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Koukou Debut (Manga)

Koukou Debut

Alternative Titles

English: High School Debut
Synonyms: Osananajimi wa Gakunenchou, Enren Debut, Koukou Debut Enrenhen, Koko Debut
Japanese: 高校デビュー

Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 14
Chapters: 53
Status: Finished
Published: Aug 13, 2003 to Jul 11, 2008
Authors: Kawahara, Kazune (Story & Art)
Serialization: Bessatsu Margaret

Statistics

Score: 8.421 (scored by 12566 users)
Ranked: #2202
Popularity: #43
Members: 22,796
Favorites: 1,552
1 indicates a weighted score
2 based on the top manga page.

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comedy romance school life shoujo
May 26, 2010
Yakiniku
Seldom have I read a long running shoujo manga that I've enjoyed so immensely. Everything from Koukou Debut from it's characters to it's art was really enjoyable for me!

The premise is simple, yet refreshing - Haruna, whom devoted all her time to softball in middle-school, wishes to get a boyfriend in high-school and lead a "normal" teenage girl's life. She bumps into Yoh, resident aloof hottie and teenage heartthrob, and gets him to be her "coach", but with the condition that she mustn't fall in love with him!

Although we all know that the condition will sooner or later be broken, Koukou Debut still manages read more
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Feb 23, 2008
Rahzel
This is such an enjoyable manga in every way possible. The story is lighthearted, but not superficial nor dumb; it is a typical shoujo manga that should satisfy any fan of the genre, yet there's still a freshness to it that won't make you feel like you've already read this a thousand times before.

The story's premise is fairly simple. Haruna is a tomboyish girl who spent most of her junior high school involved in sports, and now that she's in high school, she wants to get a boyfriend and learn how to act and dress like a girl. The problem is, she has no idea read more
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Feb 13, 2009
ishitagupta
Think She's All That meets My Fair Lady meets emo hottie! Haha, okay it's kind of hard to visualise all that. The story is touching because you feel so dearly for our heroine Haruna and love that she isn't clumsy, can lift 70Kg!, doesn't expect her boyfriend to come protect her, knows how to deal with jealous classmates and doesn't cry at every obstacle. The male lead was a bit well, unlikeable in my opinion but I suppose that's because he isn't a dashing Sir Lancelot like we've become accustomed to. He's equally shy and awkward when it comes to dating (though highly knowledgeable about read more
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Mar 2, 2009
vindemon64
The shoujo romance genre has such an enormous amount of stories published by many authors, that its extremely difficult to find a diamond in the rough. More often than not, all of these stories have extremely similar female and male leads in extremely similar situations that many times, differentiating a story from one manga to another can be difficult. Koukou Debut (High school Debut) is a manga that attempts to do that, and does so wonderfully for the first half of its story. However, it then takes a dive in the second half of the story and utilizes typical shoujo plot devices read more
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Feb 16, 2008
Lunaria
I have read 8 volumes of this title so far,so i thought i was good to write a review about it :)

Story:This is a typical high school comedy-romance with some small dramatic elements.The story is about a tomboish girl,Haruna ,that entering High School is decided to find a boyfriend,and thats when she meets Yo,a superpopular guy,with an 'eye' about this stuff,and asks him to be her trainer.It really is cliche as story,but enjoyful.As the story goes,the relationship between Yo and Haruna develops more and more.

Art:The art is good enough for a shoujo manga,but i have seen better.
I didnt like how the artist designs them with read more
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Apr 25, 2011
Suzannes
Koukou Debut, aka Highschool Debut, I would recommend to any reader, as it's enjoyable, heartfelt and a laugh-out-loud.

Unlike what other reviews have been saying, in my opinion it's not, "cute, loud girl meet hot emo boy". I do think that Haruna (main character) is very outspoken and naive, but it makes her enjoyable as a character. I wouldn't say that she's ditzy, but she is eccentric and more importantly, eager and motivated.
The first reason I'll give to why I enjoy this manga, is because it makes me read more
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Sep 4, 2007
JHyunLover
I really enjoyed this manga!
I was captivated from the first chapter~ Koukou Debut will fill you with tears from laughter and warm your hearts!
Haruna is a tomboy, and when told "don't fall in love with me", it's obvious she can't avoid the inevitable right?
Well, Yoh, her coach is a very appealing boy in this manga and gradually softens up due to Haruna's influence, optimistic and clueless personality ^^

RECOMMENDED =D

I've read all 30 Chapters so far within half a day - you can read it at onemanga.com =)
(I really wish others would post a link as to where we can read all this anime you read more
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Nov 24, 2010
Moon_Light
This was the first manga I read (ever) and it was the best decision that March.

A fun and exciting take on life in general with lol moments.

Summary:
Haruna Nagashima wants what (almost) every high school girl wants, a boyfriend. Ex baseball player with an optimism to match no other, and I'm not exaggerating when I say that.
She does everything the magazine and manga tell her to do, makeup, clothes, hair, "what am I doing wrong?"
In a Cinderella style fashion she meets, Yoh Kamiyama, not exaggerating there really was a shoe involved. He helps her and walks away, leaving Haruna wondering who he is.
After trying and failing read more
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Nov 1, 2010
HannHaru
The story of Koukou Debut is lighthearted, makes you feel those "butterfly kisses" and brings a definite slice of life as you read each chapter. Anyone who loves romance-type manga will surely find Koukou Debut enjoyable to read and they could easily relate to the story.

The fluffy romance between a tomboyish girl and Mr. Popular goes like this. Haruna Nagashima can be described as a butterfly trying to get out of its cocoon, strong-willed and has a lot of determination.Her life in junior high focused in playing softball BUT now that she's going to high school, she wants to have a boyfriend and have the read more
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Sep 29, 2011
zaharat
Koukou Debut is about Nagashima Haruna, a tomboyish girl that has just entered high school. In middle school she was the star softball player neglecting the idea of love or being in a relationship. Since entering high school she has decided that her goal is to find love. Unfortunately, she has no sense of fashion skills at all. She reads too many fashion magazines and just combine them all. One day she meets Komiyama Yoh, a cool high school hottie. She begs him to coach her on how to look good, which he agrees to, under one condition: That she must not fall in read more
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