Hinatama

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Japanese: ひなたま

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 2

Chapters: 18

Status: Finished

Published: Jun 30, 2011 to Nov 30, 2012

Genres: Comedy, Slice of Life

Theme: Childcare

Demographic: Shoujo

Serialization: Otome High!

Authors: Iwaki, Soyogo (Story & Art)

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Ranked: #4640²

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Popularity: #5505

Members: 3,605

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MangaOtome High!Iwaki, Soyogo (Story & Art)

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Amano Hinata, a high school boy, lives a quiet life in the country. One day, a light-haired transfer student, Kazama Ayato, arrives from Tokyo. In such a small town, it's not long before Hinata runs into the laid-back, absent-minded Ayato, along with with his lively younger siblings: Hayato, Ikuto, and Chiyoko. It's going to be quite a challenge for the Kazama family to assimilate into their new community out in the country!

(Source: Moi-xRyu Scanlations)

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Jan 2, 2023

Hazbyn

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There is a chance this life can be a little less mundane with you in it- a quote from Palm Springs (2020), must be the best way to describe the whole course of Hinatama.

The story follows the daily life of Amano Hinata who befriends the new students at his school, the new sensation called Kazama Ayato. In the eyes of his female peers, Ayato is a cool beauty from the city, but he is a clumsy boy who helps to look up after his three younger siblings. At first, Hinata does not seem to care that much about the Ayato and his family, but soon ...

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May 10, 2017

BlueKite

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Hinatama is like eating a simple yet delicious dish that focuses on its core taste and not incorporating it with contrasting flavors that not everyone is going to like. The manga knows that it’s slice-of-life at its best and not any genre hybrid. It does resemble some shoujo characteristics but only faintly present in the narrative and does no harm with its potential. It also has a clear premise which is family and friendship. How the story manages to expound on this brings about a result of a refreshing tale that doesn’t overstay its welcome.

The story follows Amano Hinata’s encounter with the new transfer student ... Kazama Ayato who is new to the countryside landscape as he’s from Tokyo. To add to the surprise, he also has 3 younger siblings that breathe life into the mundane setting. From then on, the successive chapters deal with Ayato and Hinata’s growing friendship with the siblings serving as a catalyst. One observation is that there is a considerate amount of shounen-ai undertones present especially with Hinata’s internal monologues. However, it doesn’t really go beyond pure intentions as it only showcases strong feelings of friendship and nothing else.

Apart from the main duo, the three siblings get characterized very well and don’t come off as overly obnoxious. Chiyoko is understandably a typical little girl that likes cute things. Hayato is also a typical little boy that gives the bratty vibe but deep down wants to make friends just like any other kid. Ikuto is well… a typical hyperactive toddler that struggles getting potty trained? Anyway he exudes such a cute aura just like his siblings. They all contribute on making the overall reading experience enjoyable.

While the manga delivers effective storytelling in making things interesting, my main gripe is that there is little payoff in the end. Sure, Hinata has deepened his bond with the Kazama family but it needed a better realization that has more impact. Inserting a conflict may harm the lighthearted nature of the story but it’s what makes stories more compelling to read. It can go wrong in various ways but I don’t blame the author for playing safe. Even if conflict is not the best suggestion, then perhaps it should have spent more time developing the easy-going story by expanding the narrative through different lenses.

Even so, Hinatama still succeeds with its objective which is to introduce the reader to a familiar setting tied to a simple scenario but does it in a way that evokes a feeling of sentimentality. It goes easy on the family drama aspect by focusing on trivial situations that usually happens in the family without making things bleak and serious. Overall it’s a fleeting yet impressive manga that is recommended to readers who crave for something sweet yet refreshing.

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Jul 27, 2013

inzaratha

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Hinatama is a slice of life about friendship. It's a sweet, cute, feel good type of shoujo that is without drama, one of those with little kids and cute characters.

This is about being the new kid in town, in a small town where everyone else knows everybody. And in this case the new kid in the small town is a blond guy of mixed race from the big city with his family and younger siblings.
It's tags are slice of life and friendship and comedy.

For some silly reason on the boards of some reader sites, this little manga was getting a lot of hate it does ...

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