Hanakimi 16
Posted: April 4, 2009 Filed under: Hana-Kimi 1 Comment »It’s been a long, long time since I’ve read this. Hana-Kimi is another one of those series that I can’t convince myself that I want to read it, but I eat it up when I’m actually reading the volumes. It’s also quite good to read in large sections, which is why I saved up this last part of the series to read together. I plan on finishing it up this week.
Even after such a huge lapse since the last time I read it, I still remember all the characters and what’s going on, which is a good sign. Sano and his brother are locked in some sort of jumping contest, along with Sano’s rival. This volume is varying degrees of the two brothers getting along and fighting, but the larger issue is the mystery of Sano’s Dad and why Sano hates him so much. We actually find out about that situation, and given the last few pages of the volume, I’m pretty sure this situation will just escalate next volume.
There is still some weirdness between Mizuki and Nakatsu as well. He’s such a nice guy… it’s a little bit disappointing that he’s inevitably going to have his heart broken. Not to mention the fact Mizuki will probably make an enemy of him forever when he finds out that she’s been hiding her gender from him all this time. I just feel so bad for him, even though he’s the person that’s supposed to be making situations lighter. I do like that he snuck into the track meet with Mizuki and was causing a big scene with Sano’s brother and the rival character. That part was actually quite funny.
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