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Hope

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Mousou Girl
Japanese: HOPE


Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 6
Chapters: 22
Status: Finished
Published: Feb 13, 2013 to Mar 13, 2015
Genre: Drama Drama
Demographic: Shoujo Shoujo
Serialization: Bessatsu Friend
Authors: Suenobu, Keiko (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 7.161 (scored by 891891 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #66462
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #8950
Members: 2,225
Favorites: 23
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Volumes: /6
Chapters: /22

Synopsis

Hikari is an ordinary girl who can always be found in the corner of the classroom, drawing manga. After a fateful encounter, she dashes toward her dream!

The girls' battle begins now—through manga.

(Source: Phoenix Serenade Scans)

Included one-shot:
Volume 2: Mousou Girl

Characters


Reviews

Jul 30, 2024
I'd say about a 7 is a good rating for this manga. I do remember liking it, though it's not as good as her other works. It felt like something was missing. I do like the aspects of this manga where the main character writes about her pain. Though the emotions weren't as hard hitting compared to Vitamin, and the story didn't have as much impact.

I do recommend reading this story because it's less explicit compared to Vitamin (from what I remember), while also having very similar themes. Though it's definitely inferior compared to Vitamin. Of her stories about bullying, ...
May 6, 2019
This is the kind of story that can even make you grow up.

This is not the first time and it's not gonna be the last time that Keiko Suenobu gives to us a very positive set of messages about human feelings.

I was very surprised that the author has been able to write a story with so many different messages but without being chaotic at the same time. The reading is totally pleasant and the drawings are as expressive as always.

The story is mostly about the hope of the main character dreams but not only. There is a lot of common human behaviours pointed out and ...
Sep 9, 2015
Mixed Feelings
'Raw' is the word I would use to describe Hope. It deals with some very dark, heavy concepts. Reading it, I felt hurt a lot. The protagonist goes through many trials and tribulations.

This pain is honestly the major draw of Hope. The art expresses it very well. There were a few times where I just had to stop and admire the depth of what I was looking at. Riding the highs and lows of the journey was quite enthralling.

But these are the only outstanding qualities of Hope. Even if I enjoyed myself, Hope lacks heavily in story and character development.

The story, while compelling, lacks ...

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Poll: Hope Chapter 21 Discussion
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Poll: Hope Chapter 1 Discussion
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Poll: Hope Chapter 15 Discussion
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Poll: Hope Chapter 20 Discussion
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Sep 9, 2015 11:06 PM
Poll: Hope Chapter 19 Discussion
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