Hana ni Arashi
Rainbows After Storms

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This is a very calm manga with almost no drama, it is about a couple who enjoys everyday life together exploring their feelings, learning every day how to move forward as a couple. It's a little slow at first but then it becomes a work of art, the mangaka draws very well. For it to be his first work, I felt a little sad to finish it after four years of reading it, but everything that begins ends. I hope they have an extra where they get married because if they did I have no doubts.

Este es un manga muy tranquilo y casi sin drama, ... trata sobre una pareja que disfruta la vida cotidiana juntos explorando sus sentimientos, aprendiendo cada día cómo seguir adelante como pareja. Es un poco lento al principio pero luego se convierte en una obra de arte, el mangaka dibuja muy bien. Para que sea su primer trabajo, sentí un poco de tristeza por terminarlo después de cuatro años de leerlo, pero todo lo que comienza termina. Ojalá tengan un extra donde se casen porque si lo hicieran no tengo dudas.

It’s about Chidori and Nanoha; both are high-schoolers in an all-girls-school in Sendai. They’re best friends to everyone else, but lovers in secret.

Story
Even though they’re already together at the start of the first chapter, they’re both new to dating and haven’t really done anything except confess to each other. It’s very slow-burned and takes a while until they get closer physically. Expect lots of blushing and awkwardness. 
It’s mostly just fluff and everything is kept lighthearted.
There are two rivals – each in a different volume – but it doesn’t get too dramatic and you know they both will work it through. It does get a ... bit emotional here and there, but it’s mostly kept lightly. 
This is an everyday manga to relax.
Around the middle, after they’ve gone through a bit more hardships, it gets more mature, with less awkwardness between them and more communication, as well as more skin-ship. (No smut scenes though.)

What I didn’t like
The few mentions of body fat. There is no main character, who is chubby or overweight. Sure, Chidori being short and having a larger cup size does look chubbier than the other characters, but she’s still rather thin. Yet for some reason the author thinks that this is chubby and keeps mentioning it here and there. There even was a whole chapter of Chidori being depressed because she was afraid Nanoha will hate her, if she’ll notice that she gained a bit more weight. (There literally was no difference though.)
This topic does get a development in the 2nd half of the series, when Chidori wants to buy a dress but is afraid it’ll look fat on her. A character then tells her that that doesn’t matter and she shouldn’t restrict herself by worrying what others think; if she wants to wear something, she should do it because she enjoys it. 
And that was the end of the chubby comments in the series, which was a great development on the author’s side. Still, though, I would find it better if the previous ones were changed or cut out altogether.
I‘m aware those comments are rather for comedic purposes, but considering she is NOT chubby at all and doesn’t joke about it herself, it just leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. If she were a bit overweight, okay, but that’s not the case. So it’s not only toxic but completely unnecessary.

At least those comments were kept to a minimum. The rest is all positive. And while it was a bit too awkward between them at the beginning (for my taste), it is overall a cute series. 
A plus is also that there’s no homophobia. Only some characters are pretty heteronormative, but that also comes because of their secrecy. 
Overall I do recommend it, if you’re into GL/Yuri, and just want something lighthearted to read/binge.

This series takes its time, with a slow pace and not much happening plot-wise. The main characters can be quite awkward, but there’s a certain charm to their interactions that kept me entertained throughout. But it really isn't that deep.

Maybe focusing more on the side characters would have been an interesting direction, as they could have brought some additional depth or variety to the story.

If you’re looking for lots of drama or unexpected plot twists, you’ll probably want to look elsewhere. But if you’re in the mood for something sweet, light, and easy to enjoy without overthinking, this series is a delightful choice.