Hanakimi 17
Posted: April 5, 2009 Filed under: Hana-Kimi 3 Comments »On one hand, this track event seems like it will last forever. On the other hand, there’s lots of stuff between Mizuki, Nakatsu, and Sano to make up for it. Plus, Mizuki gets to meet up with Sano’s brother Shin and Sano’s dad too, which is kind of cool.
I kind of like the little implications between Shin and Mizuki (he likes talking to her, he opens up to her even though he barely knows her, he prefers hanging out with her to a group of girls). I have to admit it’s a little weird that everyone falls in love with Mizuki, since they think she’s a guy and all.
The parts with Sano and Mizuki are very cute. Sano opens up more and more. He’s sort of a stoic guy, so hearing him speak his mind about his brother and his father is kind of unexpected. I don’t remember him being particularly open about his feelings, so it feels great when he lets himself get closer and closer to Mizuki.
But he also keeps running into Mizuki and Nakatsu together, too. Again, I feel really terrible for Nakatsu, because it will be inevitable that Mizuki and Sano wind up together, and Nakatsu is just such a nice guy. Plus, again with Mizuki not telling him the truth about her gender. Nakatsu even came to terms with the fact that he fell in love with a guy. His scenes, though they are cute, and the one at the end of the volume is particularly emotional, just make me feel so bad.
Nakatsu is tougher than you give him credit for.
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Yeah, volume 18 reassured me a little bit. I still feel bad in general for him, though.