie do końca o tym wie. Niby dogadali się z trwaniem, a pod koniec oboje są tym końcem zdziwieni czy zawiedzeni. Wystarczyłoby renegocjować warunki, ludzie, w końcu jesteście dorośli i to wasze życie.

Ale Natsumi wciąż będzie się gryzła w język, a Togo wciąż będzie niezdecydowanym maminsynkiem. Zobaczymy, jak drugi tom rozwiąże ten węzeł.