I loved Himawari-san.
It's not your typical GL. In fact, very little happens on the surface when it comes to GL. The story is told through slight movements, subtle hints, metaphors, flashbacks, and meaningful stares. It's like everybody understands everything, but they never say it.
You have probably heard that, in Japan, the phrase meaning "The moon is beautiful tonight" is a subtle way of confessing your love. Well, this double-layered, simply phrased, and profoundly meaningful narrative is what you should expect from this wonderful manga. It is absolutely brilliant. Poignantly beautiful. With its aching exuberance of veiled innuendos and barely concealed vulnerability, this whole story is
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Miss Sunflower Japanese: ひまわりさん InformationType: Manga
Volumes: 13
Chapters: 109
Status: Finished
Published: Aug 27, 2009 to Jul 27, 2022
Demographic:
Seinen
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Sugano, Manami (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #21562 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #3441
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Oct 23, 2022
There is a sort of trope or subcategory of wholesome age-gap romance where the older protagonist seems to be waiting on the high school girl to graduate or come of age before acknowledging their feelings or confessing their love. In this pure love story (think Amaama to Inazuma/Sweetness & Lightning) there may be no hint of sexual attraction or romantic interest on the part of the older, responsible adult. It's as if the adult protagonist never had an erotic thought in her life until suddenly our ingenue is 18 and a high school graduate. Himawari-san is one of those stories that never gives us the
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Jan 18, 2024
"Himawari-san" is a pure love story between a young bookstore owner and a terribly smitten girl who comes to visit her every day from the high school nearby.
The story takes its time to develop the relationship between the two girls as it focuses on illustrating how books can profoundly shape our lives and relationships. It explores what's fundamentally human about wanting to tell stories and wanting to read them. Each character in this story is made of love. They exist because of love. Through tough times, they keep going because of love. They smile, they laugh, and they cry all because of love. They write because ... 
Oct 20, 2012
Story:
Himawari-san's story is quite simple and interesting. When I read Himawari-san I always look forward to what is going to happen next. It's slow paced and the environment is calm and realistic, Furthermore there is some comedy as well as moments of slight drama and every chapter deals with something specific. Art: I really liked the art in this manga, especially the character's art, but I also think the background is nice. The cover which is colored is really amazing, and each character has unique expressions. Character: For the moment there isn't much development in the characters, especially because we don't know much things about their lives. Hopefully in ... 
Jan 14, 2013
Himawari-san is something you read after reading a hardcore plot manga.My reason is because the story flow slowly.
The character development is slow.As example,Matsuri.I still felt that I dunno this girl properly.There is also only one male character,Himawari brother.I'm not a shoujo-ai fan so I think there is not enough male character in this manga.There also new character for each episode that I thought is the reason for the slow character development. On the other hand,I admire the art.It was drawn beautifully.I also use the art to make reference when I'm drawing my own. Overall,it is a nice story.The reason I attracted to read this because of the ... |
