Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku (The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity)

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Synonyms: The Fragrant Flowers Bloom with Dignity

Japanese: 薫る花は凛と咲く

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Type: Manga

Volumes: Unknown

Chapters: Unknown

Status: Publishing

Published: Oct 21, 2021 to ?

Genres: Drama, Romance

Theme: School

Serialization: Magazine pocket

Authors: Mikami, Saka (Story & Art)

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Score: 8.63¹ (scored by 16,461 users)

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Ranked: #94²

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Popularity: #310

Members: 52,554

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Despite being adjacent to one another, Chidori Public High School and the all-girls Kikyo Private Academy seem to exist in two different worlds. While the latter boasts an immaculate reputation and favors students from wealthy backgrounds, the former is a nest for dim-witted delinquents. Everyone at Kikyo harbors a deep hatred for their Chidori neighbors.

Sixteen-year-old Rintarou Tsumugi is a student at Chidori whose intimidating face leads people to avoid him. Rintarou pays no mind to this, as he is content with his group of friends. However, there is something he has not told them yet: sometimes, he helps out at his family's cake shop.

One day at work, Rintarou sees a customer at a table, but she runs off before he can talk to her. The next day, he receives an apology from the girl, Kaoruko Waguri, who explains that she did not run away because of his appearance and that she believes Rintarou is a kind-hearted person. Although he is not used to Kaoruko's bright personality, Rintarou looks forward to forming a friendship with her. There is just one obstacle that stands in his way: Kaoruko is a Kikyo student!

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Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku has been published digitally as an English simulpub as The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity through K Manga.

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Waguri, Kaoruko

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Tsumugi, Rintarou

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Hoshina, Subaru

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Natsusawa, Saku

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Tsumugi, Kyouko

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Uzami, Shouhei

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Yuzuhara, Madoka

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Yorita, Ayato

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Tsumugi, Keiichirou

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Sawatari, Ayumi

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May 11, 2024

ds87

Recommended

Preliminary (110/? eps)

At first, Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku, or The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity, seems like a normal slice of life rom-com story with a mediocre plot. The male lead and female lead go to two different schools, Chidori High and Kikyo Academy, that seemingly despite one another, however, alongside this plot, the story has developed into something much more incredible than first expected, it’s one of the best ongoing stories in romance.

First off, this series is incredibly wholesome, it’s such a sweet read. It has such a comforting feel, and this feel comes from every aspect of the manga. The characters are likely ... the best part of this manga. Each character is written with so much intention and detail and it’s amazing to see all the characters interact with each other, especially how they develop and eventually become friends despite being ‘enemies’ from different schools. The friend group that developed between the schools is so precious and it makes a reader emphasize and relate, in a way, to the story. The manga is paced well, from the romance to the more serious topics explored in the manga. Whether it’s the feeling of acceptance, being left out, being too late, or being able to finally move on, so many aspects of human life are examined in the story, and it feels so realistic, almost to the point where a reader would feel like they are a part of the story. The character development in the story is extremely well written, as a reader who followed the manga from the beginning chapters to where it is now, it truly is inspiring to see the development each character has gone through.

Even though romance is the main part of the story, the regular SoL aspects of the story seem to be just as important as the romance. The characters' interactions feel very human, which again emphasizes the feeling of relatability. In terms of romance, the romance between the main characters is so precious. They interact and work so well together, and it’s so cute to see them together. There’s a potential for side ships to start to develop too. There also isn’t a ‘villain’/second lead in this manga, when it comes to the romance of the main characters, which simply goes to show how extremely well written this manga is as it doesn’t have to derive its romance story based on one the bad things that may happen from a ‘villain’/second lead.

The manga doesn’t disappoint in its art and it’s visually pleasing. Both minor and major details are well managed, and the paneling is smooth. There are such beautifully drawn moments throughout the manga, the close-ups of the characters are drawn extremely well, and the art style just fits the storytelling perfectly.

Saka Mikami has created a story that has developed to become one of the best romance stories in manga. This romance story is truly one of the best out there. Anyone that can, should read it, as it’s something that everyone should read. Personally, this manga is a masterpiece.

10 out of 10.

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Sep 14, 2023

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Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (72/? eps)

This manga is a story about people in different circumstances discovering their feelings for each other, a la Romeo and Juliet and it really isn't even trying to hide its influence. The art is good enough and the story has a simple premise so that's all I'll say on that, instead I'd like to focus on the characters. The characters are very wholesome, everybody is nice to each other and much like the simple premise every character has the SAME character arc(except the main character differs if only slightly). I shit you not it basically goes like this the entire manga: "Here are these groups ...

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May 13, 2024

cianoc

Not Recommended

Preliminary (48/? eps)

Deeply mediocre anime with bafflingly high rating. I guess people rate it high because the characters in this anime are all incredibly nice. Everyone is nice. Whenever you think there might be some tension, it turns out there was a misunderstanding.

And this niceness is the only character trait that any character has. Other than apologizing. Everyone apologizes for the weirdest non-infractions. Did a character not share a minor detail about their personal life with their friends - they will apologize for this, and then their friends will apologize for expecting details, and the main character will apologize for... Just endless apologizing.

The main female character ...

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