Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity
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Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: The Fragrant Flowers Bloom with Dignity
Japanese: 薫る花は凛と咲く
English: The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity
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Type: Manga
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Publishing
Published: Oct 21, 2021 to ?
Genres: Drama Drama, Romance Romance
Theme: School School
Serialization: Magazine pocket
Authors: Mikami, Saka (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 8.781 (scored by 2728627,286 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #432
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #188
Members: 83,805
Favorites: 5,190

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Synopsis

Despite being adjacent to one another, Chidori Public High School and the all-girls Kikyo Private Academy seem to exist in two different worlds. While the latter boasts an immaculate reputation and favors students from wealthy backgrounds, the former is a nest for dim-witted delinquents. Everyone at Kikyo harbors a deep hatred for their Chidori neighbors.

Sixteen-year-old Rintarou Tsumugi is a student at Chidori whose intimidating face leads people to avoid him. Rintarou pays no mind to this, as he is content with his group of friends. However, there is something he has not told them yet: sometimes, he helps out at his family's cake shop.

One day at work, Rintarou sees a customer at a table, but she runs off before he can talk to her. The next day, he receives an apology from the girl, Kaoruko Waguri, who explains that she did not run away because of his appearance and that she believes Rintarou is a kind-hearted person. Although he is not used to Kaoruko's bright personality, Rintarou looks forward to forming a friendship with her. There is just one obstacle that stands in his way: Kaoruko is a Kikyo student!

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku was nominated for the 47th and 48th Kodansha Manga Awards in the Shounen category in 2023 and 2024, respectively.

The series has been simulpub digitally in English as The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity by Kodansha USA through K Manga. The volumes have been published by Kodansha USA since June 4, 2024.

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Reviews

Jun 6, 2022
Preliminary (14/? eps)
Just by looking at the cover picture, you can tell it is another "Romeo and Juliet", "Delinquent and smart girl" cliche slapped together. However, the mangaka is able to turn these overused tropes into something amazing and wholesome that other mangas with the same plot simply could not accomplish.

The plot is simple: we start of from the perspective of a delinquent guy, our male lead Tsumugi Rintaro from a low-ranked public high school, coincidentally meeting with a petite girl, our female lead Kaoruko Waguri from a prestigious all-girls high school, at a cake shop owned by Rintaro's mom. Both schools are also coincidentally next to ...
Jul 19, 2023
Mixed Feelings
Well-writtenWell-written
Preliminary (71/? eps)
Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku is not a bad manga. However, I do not think it offers a distinctive enough experience to justify its high MAL score.

To compare, time tested manga like Chihayafuru, Tokyo Ghoul, Your Lie in April, and Fruits Basket are all rated lower than this manga. Current juggernauts like Spy x Family, Jujutsu Kaisen, Blue Lock, and Attack on Titan are also rated lower. It is in the same ballpark as big names like Blue Period, Solo Leveling, Frieren, Gintama, and Mob Psycho 100. So, what exactly are people seeing in this manga?

Mikami Saka is a skilled artist, especially with ...
Sep 5, 2024
FunnyFunny
Preliminary (124/? eps)
This manga has to be the most boring read. Absolutely nothing about this manga is special or interesting whatsoever. I can't even begin to fathom how anyone could think this is good when there are not only better romances in general, but romances exactly like this that hold cultural value except not a snooze fest. Anyone who likes this needs to be put on to actual peak so that they can see what real peak is.

The only redeeming quality of this is the art. This mangaka is talented at drawing, but dookie booty at writing. Especially the characters. Not one character is interesting at ...

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