World Famous Comics: Hana-Kimi, Volume 2: For You In Full Blossom (Hana-Kimi)
Hana-Kimi, Volume 2: For You In Full Blossom (Hana-Kimi)
From: VIZ Media LLC Publisher: VIZ Media LLC Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: VIZ Media LLC Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 200 Publication Date: November 02, 2004
Book Description: High jump champion Izumi Sano has realized that his slender new roommate Miyuki is a girl, but he's agreed to help keep her secret so she doesn't get kicked out of their all-boys' high school. Now they're becoming good friends, without worrying about "guy" or "girl" stuff-or so Miyuki thought until Izumi kissed her one night! Before Miyuki has time to freak out, in steps a bigger problem: her American half-brother Shizuki, who's not too thrilled to find out that his little sister is cross-dressing 24 hours a day. But handsome Shizuki has problems of his own...
Perfect for the Young Reader The entire Hana Kimi series is a great collection for the young reader of today. Its satirical attitude and real life situations compiled with well made and loved characters make fora great story, a blast of well blended appealing visuals, and an all together fantastic experience. I highly recommend the talents of Hisaya Nakajo in this hillarious, touching story.
great series this was an awesome manga. true it's 21 volumes or some such amount, but it never gets boring and when it ends you get that bitter sweet feeling where you really want it to continue, but are happy that it ended happily. the relationships were well done, and quite honestly, never in my life have i expected to read, and enjoy, a romance story about long jump... but there it is i guess. for me it's one of those that gets better every time you read it (because yes i've read it more than once). its really sweet, i recommend.
Imagine living with the opposite sex! I like it very much, in fact, I find it hilarious! This manga satisfies both genders male and female! It's always a fantasy to imagine what it could be like to live with the opposite sex. Mizuki, does that for us. You must buy it! I tell you I love it!
girl decides to live as a boy I find gender bending humor hilarious, but I was really put off by the review from Publisher's Weekly (for the life or me, I can't figure out what "high jumping" is supposed to be a euphemism for...). However, after seeing other recommendations and references to Hana-Kimi, and considering I enjoyed the one-shot side story about Kayashima published in Shojo Beat, I decided to give the first volume a try.
I was amused, not so much by Mizuki's difficulties as a boy, but by the character of Nakatsu. His over-the-top emotionality and bewilderment over his attraction to Mizuki made it worth my time to read.
I only give this 3 stars because I find myself largely indifferent to the character of Sano, and because Mizuki just didn't charm me enough to make me want to buy volume 2 and see what happens next. I can't help pulling for Nakatsu and not Sano to win Mizuki, but I don't think it's likely. I enjoyed volume 1, but I don't think I'll be coming back, so I can't give it more than 3 stars.
As for the short story "The Cage of Summer," I saw it differently from some other reviewers. I didn't see the cousin so much as a selfish womanizer, but as a miserable, lonely young man trying desperately to fill the emptiness in his life and numb the pain of his family situation. More the bad choices of a person who doesn't care if he's self destructive than the actions of a jerk out to enjoy himself at everyone else's expense. If he wasn't so cute that women came to him easily, he'd have turned to something like alcohol - anything to make him forget how unhappy he was.
Perhaps I'm being overly generous, but... Rather than being idealistic and stupid, I thought that Toko saw past her cousin's behavior to the hurting person underneath, and that's how she came to fall in love with him. While I don't see why he felt he needed to stay silent for two years, I thought he left because he felt compelled to straighten up and get his act together - as well as persuade his father to allow him to be geographically close - before he would be fit to be Toko's boyfriend, because he really did love her.
Great but not for those without open minds I loved this manga. Everything about it was very well done. The story line is amazing and makes you long for the next book. I have nothing really to complain about.
However, you will not like this series if you mind "boy-love" as there are some scenes that involve it although not many, cross dressing main characters trying to pretend to be the opposite sex because that's the books basis, or if you are a complete realist who cannot read a book that may not be so realistic in the real world. This manga pushes the envelope and what unfolds is a wonderful romantic comedy that most people would enjoy. However, if you do not like the three things listed you will not like the book. but if you don't mind it is a great read and very well drawn.
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