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ひだまりが聴こえる [Hidamari ga Kikoeru] #3
Lắng Nghe Tiếng Nắng - Limit - Tập 1
Kohei là một sinh viên đại học luôn giữ khoảng cách với những người xung quanh do mắc chứng khó nghe. Sau khi gặp gỡ Taiichi, một sinh viên cùng khóa luôn rạng rỡ, cậu dần lạc quan hơn trước. Thế rồi chẳng biết từ khi nào Koheu đã có tình cảm trên mức bạn bè với Taiichi. Cậu thẳng thắn bộc lộ cảm xúc của mình và cả 2 nhận ra tình cảm dành cho nhau...
Taiichi tìm ra điều bản thân mình muốn theo đuổi và đi làm cho một công ty, còn Kohei tiếp tục cuộc sống sinh viên.Chương mới của câu chuyện bắt đầu !
Taiichi tìm ra điều bản thân mình muốn theo đuổi và đi làm cho một công ty, còn Kohei tiếp tục cuộc sống sinh viên.Chương mới của câu chuyện bắt đầu !
242 pages, Paperback
First published October 28, 2017
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About the author
Yuki Fumino
17 books269 followersYuki Fumino ( 文乃ゆき) is a Japanese manga artist.
She also writes under the name Yuki Akaneda (茜田 千).
She also writes under the name Yuki Akaneda (茜田 千).
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June 29, 2019
I like this continuation because I like the characters, but I enjoyed this less than the first two books. First, it feels less like a book about their relationship and just their separate lives and I wish the two would be on the page together more often. Second, the relationship drama is just getting a little bit repetitive at this point. I wish they would just have the "what are we?" talk and then move on. Still, I love the conversations in this about the HOH community and how the two boys support and love(?) each other.
June 20, 2025
i hate to say it but this was so unbearably boring. i’m annoyed that we didn’t get scenes with taichi and kohei until the end of the book, whereas majority was of them doing their own things separately. mind you, the overview mentioned that they’re starting a new life TOGETHER, so why were they separated up until the very end?? you’d think that after confessing feelings in the previous volume, there’d be less miscommunication and more eagerness to be a couple, but i guess taichi has to be quirky and delay their relationship 🙄. the side characters were annoying too and it got to the point where i was skimming anything that had to do with maya. i couldn’t care less about anything she has going on..
December 23, 2020
How real and sad is everything here.
August 16, 2021
This is the third instalment in the ひだまりが聴こえる series.
Taichi's job is becoming increasingly more demanding and Kohei feels they spend hardly any time together anymore. If they can't find time for each other know then both fear their relationship may be doomed to end before it ever had a chance to begin.
These two fictional boys are slowly stealing my heart. Both together and individually, they each show a sweet and kind nature that makes me long for the best for them. I wish they could hurry up and realise this is in the arms of each other though!
Just as in the previous volumes, Kohei's hearing impairment takes a major focus. Taichi also encounters a deaf individual whilst on a work retreat. Their stories really made me understand all I have taken for granted, as a fully-hearing individual, and the small differences that can be made to ensure the world becomes a more inclusive place for all.
Taichi's job is becoming increasingly more demanding and Kohei feels they spend hardly any time together anymore. If they can't find time for each other know then both fear their relationship may be doomed to end before it ever had a chance to begin.
These two fictional boys are slowly stealing my heart. Both together and individually, they each show a sweet and kind nature that makes me long for the best for them. I wish they could hurry up and realise this is in the arms of each other though!
Just as in the previous volumes, Kohei's hearing impairment takes a major focus. Taichi also encounters a deaf individual whilst on a work retreat. Their stories really made me understand all I have taken for granted, as a fully-hearing individual, and the small differences that can be made to ensure the world becomes a more inclusive place for all.
February 16, 2019
4/5stars
definitely setting up for the following volumes, but very interested to see where this is gonna go!!
definitely setting up for the following volumes, but very interested to see where this is gonna go!!
December 23, 2022
Miscommunication trope is my LEAST favorite trope of all time. I love these characters, but the lack of communication is super frustrating to me.
June 15, 2019
This was so freaking cute! I need more! I just love these characters so much 😭😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
November 3, 2024
As their relationship deepens, Taichi and Kohei start to struggle with how to label it, but alas, their communication problems are only made more difficult by Taichi being busy at his new job. To add more drama, first a new character is introduced -- through several clumsy coincidences -- who is completely deaf and questions how Kohei is handling his hearing impairment, and then a health issue crops up for one of the main couple's relatives.
I feel the author has really found their groove and am looking forward to starting the next volume tomorrow.
I feel the author has really found their groove and am looking forward to starting the next volume tomorrow.
April 28, 2019
The slowest burn.........
March 11, 2020
if Taichi doesn't get it together i swear to god! and if Kohei gets snatched up, ima riot! i'm invested to say the least.
April 14, 2025
5 💫
It's just so dang good!!! Had me gasping, crying, screaming, and laughing.
Can't wait to get to vol. 2!
It's just so dang good!!! Had me gasping, crying, screaming, and laughing.
Can't wait to get to vol. 2!
January 1, 2022
El capítulo 6 >>>>>>
4 de 5 estrellas.
4 de 5 estrellas.
April 19, 2021
2021 reread before vols 2, 3. Made more sense on the reread than previously, though we'll soon see what happens with the apparent retcon.
-- original review below --
Some random thoughts in no particular order.
The author's art style continues to change, not necessarily for the better.
Manga can be very vague and confusing sometimes in ways that make me wonder if there's some cultural thing I'm missing or if the writer/artist is just vague and confusing.
This volume didn't seem to know where it was going at first, if there was a plot it was all over the place. Taichi and Kohei aren't physically in the same location for a large part of this installment, which makes for weird, and early it seemed to focus on Taichi at work too much.
It threw out some plotish type questions, like:
Will Taichi learn to get along with his co-workers? (Mainly Chiba?)
Will Kohei fall in love with someone else?
Will Maya ever stop acting inappropriately?
Will Taichi and Kohei ever get past a kiss?
But it was one of the new characters that managed to grab my attention and make it interesting. Ryu is small and sporty (like Taichi = competition for love!!!) and unlike Kohei, Ryu is full Deaf. No hearing at all, and capital D Deaf, as in Deaf culture. And damn does he have some opinions about Kohei's life choices. This was a very cool new element to the story and basically saved this volume from being generic boring.
There's also something that seems like it might be a retcon.
So, I'll be awaiting clarification in the next volume for that.
-- original review below --
Some random thoughts in no particular order.
The author's art style continues to change, not necessarily for the better.
Manga can be very vague and confusing sometimes in ways that make me wonder if there's some cultural thing I'm missing or if the writer/artist is just vague and confusing.
This volume didn't seem to know where it was going at first, if there was a plot it was all over the place. Taichi and Kohei aren't physically in the same location for a large part of this installment, which makes for weird, and early it seemed to focus on Taichi at work too much.
It threw out some plotish type questions, like:
Will Taichi learn to get along with his co-workers? (Mainly Chiba?)
Will Kohei fall in love with someone else?
Will Maya ever stop acting inappropriately?
Will Taichi and Kohei ever get past a kiss?
But it was one of the new characters that managed to grab my attention and make it interesting. Ryu is small and sporty (like Taichi = competition for love!!!) and unlike Kohei, Ryu is full Deaf. No hearing at all, and capital D Deaf, as in Deaf culture. And damn does he have some opinions about Kohei's life choices. This was a very cool new element to the story and basically saved this volume from being generic boring.
There's also something that seems like it might be a retcon.
So, I'll be awaiting clarification in the next volume for that.
October 14, 2024
Update: 07/05/2023.
I laughed. I cried. 10/10 would read again.
Original review:
I’m still really enjoying this series. The story just continues to keep my attention (and my heart!)
This volume follows the typical thing younger couples face - the disconnect when they’re no longer attending the same school. Kohei and Taichi keep missing each other because Taichi has just started working at the start up program. Taichi is worried because he keeps hearing about how difficult it is for couples to last when they don’t see each other every day. Kohei is missing him and jealous that Chiba San has taken a liking to Taichi and they’re spending a lot of time together.
We learn more about Chiba San this volume and I really like him! He’s stand off ish, but it’s clear that he really cares about Taichi. The scenes they have together were so great! We also meet his brother this volume. I forgot his name, but he’s deaf and it’s clear Chiba-san stumbled over similar issues that Taichi did with fighting the urge to do everything for the deaf/HoH people they care about under the guise of making it “easier” for them. Chiba-san helps Taichi realize he’s not making things easier and he’s actually hindering their ability to form relationships without a buffer in the middle.
The ending is heart breaking but I can’t wait to see where the story goes next!
I laughed. I cried. 10/10 would read again.
Original review:
I’m still really enjoying this series. The story just continues to keep my attention (and my heart!)
This volume follows the typical thing younger couples face - the disconnect when they’re no longer attending the same school. Kohei and Taichi keep missing each other because Taichi has just started working at the start up program. Taichi is worried because he keeps hearing about how difficult it is for couples to last when they don’t see each other every day. Kohei is missing him and jealous that Chiba San has taken a liking to Taichi and they’re spending a lot of time together.
We learn more about Chiba San this volume and I really like him! He’s stand off ish, but it’s clear that he really cares about Taichi. The scenes they have together were so great! We also meet his brother this volume. I forgot his name, but he’s deaf and it’s clear Chiba-san stumbled over similar issues that Taichi did with fighting the urge to do everything for the deaf/HoH people they care about under the guise of making it “easier” for them. Chiba-san helps Taichi realize he’s not making things easier and he’s actually hindering their ability to form relationships without a buffer in the middle.
The ending is heart breaking but I can’t wait to see where the story goes next!
June 14, 2019
Hidamari ga kikoeru - Limit 1 is a beautiful continuation to the first two volumes of Yuki Fumino's manga.
While Taichi and Kohei's relationship becomes deeper and more intense, misunderstandings, fears and external factors seem to intervene to complicate their path to happiness.
This is definitely one of the best BL I've read so far - it doesn't fall into genre stereotypes and it's basically just a wonderful story of friendship, love and getting to know oneself.
The drawings are beautifully nuanced and truly elegant.
I'm looking forward to reading the last volume of I Hear the Sunspot that is scheduled to come out in English translation by the end of September.
While Taichi and Kohei's relationship becomes deeper and more intense, misunderstandings, fears and external factors seem to intervene to complicate their path to happiness.
This is definitely one of the best BL I've read so far - it doesn't fall into genre stereotypes and it's basically just a wonderful story of friendship, love and getting to know oneself.
The drawings are beautifully nuanced and truly elegant.
I'm looking forward to reading the last volume of I Hear the Sunspot that is scheduled to come out in English translation by the end of September.
June 21, 2022
Taichi and Kohei need to have better communication with one another, especially about what their relationship is.
March 15, 2022
I love that this series still shows so many aspects about the deaf/hard of hearing community. I liked the new characters and their unique situations - definitely challenged some of my views.
My only complaint is that I would like Taichi's professional life intersect with Kohei's - it would make so much sense, so I hope it happens in later volumes! Also a bit more romance please. :)
My only complaint is that I would like Taichi's professional life intersect with Kohei's - it would make so much sense, so I hope it happens in later volumes! Also a bit more romance please. :)
March 31, 2022
So far my favorite book out of the previous 2! Loved how the plot developed here, man I've always had a soft spot for slow burns! This one actually had me sobbing, oh man my HEART. Taichi bb (;-;) Also how can it just end like that!? Excuse you!? Welp, onto the last two limits! ♡
April 7, 2024
i really like this manga series, but the way the mcs act sometimes is just so infuriating. you are adults. talk to eachother. communicate. don't act like dumb teenagers plz.
maya is also a bit infuriating but i can understand her need to be protective of kohei. the new character is also interesting but i'm afraid he will come in between kohei and taichi too.
maya is also a bit infuriating but i can understand her need to be protective of kohei. the new character is also interesting but i'm afraid he will come in between kohei and taichi too.
August 25, 2024
3.5 Stars
August 29, 2021
*Reread 8/29/2021*
Wow I can’t believe it’s been over two years since I read this series. I forgot how in depth this story is. It’s more than just a cute bl. The conflicts and the character’s emotions and problems feel so real. I think that’s what makes everything so painful. I can feel it all going out of their control and it’s like this is real life. This story doesn’t try to sugarcoat or glamorize disability. It shows the problems it can bring to individuals and relationships. The prejudices that those experiencing it feel. I love these characters and this story even more on this reread.
*Original Review 5/13/2019*
so so so cute!! Super nervous about where this is going to go with the new elements and characters that have been added, but I'm super excited for more Taichi and Kohei. I absolutely love Taichi with all my heart. He's such a precious angel :')
Wow I can’t believe it’s been over two years since I read this series. I forgot how in depth this story is. It’s more than just a cute bl. The conflicts and the character’s emotions and problems feel so real. I think that’s what makes everything so painful. I can feel it all going out of their control and it’s like this is real life. This story doesn’t try to sugarcoat or glamorize disability. It shows the problems it can bring to individuals and relationships. The prejudices that those experiencing it feel. I love these characters and this story even more on this reread.
*Original Review 5/13/2019*
so so so cute!! Super nervous about where this is going to go with the new elements and characters that have been added, but I'm super excited for more Taichi and Kohei. I absolutely love Taichi with all my heart. He's such a precious angel :')
October 30, 2019
Disappointed lol
September 20, 2023
There are some really profound and beautiful moments in this simple manga. It can really manage to capture your heart.
October 4, 2020
Dare to Dreamathon
Advanced Challenge: The Hunchback of Notre Dame- to read a book where the MC has a disability
#FemmeFanTale
Prompt: Pick your prompt- read a manga of your choosing!
Fall into Reading Challenge'
Prompt: contemporary
Gothtober
Own your Staples Prompt- Disability rep...one of the main characters has a hearing disability.
#Slayerfest20
#2 Restfield Cemetery: After a night of fun at the Bronze you head out to patrol. While on patrol, you are attacked by a Monster-of-the-Week. In order to defeat them, knock out short or quick read.
I decided to go with quick read.
Advanced Challenge: The Hunchback of Notre Dame- to read a book where the MC has a disability
#FemmeFanTale
Prompt: Pick your prompt- read a manga of your choosing!
Fall into Reading Challenge'
Prompt: contemporary
Gothtober
Own your Staples Prompt- Disability rep...one of the main characters has a hearing disability.
#Slayerfest20
#2 Restfield Cemetery: After a night of fun at the Bronze you head out to patrol. While on patrol, you are attacked by a Monster-of-the-Week. In order to defeat them, knock out short or quick read.
I decided to go with quick read.
January 7, 2023
kohei et taichi sont 'plus ou moins' (? kohei..) ensemble. l'audition de kohei diminu avec le temps et un écart se fait entre kohei et taichi. les doutes, le validisme internalisé et les influences extérieurs poussent kohei dans un questionnement constant.
PROTÉGEZ-LES POUR L'AMOUR DE DIEU.
PROTÉGEZ-LES POUR L'AMOUR DE DIEU.
June 30, 2022
THIS IS KILLING MEEEE!!! OMGODDESS THIS IS SO SWEET. I’m just dying for these two😭 and this’s just starting.
June 17, 2022
My favorite combo. The rowdy crybaby bottom and the cool, collected jealous top.
👌
👌
November 9, 2023
yeah, i still love this.
original review from 2019
I never thought I’d end up loving this manga as much as I do. A few weeks ago, I saw a BookTuber recommend an app called MangaRock, where you can read manga translated by fans. I spotted I Hear the Sunspot and decided to give it a try. I fell in love with it immediately, and went on a furious Google search for the translation. After discovering there were three translated volumes published, I immediately bought them all. A week later, I’ve also read all three. And read the extra chapters that were translated on MangaRock but haven’t been published in English…
So what is this series about?
We follow two university students, called Kohei and Taichi, as they meet for the first time. Taichi falls and ends up landing close to Kohei who is eating lunch. Taichi, being someone who is always hungry starts talking to Kohei, who ends up giving him his lunch. They become fast friends afterwards. And more.
Here’s why I love this series so much.
First, disability representation. I rarely ever see disability mentioned in novels, especially in contemporary ones. To be honest, I can recall even less graphic novels, manga, etc. that talk about disability, but that may just be because I’ve missed out on the ones that do.
Kohei has a hearing disability, and is hard of hearing. He isn’t deaf, but has experienced his hearing get worse lately. It’s hard for him to truly socialize with the other university students for a multitude of reasons. He doesn’t always want to ask people to repeat themselves. Reading lips is exhausting. The sheer amount of noise is incredibly overwhelming and makes it harder for him to filter out the person’s voice.
I can’t speak for the accuracy of the representation, because I don’t have a hearing disability, and I haven’t seen an #ownvoices review yet. However, I did love that aspect of the manga. Throughout the series, they talk about reading lips, sign language – and signing versus Japanese Sign Language – the fact that everyone’s experience is different, that hearing impairments are never the same for everyone, and so on. While Kohei does hear some things, he relies mostly on lip reading. Obviously, that brings challenges with it all the time, some that people simply don’t think about because they aren’t in the same position. There are also characters who are deaf, and talk about how different there experiences are, even from those who have a hearing disability too.
Anyway, it discusses a broad range of topics related to hearing disabilities, and I loved it.
The friends-to-lovers. Yes, this is one of my favorite tropes ever, and there’s a reason why. I loved watching Kohei and Taichi get to know one another, and seeing them slowly develop feelings. I’m also incredibly grateful that there wasn’t an incredibly long period of time before one of them spoke up. Kohei knew how he felt, and decided to show Taichi. It was adorable.
This entire series is adorable, and I need more. There, I said it.
It also has some sad moments, and conflicts. Obviously, otherwise the story would be fairly boring. In ever relationship – whether it’s a romantic or a platonic one – there will be conflicts. Taichi and Kohei face some issues brought forth by the fact that one of them has a hearing disability and the other does not. While we can do our best to listen, understand, and adjust our behavior, we can never truly know what it’s like to live with someone else’s disability. THAT ENDING THOUGH.
Side characters. I also grew quite attached to the side characters, especially Ryu who is introduced in the third volume.
The art style. Often, when I read manga I find it difficult to distinguish what’s happening on the page. The art can be overwhelming, as so much happens on a page. I never had that problem with I Hear the Sunspot. I thought the artwork was so neat and wonderful, incredibly easy to follow, but still dynamic.
If I haven’t convinced you to read this by now, I probably never will. Honestly, that saddens me to no end. You don’t want to see me sad, do you? Right? So go ahead and read it! It’s truly adorable and wonderful.
original review from 2019
I never thought I’d end up loving this manga as much as I do. A few weeks ago, I saw a BookTuber recommend an app called MangaRock, where you can read manga translated by fans. I spotted I Hear the Sunspot and decided to give it a try. I fell in love with it immediately, and went on a furious Google search for the translation. After discovering there were three translated volumes published, I immediately bought them all. A week later, I’ve also read all three. And read the extra chapters that were translated on MangaRock but haven’t been published in English…
So what is this series about?
We follow two university students, called Kohei and Taichi, as they meet for the first time. Taichi falls and ends up landing close to Kohei who is eating lunch. Taichi, being someone who is always hungry starts talking to Kohei, who ends up giving him his lunch. They become fast friends afterwards. And more.
Here’s why I love this series so much.
First, disability representation. I rarely ever see disability mentioned in novels, especially in contemporary ones. To be honest, I can recall even less graphic novels, manga, etc. that talk about disability, but that may just be because I’ve missed out on the ones that do.
Kohei has a hearing disability, and is hard of hearing. He isn’t deaf, but has experienced his hearing get worse lately. It’s hard for him to truly socialize with the other university students for a multitude of reasons. He doesn’t always want to ask people to repeat themselves. Reading lips is exhausting. The sheer amount of noise is incredibly overwhelming and makes it harder for him to filter out the person’s voice.
I can’t speak for the accuracy of the representation, because I don’t have a hearing disability, and I haven’t seen an #ownvoices review yet. However, I did love that aspect of the manga. Throughout the series, they talk about reading lips, sign language – and signing versus Japanese Sign Language – the fact that everyone’s experience is different, that hearing impairments are never the same for everyone, and so on. While Kohei does hear some things, he relies mostly on lip reading. Obviously, that brings challenges with it all the time, some that people simply don’t think about because they aren’t in the same position. There are also characters who are deaf, and talk about how different there experiences are, even from those who have a hearing disability too.
Anyway, it discusses a broad range of topics related to hearing disabilities, and I loved it.
The friends-to-lovers. Yes, this is one of my favorite tropes ever, and there’s a reason why. I loved watching Kohei and Taichi get to know one another, and seeing them slowly develop feelings. I’m also incredibly grateful that there wasn’t an incredibly long period of time before one of them spoke up. Kohei knew how he felt, and decided to show Taichi. It was adorable.
This entire series is adorable, and I need more. There, I said it.
It also has some sad moments, and conflicts. Obviously, otherwise the story would be fairly boring. In ever relationship – whether it’s a romantic or a platonic one – there will be conflicts. Taichi and Kohei face some issues brought forth by the fact that one of them has a hearing disability and the other does not. While we can do our best to listen, understand, and adjust our behavior, we can never truly know what it’s like to live with someone else’s disability. THAT ENDING THOUGH.
Side characters. I also grew quite attached to the side characters, especially Ryu who is introduced in the third volume.
The art style. Often, when I read manga I find it difficult to distinguish what’s happening on the page. The art can be overwhelming, as so much happens on a page. I never had that problem with I Hear the Sunspot. I thought the artwork was so neat and wonderful, incredibly easy to follow, but still dynamic.
If I haven’t convinced you to read this by now, I probably never will. Honestly, that saddens me to no end. You don’t want to see me sad, do you? Right? So go ahead and read it! It’s truly adorable and wonderful.
March 27, 2023
[ Re-read in 2023. ]
Kouhei and Taichi haven’t spent a lot of time together because they’ve been working on their own thing: Taichi’s learned a little more sign language in the company he’s working for and Kouhei’s still in college, getting his degree.
Still, at the beginning of the volume we see them exchange a few kisses and how they slowly fall for each other. Yet, relationships are never easy and for someone with a disability it can get discouraging because no one wants to be a burden nor wants to be dated out of pity.
For me, seeing them grow and do stuff on their own is actually quite a real experience. Sometimes college and work take a lot of our time but when we’re with our s/o we share the experience. Sometimes just talking about your day with someone can ease the pain and make you forget about the stress you’re feeling. It all comes down to how you communicate your feelings and how you really want to spend your life with someone.
On the other hand, we get introduced to a couple of new characters who show us different perspectives of a handicap person, which reminds me that everybody is different and assuming someone needs help is the worst thing you can do. You should always ask before and make sure that person is OK with your company.
Anyway, there is a bit of drama, of course, but I think it is well managed. I fully support Kouhei and Taichi being together so I hope they get to talk their insecurities out.
PREVIOUS REVIEWS:
Volume 1 | Volume 2
Kouhei and Taichi haven’t spent a lot of time together because they’ve been working on their own thing: Taichi’s learned a little more sign language in the company he’s working for and Kouhei’s still in college, getting his degree.
Still, at the beginning of the volume we see them exchange a few kisses and how they slowly fall for each other. Yet, relationships are never easy and for someone with a disability it can get discouraging because no one wants to be a burden nor wants to be dated out of pity.
For me, seeing them grow and do stuff on their own is actually quite a real experience. Sometimes college and work take a lot of our time but when we’re with our s/o we share the experience. Sometimes just talking about your day with someone can ease the pain and make you forget about the stress you’re feeling. It all comes down to how you communicate your feelings and how you really want to spend your life with someone.
On the other hand, we get introduced to a couple of new characters who show us different perspectives of a handicap person, which reminds me that everybody is different and assuming someone needs help is the worst thing you can do. You should always ask before and make sure that person is OK with your company.
Anyway, there is a bit of drama, of course, but I think it is well managed. I fully support Kouhei and Taichi being together so I hope they get to talk their insecurities out.
PREVIOUS REVIEWS:
Volume 1 | Volume 2
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