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Ran the Peerless Beauty #9
Jardin secret, Tome 9
Akira und Ran finden sich allein im Ferienhaus wieder. Als sie die Nacht zusammen verbringen, wird das Verlangen nacheinander immer größer. Doch als Ran in Akiras Armen liegt und sie sich küssen, platzt Rans Vater unangekündigt zur Tür herein! Und seine Reaktion ist natürlich alles andere als erfreut!
192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 11, 2020
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July 28, 2021
When we last left Ran and her botany-brained boyfriend, she was on the cusp of being deflowered. When Ran’s father comes a-pollen, he totally cramps their style and tells Akira to leaf his daughter alone (good thing he didn’t have a pistil). If Ran and Akira don’t get to the root of the problem they might be separated and they already have a hard enough time stamen away from each other…
This series is aggressively wholesome to a ludicrous degree, no matter how I slice it, and that’s totally okay. It’s nice to have a very well written story about two very sweet leads who respect one another and also can barely keep their hands to themselves. It’s not boring if you know how to write it well.
Ran’s a good kid, which makes it even worse when her father has a very unsurprising reaction to seeing his daughter about to embark on shenanigans. I mean, you can’t blame the guy if you look at it from the perspective of horrified parent.
Unfortunately, we’ve seen disapproving dad show up so many times in series that I’ll be adding that one to the Shojo Manga Drinking game going forward. It’s definitely the low point of this volume, in terms of creativity.
But no sow’s ear can’t be turned into a silk purse and the mangaka smartly mines this trope for some really good characterization of Ran’s family, especially her mother, who turns out (unsurprisingly) to be the practical one and the one really wearing the pants in the family.
The resolution to this one is expected, but involves the flower shop in a rather funny way and leads to Ran making a proclamation that I think might be a pretty tall order for any teenager, but these two and their ridiculous purity might manage.
Another reason I like this series so much is that it’s stuck to its core conceit from the beginning and not just tossed it away in favour of being a standard shojo story. Flowers are omnipresent throughout and inform so much of this book. This many volumes in I appreciate that dedication - it helps set this apart from a lot of other similar stories.
The back half of this book focuses in on a part of Ran’s past she’d rather keep hidden and when Akira discovers it without her knowledge, she has a believably knee-jerk reaction that makes things very tense between them. She knows she’s wrong, but seeing her emotions get the better of her is such an interesting moment.
The star that everybody expects to shine bright not meeting the expectations set for her is a different sort of story for our heroine and this leads to us learning how she and her best friend met, a cute story, plus an unwelcome encounter with somebody who treated her very badly.
I genuinely hope we’re not veering into No Chance Rival territory, but it seems more like this guy is on an apology tour, as he is definitely partly behind what happened to Ran and how that ended up shaping her life. Otherwise it’s a nicely done blend of past and present that I thought was some solid work.
4 stars - a testament to doing what you do and doing it well. There’s seriously nothing new here, but the way it’s told, the way the characters are written, and the way it’s held fast to its core conceit all this time keep this series high in my estimation.
This series is aggressively wholesome to a ludicrous degree, no matter how I slice it, and that’s totally okay. It’s nice to have a very well written story about two very sweet leads who respect one another and also can barely keep their hands to themselves. It’s not boring if you know how to write it well.
Ran’s a good kid, which makes it even worse when her father has a very unsurprising reaction to seeing his daughter about to embark on shenanigans. I mean, you can’t blame the guy if you look at it from the perspective of horrified parent.
Unfortunately, we’ve seen disapproving dad show up so many times in series that I’ll be adding that one to the Shojo Manga Drinking game going forward. It’s definitely the low point of this volume, in terms of creativity.
But no sow’s ear can’t be turned into a silk purse and the mangaka smartly mines this trope for some really good characterization of Ran’s family, especially her mother, who turns out (unsurprisingly) to be the practical one and the one really wearing the pants in the family.
The resolution to this one is expected, but involves the flower shop in a rather funny way and leads to Ran making a proclamation that I think might be a pretty tall order for any teenager, but these two and their ridiculous purity might manage.
Another reason I like this series so much is that it’s stuck to its core conceit from the beginning and not just tossed it away in favour of being a standard shojo story. Flowers are omnipresent throughout and inform so much of this book. This many volumes in I appreciate that dedication - it helps set this apart from a lot of other similar stories.
The back half of this book focuses in on a part of Ran’s past she’d rather keep hidden and when Akira discovers it without her knowledge, she has a believably knee-jerk reaction that makes things very tense between them. She knows she’s wrong, but seeing her emotions get the better of her is such an interesting moment.
The star that everybody expects to shine bright not meeting the expectations set for her is a different sort of story for our heroine and this leads to us learning how she and her best friend met, a cute story, plus an unwelcome encounter with somebody who treated her very badly.
I genuinely hope we’re not veering into No Chance Rival territory, but it seems more like this guy is on an apology tour, as he is definitely partly behind what happened to Ran and how that ended up shaping her life. Otherwise it’s a nicely done blend of past and present that I thought was some solid work.
4 stars - a testament to doing what you do and doing it well. There’s seriously nothing new here, but the way it’s told, the way the characters are written, and the way it’s held fast to its core conceit all this time keep this series high in my estimation.
February 14, 2022
So happy that Ran finally made up with her father and he accepts Akira as her boyfriend. I know some people may find Ran's father to be annoying, but he really only did what he did because he cares so much about Ran. Ran went through bad things because of boys, so of course he's bound to be overprotective. He's really a great father.
And we finally get to see the villain (I'm sure he's not evil but he hurt Ran before so he's a villain to me) and it caused Ran's trauma to come out again, causing a rift between her and Akira. But what I really appreciate about this two is that they're extremely caring about each other, and only want to be the best for each other. No matter what happens, they'll always go back to each other and talk about their feelings honestly.
Also shoutout to Tomo-chan for being such a supportive friend ♡ She's really the best pillar for Ran whenever she gets insecure, and I'm so grateful she's around for Ran.
And we finally get to see the villain (I'm sure he's not evil but he hurt Ran before so he's a villain to me) and it caused Ran's trauma to come out again, causing a rift between her and Akira. But what I really appreciate about this two is that they're extremely caring about each other, and only want to be the best for each other. No matter what happens, they'll always go back to each other and talk about their feelings honestly.
Also shoutout to Tomo-chan for being such a supportive friend ♡ She's really the best pillar for Ran whenever she gets insecure, and I'm so grateful she's around for Ran.
July 27, 2025
they are the sun and the moon... im crying they are too adorable
October 19, 2021
I love the fact that both Ran and Akira are so straightforward when it matters instead of dragging on issues for ages 🥺✨
February 4, 2022
Relecture le 04/02/2022
March 16, 2023
Und schon wieder das immergleiche "Irgendeine peinliche Situation geschiet zwischen Ran und Akira und anstatt miteinander zu reden, rennt Ran weg". Zwar ist Ran hier mittlerweile klar, dass ihr Verhalten nicht ideal ist, aber ich würde es trotzdem besser finden, wenn der Manga nicht immer wieder das gleiche Klischee recycelt- besonders, da ich es schon beim ersten Mal nicht wirklich gut fand.
April 26, 2025
God this series is so wholesome and sweet and yet not childish. I love it. How can they be so horny and sweet for one another and so innocent all at the same time. The girl dad over protective is a little balh to me but how he came to appreciate akira was very cute.
July 5, 2021
Ya decia yo 😭😭
October 18, 2021
I need to go back and reread this series at some point because I forgot almost everything between volumes.
March 25, 2022
forever in my heart <3
May 14, 2022
Bof bof, l’histoire traine, heureusement qu’il ne reste qu’un tome car ça commence à faire long.
May 1, 2023
3.5.
October 31, 2023
Volum de drama a tort i a dret força innecessari... :/
January 27, 2024
3.5 just because the dad was so annoying 😭
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April 25, 2024ran and akira ily!!!
April 10, 2023
I love how this manga teaches its readers about the meaning of a flower in each chapter!
December 30, 2021
Jamais dessus de ce manga il est tellement incroyable et me remotive toujours à faire de mon mieux quand je suis mal !
September 18, 2024
爸爸那段真的很讚，解決的方式也是很有少女漫畫感😂
要來解決望月的事情了！
要來解決望月的事情了！
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