Yamato Nadeshiko Shichihenge♥

It's a gorgeous, spacious mansion, and four handsome, fifteen-year-old friends are allowed to live in it for free! There's only one condition—that within three years the guys must transform the owner's wallflower niece into a lady befitting the palace in which they all live! How hard can it be?

Enter Sunako Nakahara, the agoraphobic, horror-movie-loving, pockmark-faced, frizzy-haired, fashion-illiterate recluse who tends to break into explosive nosebleeds whenever she sees anyone attractive. This project is going to take more than our four heroes ever expected: it needs a miracle!

(Source: Del Rey)

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Yamato Nadeshiko Shichihenge♥ had twenty-four volumes published in English as The Wallflower: Yamatonadeshiko Shichihenge by Del Rey from October 12, 2004 to October 26, 2010. Volumes 22, 23 and 24 were collected into a single book. Kodansha Comics USA picked up the license and published the remaining volumes from June 21, 2011 to April 26, 2016, and republished the previous ones on August 21, 2012.

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Nakahara, Sunako

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Takano, Kyouhei

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Oda, Takenaga

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Toyama, Yukinojo

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Hiroshi

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Kasahara, Noi

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Nakahara, Mine

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Kinoyama, Shikin

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Kikonoe, Tamao

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Jun 11, 2024

Fancyjasper

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Going into this manga it’s important to know that it’s a comedy series first and foremost. When people see a shoujo manga of this length I think it gives them certain expectations going in and it’s best to get them in order before starting such a lengthy manga. For one, I’m sure people would expect the leads to have gotten together by the end or half-way through the story at least. That’s not what happens in The Wallflower. It’s unconventional and this is true from beginning to end.

A young girl living in a mansion with 4 hot guys certainly sounds like a dream come true, ... but the protagonist of this story, Sunako, is far from your normal shoujo heroine. Her best friend is an anatomical model and she sits in her room giggling at the gory scenes in horror movies. After being rejected and called ugly by her crush, she's become extremely reclusive and thinks of herself as a hideous creature of the darkness, whilst calling the beautiful men she lives with "radiant creatures of the light". Hearing a premise like this I think it’s easy to imagine the story going in a certain direction. Maybe Sunako will slowly become a normal girl? Maybe she’ll finally realize she’s beautiful? Eh nope, that doesn’t really happen and I love it for that. The characters try over and over to change her into something she’s not and she resists this every step of the way. Sure a lot of this is for comedic effect, but I think being true to who you are is a big part of this story.

As the manga goes on it’s clear to the audience and many of the characters that the two leads, Kyouhei and Sunako are perfect for each other. They’re just not ready for a relationship at this point in their lives. For anyone worried this means there’s a lack of romance, don’t be. 2 of the 4 main guys have established relationships with some very cute scenes together. Whilst I don’t think you should read this just for the romance element, there is some of it here and it’s nice to see characters actually in relationships for a change.

The art seems to be a real issue for many people. Whilst I agree the art didn’t translate well into the anime adaptation, the manga art is super pretty. We get a lot of chibi depictions of characters, but I found the detailed drawings of the men and women to be stunning. The author has certainly perfected the ultimate bishonen look.

Whilst I had no problems marathoning this manga, I’d probably recommend others not to do that. It’s very episodic in nature so it doesn’t require a reader's undivided attention for the whole 36 volumes. I’d say give it a few chapters here and there and leisurely make your way to the end. Give it a go if you want a more wacky shoujo that doesn’t follow the norms of the genre.

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Nov 18, 2020

hisokabbygirl

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I love this manga and it's my favourite ever in the whole entire world so pls give this a chance and hold on. It's literally so funny and I can come back to it all the time. Go watch the anime because that's hilarious as well. At first, I was put off by the feminine-looking character designs but eventually, I fell in love with all the characters especially kyouhei <3 It deals with body issues and romance and comedy and nosebleeds and skeletons. I love everything about this manga!

Story = 10/10

Characters =10/10

Art = 8/10 (i love it but even i must admit that it aint ...

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Nov 3, 2009

ashnite22

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (96/148 eps)

I first stumble upon the anime and enjoyed so I decided to read the Manga and.....After 96 chapters, the story line is sooooooooooooo slow paced. It is funny through out out the manga, but there isn't really a continuous story( i hope that makes sense) Alot of the chapters are funny but some don't have anything to do with a story line. Also the relationship between Noi and Takenega, even between the Princess and the other guy develop more than the main characters sunako and Kyohei. not that it has to happen fast like most shoujo manga lol, but it still hasn't really taken ...

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