Manga 'Busu ni Hanataba wo.' Gets Anime Adaptation

by Hyperion_PS
Nov 3, 2022 9:05 PM | 36 Comments

The December issue of the Young Ace magazine announced an anime adaptation for Roku Sakura's Busu ni Hanataba wo. (A Bouquet for an Ugly Girl) manga on Friday, revealing an announcement visual (pictured).

Sakura began serializing the romantic comedy manga in Young Ace in April 2016 and ended it on September 2. Kadokawa shipped the 12th and final volume on Friday, which also features the anime announcement on its wraparound band.

Synopsis
Despite what the meaning of her name would suggest, Hana Tabata bears no resemblance to a flower. Her eyes are too small and her limbs are far from slender. She is, in fact, "ugly," and as such, knows that cute things and a fairy-tale romance are out of her reach. Yet this does not stop her from daydreaming every morning as she tends to the school's beautiful flower beds that contrast her appearance.

One day, a casual encounter puts Tabata in contact with her classmate, Yousuke Ueno, who is well known for being both handsome and extremely kind. Why would such a popular student associate with a background character like her? To Tabata, it is an unfathomable situation, but can Ueno show her that looks aren't everything? [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Manga special site: https://web-ace.jp/youngace/contents/149/
Young Ace official Twitter: @YA_henshubu

Source: Comic Natalie

Busu ni Hanataba wo. on MAL

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OK,I'm reading this manga for the first time in March 2024, is this anime not actually being made? I would have expected it to have been released by now...

Mar 31, 2024 5:35 PM by DizietSma

I am sooooo beyond excited for this!!! Dreams do come true!! I was worried this wouldn't get animated but I was sure hoping it would

Feb 3, 2023 2:53 AM by EBK88

I find it hilarious shes considered ugly for being a little juicy and having glasses. They shouldve made her like a cyclops or something. Or just make it an isekai lol.

Nov 9, 2022 4:39 AM by VivavideoUser2x

Let's go!! I love the manga so I'm hyped for this.

Nov 7, 2022 12:56 PM by HiddenSilentMe

NeZuMi1111 said:
Been reading this manga for a loooong time now and as someone who’s not into shoujo… this is cute. And I mean, CUTE. Nobody is the antagonist here everyone has their own charm. Sure there must be that one girl liking the Ikemen but trust me when I say she is probably one of my favourite female characters in my short history of reading manga.
Anyways congrats on アニメ化!

again, this is not shoujo

Nov 7, 2022 5:08 AM by Kuma

This is just She's all That, isn't it? Ugh.

Nov 7, 2022 4:05 AM by O_T_T

Been reading this manga for a loooong time now and as someone who’s not into shoujo… this is cute. And I mean, CUTE. Nobody is the antagonist here everyone has their own charm. Sure there must be that one girl liking the Ikemen but trust me when I say she is probably one of my favourite female characters in my short history of reading manga.
Anyways congrats on アニメ化!

Nov 6, 2022 5:12 PM by NeZuMi1111

I liked the synopsis, a little different from current anime.

Nov 6, 2022 3:47 PM by Kinyoubi

erikkamirs said:
Small eyes, round glasses, slightly pudgy, thick eyebrows, shaggy hair. Not necessarily ugly, but probably more representative of the average shoujo fan reading this manga. Good old wish-fulfillment fantasy!

Seems superficially similar to Skip and Loafer, which also recieved an announcement for an anime adaptation. Is average girl X ikemen becoming a thing in anime? Average guy X hot girl was already pretty established in anime. Are we now seeing the inverse?

neither of this and skip and loafer is shoujo.

Nov 6, 2022 5:26 AM by Kuma

Small eyes, round glasses, slightly pudgy, thick eyebrows, shaggy hair. Not necessarily ugly, but probably more representative of the average shoujo fan reading this manga. Good old wish-fulfillment fantasy!

Seems superficially similar to Skip and Loafer, which also recieved an announcement for an anime adaptation. Is average girl X ikemen becoming a thing in anime? Average guy X hot girl was already pretty established in anime. Are we now seeing the inverse?

Nov 5, 2022 7:59 PM by erikkamirs

this_shit_again said:

doily said:
so this is supposed to be anime girl ugly? lol

Reminds me of the recommendation request by @TinyTabun a few weeks back.. No one could point her to a show that fit the criteria.. Guess we know why..

Gasp, you remember my thread?? I'm touched. Also, definitely going to be following this adaptation, it totally fits my criteria so thanks!

Nov 4, 2022 9:57 AM by TinyTabun

Finally real life series! They look so happy!

Nov 4, 2022 9:46 AM by Memore

That girl looks like a typical shy idol, not the definition of ugly. The key art shows the face of an 8.5/10 beauty, the real issue is just the hairdo; Hana just doesn't look good in twinbraids, but that short hair in the key art makes me want to throw her on stage and have her sing.

Nov 4, 2022 8:03 AM by Hoppy

Sounds wholesome so might watch.

Nov 4, 2022 7:23 AM by Ramkec

already better than horimiya

Nov 4, 2022 6:34 AM by Maruseru93

doily said:
so this is supposed to be anime girl ugly? lol

Reminds me of the recommendation request by @TinyTabun a few weeks back.. No one could point her to a show that fit the criteria.. Guess we know why..

Nov 4, 2022 6:34 AM by this_again

I can already see that this series is gonna make me feel warm and fuzzy inside

Nov 4, 2022 6:18 AM by Tokoya

husshtao said:

RobertBobert said:

What I'm saying is that stories like this are much more common in Japanese teen fiction than in Western fiction. A Western person or character would rather say that life is unfair to them than feel the need to prove that they are entitled to it.

You're quite wrong tho... you would be surprised as to how many tv shows and movies (american specially) have the same premise. Also, how is it that every single time I see your name in new anime announcements youre always either criticizing something or getting into an argument with someone lmfao, it'd be nice to see you happy about something some time yk, smile.

Dude, I wasn't criticizing anyone and I wasn't going to argue with anyone. And I almost didn't even appear on this site for more than a week. At the moment, 3-4 people are trying to prove something and trying to distort my comment without any provocation on my part. I will be happy exactly when people stop shifting responsibility for their disputes with me onto me.

Nov 4, 2022 5:59 AM by RobertBobert

RobertBobert said:

Kuma said:

the fuck are you talking about? it's just about girl with low self esteem and non attractive appearance getting loved by popular guy. it's your average cute wholesome romance, as simple as that. this is like ore monogatari but reverse the gender, or kimi no todoke but way less drama. nothing about stuff you write.

Nov 4, 2022 5:53 AM by missslauraa

sharp looking protagonist.

Nov 4, 2022 4:40 AM by Stacias

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