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はるがきた [Haru ga kita | Spring Is Here]
Shy, nerdy Komatsu Kaede has never had any friends or lovers, and on top of that is plagued by low self-esteem and problems at his job. One day, when his life is at an all-time low, he accidentally/on impulse enlists the services of a male escort. This turns out to be the first of many meetings with the beautiful, charming and self-assured "Sakura"...
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Published January 1, 2017
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May 3, 2026
Okay it started a bit slow, I’m not even gonna lie but then it just took off!!
And suddenly there are so many layers and I was sitting there like wait… hold on… EVERYTHING hurts?! there’s actually so much to unpack.
Also can we talk about the trans rep for a second?? I‘m so happy about it even tho he was only a side character.
But yeah, I got emotionally wrecked and for the record, the teacher and the dad can both 💀!!!
Just be prepared that this is actually a really heavy read.
And suddenly there are so many layers and I was sitting there like wait… hold on… EVERYTHING hurts?! there’s actually so much to unpack.
Also can we talk about the trans rep for a second?? I‘m so happy about it even tho he was only a side character.
But yeah, I got emotionally wrecked and for the record, the teacher and the dad can both 💀!!!
Just be prepared that this is actually a really heavy read.
January 30, 2021
Esto no tiene ni pies ni cabeza
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September 14, 20202020年2月17日読了。
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良い話だった。
表紙のイメージや内容紹介から緩いお話を予想してたけど全然違ったわ。
悲劇や痛々しさがメインではない描き方なのでたいていの人は読めると思う内容。
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良い話だった。
表紙のイメージや内容紹介から緩いお話を予想してたけど全然違ったわ。
悲劇や痛々しさがメインではない描き方なのでたいていの人は読めると思う内容。
October 1, 2022
Prostitution/past abuse
January 14, 2023
I don’t really see the meaning or reason for including the sensei storyline, it could have been explained by Haru without spending such a long time on it in such a short manga.
November 4, 2025
what the fuck pls tell me how I can remove all of this from my brain
September 8, 2020
okay, wow, this one... i have a lot of thoughts about this one.
first of all, the fifth chapter. if you know you know. if you don't know, be warned.
also we have a trans character which is a first for me in a genre manga. at least a first that it actually was paid attention to but also wasn't paid attention to in a way that i liked. don't go into it just cause of me mentioning this though. cause it's just one scene. it did surprise me nevertheless
the main plot though... hmm
what surprised me is a somewhat subversion of expectations. the first time we meet sakura and see him as this beautiful, kind, literally an angel in kaede's eyes, guy my first thought was [with all the manga experience i have] -- you actually have a garbage personality, don't you, sweetheart?
and while he wasn't /an angel/ he was still kind and nice and all that, especially taking into account all his trauma
kaede though... wow kaede. the problem i have with kaede [and i don't know why I'm analysing a one-volume yaoi manga in the first place, that's not smth i usually do] is that with the personality he has, i don't believe kaede would ever find himself in a situation like this (life-wise). i don't know what to tell you, kaede as a character took me out of the story rather often. and i don't even dislike him really. i just feel nothing for him. like, it's your own fault, mate. it's not like you've been sleeping for 20 smth years and then woke up with "how did i end up here?". life doesn't work like that. you clearly have a job and you have had it for a while now. you clearly have these thoughts of "this is how it all happened" and the self-awareness. but then in the manga it works almost like he's some sleeping beauty character who woke up from his "how long have i been sleeping?" slumber with a fucking surprise pikachu face. no, honey.
plus with all the seriousness the manga is trying to convey to you we still have the "you are so beautiful without your glasses. i never knew" trope. which i'm fine with but here it was really out of place
and we have a weird scene with the female co-worker and the business card that doesn't go anywhere.
idk
i feel like i liked it. i definitely like sakura. but it was a weird experience for me. the whole fact that this review exists and is this long is a proof to that -- i don't usually rant about manga in this way but this one seemed like it tried to be smth. i'm not sure if it succeded though.
first of all, the fifth chapter. if you know you know. if you don't know, be warned.
also we have a trans character which is a first for me in a genre manga. at least a first that it actually was paid attention to but also wasn't paid attention to in a way that i liked. don't go into it just cause of me mentioning this though. cause it's just one scene. it did surprise me nevertheless
the main plot though... hmm
what surprised me is a somewhat subversion of expectations. the first time we meet sakura and see him as this beautiful, kind, literally an angel in kaede's eyes, guy my first thought was [with all the manga experience i have] -- you actually have a garbage personality, don't you, sweetheart?
and while he wasn't /an angel/ he was still kind and nice and all that, especially taking into account all his trauma
kaede though... wow kaede. the problem i have with kaede [and i don't know why I'm analysing a one-volume yaoi manga in the first place, that's not smth i usually do] is that with the personality he has, i don't believe kaede would ever find himself in a situation like this (life-wise). i don't know what to tell you, kaede as a character took me out of the story rather often. and i don't even dislike him really. i just feel nothing for him. like, it's your own fault, mate. it's not like you've been sleeping for 20 smth years and then woke up with "how did i end up here?". life doesn't work like that. you clearly have a job and you have had it for a while now. you clearly have these thoughts of "this is how it all happened" and the self-awareness. but then in the manga it works almost like he's some sleeping beauty character who woke up from his "how long have i been sleeping?" slumber with a fucking surprise pikachu face. no, honey.
plus with all the seriousness the manga is trying to convey to you we still have the "you are so beautiful without your glasses. i never knew" trope. which i'm fine with but here it was really out of place
and we have a weird scene with the female co-worker and the business card that doesn't go anywhere.
idk
i feel like i liked it. i definitely like sakura. but it was a weird experience for me. the whole fact that this review exists and is this long is a proof to that -- i don't usually rant about manga in this way but this one seemed like it tried to be smth. i'm not sure if it succeded though.
June 11, 2022
Acho que de todos os mangás que apresentei na minha thread (essa aqui: https://twitter.com/AlmaDo_Nickolas/s...), esse é o único que de fato eu não recomendo. Assim é uma leitura curta então se você quiser ler apenas para ver Kaname como eu fiz, só vai. Mas se quiser pra ver outra coisa só não. A história é interessante, mas pra mim os personagens são completamente desperdiçados, eles tinham muito potencial mas as ações deles são tão sem sentido, eu fico pq ??? ahh ?? 😐.
E também eu sou totalmente contra, 100% contra, nada muda minha opinião, em qualquer obra que seja ter cenas totalmente explícitas de estupro, ainda mais com criança. E pra piorar as cenas de sexo entre o casal principal, sexo de verdade, são tão sem graça. As cenas que conseguem ser mais visualmente interessantes são a do estupro o que me deixa ainda mais irado.
Mas enfim, eu li esse mangá só pra ver o Kaname e ele é maravilhoso. Lindo, perfeito, badass, super importante pra história do Sakura, merecia mais!!!
E também eu sou totalmente contra, 100% contra, nada muda minha opinião, em qualquer obra que seja ter cenas totalmente explícitas de estupro, ainda mais com criança. E pra piorar as cenas de sexo entre o casal principal, sexo de verdade, são tão sem graça. As cenas que conseguem ser mais visualmente interessantes são a do estupro o que me deixa ainda mais irado.
Mas enfim, eu li esse mangá só pra ver o Kaname e ele é maravilhoso. Lindo, perfeito, badass, super importante pra história do Sakura, merecia mais!!!
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