Hajimari no Natsu
Alt Names: | はじまりの夏 First Summer 源起之夏 |
Author: | Ichinose Ruka |
Artist: | Ichinose Ruka |
Genres: | Romance School Life Shoujo |
Type: | Manga (Japanese) |
Status: | Complete |
Description: | Shinji, Manabu and Chinatsu are neighbor and childhood friends. Because they hide their thoughts from each other, their feelings became lock inside their heart. At that time, Manabu informed the other about "that things". And he could trust his friends forever. But what will happen when they grown up and start to change the way they feel about it...? |
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14 Comments
i feel for shinji... i relate to him... hahahahahaha!!!
Awww such a great take on the love triangle troupe! This story is actually not generic, and you can feel the real bond between the three that makes it a much deeper connection than your typical "childhood friend" cliche.
This comes about because of the multi-perspective narration that I've never seen before in a manga.
Awww such a great take on the love triangle troupe! This story is actually not generic, and you can feel the real bond between the three that makes it a much deeper connection than your typical "childhood friend" cliche.
It's not the end - there's still one more oneshot left.
Aww, the coda is cuuute.
Yup. All that's left is Chinatsu's. Poor Shinji. And stupid Manabu.. he'll regret what he'd done.
Aw, it gives me a painful feeling deep inside... That's what it's supposed to do, right? Good job, then.
Well, there goes Shinji's and Manabu's POVs. All that's left is Chinatsu's.
I like Shinji and Manabu a lot, Manabu especially XD. They're such great bros.
@psychodramatic: If what you said is true then I think, I'll give this a shot. Cuz I grew tired of three childhood friends getting mixed up into a love triangle then there will be drama over sacrificing their friendship blah blah.. I hate the fact that they are doing it just to have a story but there are no genuine feelings at all.
Well, it's okay. It's cliched for sure--nothing I haven't seen before, but they interact like real friends and the characters themselves don't make me want to set my desk on fire. The "childhood friends" thing doesn't feel like it was solely created for the sake of having a convenient excuse to make a love triangle. Anyway, it's vaguely cute and not outright offensive so I'll probably read to the end. It's only three chapters anyway.
To be honest, it's a little better than the usual shoujo love triangles, because they show the perspectives of the guys. Plus, two of the friends already have mutual feelings. It seems to be more about the struggle between maintaining their friendship and confessing their love, rather than the girl struggling to choose between two guys (she already knows who she likes), which is usually the case.
Well, I just skip everything with two guys and one girl in the cover. It's downright lame and repetitive 99% of the time. I guess it's the shoujo version of shounen harems.
Pretty good so far. Thanks for the scanlation, Summer Rain.
Yup
Not going to bother reading this, I hate the obvious love triangle that will take place.