This manga features Hohoko, a high school student who lives with her musician father. Yahiro, another student who helps in the school library along with Hohoko, is a fan of her father’s group, Hana to Hoho, and realizes who her father is. Hohoko, a book lover, and Yahiro, a music fanatic, write messages to each other in the school library, where private conversation is forbidden, and thereby gradually get to know each other. Hohoko is decidedly drawn to Yahiro, but what he really likes is her father’s music. The fact that he became friends with her because of her father weighs down on her heavily. Gradually, a secret about Hohoko’s mother that her father has kept from her, along with Yahiro’s views on love that result from past trauma, become clear. The two characters’ chance encounter constitutes the story of one summer in their lives, drawn with a touch of tranquility.
Note: Won a New Face Award from the 23rd Japan Media Arts Festival in 2020.
Flower and Cheek has finished publishing and it has 12 Chapters. It is also Known as: 花と頬, はなとほほ
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life , School Life , Josei
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In addition to the title story, also includes:
Ms. Ruiko's Glasses (ルイ子さんのメガネ, Ruiko-san no Megane) - Mimi, January 1980
The Fig Tree (無花果の木, Ichijiku no Ki) - Deluxe Bonita, March-April 1982.
Winter Journey (冬の旅, Fuyu no Tabi) - Deluxe Bonita, May 1983
My Private Dream, The Night I met Joni Mitchell (ジョニ・ミッチェルに会った夜の私的な夢, Joni Mitchell ni Atta Yoru no Shiteki na Yume) - Bonita Eve, July 1983
Warped Mirror has finished publishing and it has 5 Chapters. It is also Known as: 歪んだ鏡, Yuganda Kagami
1. Hana to Hoho
This manga features Hohoko, a high school student who lives with her musician father. Yahiro, another student who helps in the school library along with Hohoko, is a fan of her father’s group, Hana to Hoho, and realizes who her father is. Hohoko, a book lover, and Yahiro, a music fanatic, write messages to each other in the school library, where private conversation is forbidden, and thereby gradually get to know each other. Hohoko is decidedly drawn to Yahiro, but what he really likes is her father’s music. The fact that he became friends with her because of her father weighs down on her heavily. Gradually, a secret about Hohoko’s mother that her father has kept from her, along with Yahiro’s views on love that result from past trauma, become clear. The two characters’ chance encounter constitutes the story of one summer in their lives, drawn with a touch of tranquility.
Note: Won a New Face Award from the 23rd Japan Media Arts Festival in 2020.
Flower and Cheek has finished publishing and it has 12 Chapters. It is also Known as: 花と頬, はなとほほ
