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Aoi Hana  
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Description
From Lililicious:

Fumi and Akira were best friends when they were little, with Akira always looking after the crybaby Fumi, but that all ended when Fumi's family moved away. Several years later, Fumi's family returned, and she and Akira happened to bump into each other on their way to school. They became friends again, quickly slipping back into old patterns. Shortly after, Fumi began dating a cool, attractive upperclassman who, coincidentally enough, had ties to Akira's current school, the prestigious Fujigaya Girls' Academy.

Type
Manga

Related Series
N/A

Associated Names
蓝花
青い花
푸른 꽃
Fleurs bleues (French)
Sweet Blue Flowers

Groups Scanlating
Hime
Kotonoha
Lililicious

Latest Release(s)
c.51 by Hime (5d ago)
c.50 by Hime (5d ago)
c.48-49 by Hime (5d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
7 Volumes (Ongoing)

Completely Scanlated?
No

Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1
Ends at Vol 3, Chap 18

User Reviews
N/A

Forum
6 topics, 16 posts
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User Rating
Average: 8.4 / 10.0 (225 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.21 / 10.0
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Last Updated
June 9th 2013, 10:45am PST

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Genre
Drama  School Life  Slice of Life  Yuri 
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Categories

Category Recommendations (beta!)
Chihayafuru
IS
Sasameki Koto
Gakuen Heaven
Sakura no Sono (YOSHIDA Akimi)

Recommendations

Author(s)
SHIMURA Takako

Artist(s)
SHIMURA Takako

Year
2004

Original Publisher
Ohta Shuppan

Serialized In (magazine)
Manga Erotics F (Ohta Shuppan)

Licensed (in English)
Yes

English Publisher
Digital Manga Guild
JManga (Defunct)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #691 increased(+113)
Monthly Pos #1180 increased(+46)
3 Month Pos #1411 increased(+102)
6 Month Pos #1483 decreased(-445)

List Stats
On 995 reading lists
On 468 wish lists
On 28 unfinished lists
On 174 custom lists

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Forum Posts
Aoi Hana/Sweet Blue Flowers Yuri Manga to End in July 41 days, 18 hours, 55 minutes ago
Aoi Hana scanlation resumed 75 days, 8 hours, 10 minutes ago
Scanlations now ending 212 days, 5 hours, 40 minutes ago
Aoi Hana Anime 250 days, 0 hours, 35 minutes ago
It's so good now... 827 days, 5 hours, 58 minutes ago

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 I didn't like it   
Rating: N/A
by zugu
June 12th, 2013, 11:53pm
Nice artwork, cute characters - except for the butch. Story is disjointed and I always find myself moving back some pages, because it's difficult to understand just what the hell happens, or who's having that internal monologue. Also, suspension of disbelief is rapidly depleted, since everyone and their mother is a lesbian™.

Do yourself a favor and read Girl Friends, much better fleshed out.
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 It really is sweet...   
Rating: 8.5 / 10.0
by MangaGhost
April 6th, 2012, 1:24am
Its pretty sweet and for the most part gentle in the way the author is telling the story. The art is pretty nice. The complaints I have is that there are many characters and I wouldn't mind the story being a little more focused on fewer characters. The pace is a bit slow at times and after 44 chapters I wouldn't mind things being a bit more energetic or exciting. But, I still really like it. Fumi's character is really starting to develop and I can't help feel bad for how tough it can be for her trying to find someone to love and be loved by. If you like slice of life with a light yuri component and don't mind the slow pace (many yuri titles are like that) then I would definitely recommend this one.

Oh, and Lililicious has done a great job translating this work.

... Last updated on April 6th, 2012, 1:25am
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 "I'm not saying that, but I'm saying that"   
Rating: N/A
by alphanumer1c
February 15th, 2012, 9:43am
That's Fumi in a nutshell. You may not like her, but you may like her.
Yes, it's a slow-paced story. So, don't chug it like beer, savour it like wine.

A must read along with Sasameki Koto and Candy Boy.
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 Sweet shoujo-ai manga   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by kossa
May 11th, 2010, 4:49pm
Overall one of my most favorite mangas. Tasteful, heartwarming, but sometimes confusing (I really would appreciate some character wiki) but that doesn't lessen my enjoyment.
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 Meh   
Rating: 5.0 / 10.0
by Name-Undecided
March 30th, 2010, 1:22pm
It started out like a typical friendship/slice-of-life/coming of age story. It looked like it would be about the warm, touching friendship between Ah-chan and Fumi as they rediscover each other after so many years apart. Then boom, Sugimoto-sempai appeared and took over the manga. Now the whole thing is just endless angst because everyone and their mother wants to get into Sugimoto's panties. She's such a *****, too.

So within one volume, Sweet Blue Flowers turned into one of those terrible soaps where A likes B, who is going out with C, oh no they just broke up, but B liked D all along but D is in love with B's sister, but A hasn't given up, but maybe B and C will get back together... in other words, terrible. I'm so disappointed, because Ah-chan is by far the most likeable character in the series, but she's been shunted to the side completely in favor of this ridiculous love decahedron.

What a waste of a good setting. I like the art and the character designs though, so 5/10.
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 I just keep falling more and more in love with this manga   
Rating: 8.0 / 10.0
by luckybill
July 14th, 2009, 7:42pm
Unlike other people, I like it slow. On top of that, it makes sense. I wish that this series were talking about adulthood 'cause every character seems really mature. I don't want the main character to be perfect. Dull is good.

... Last updated on July 14th, 2009, 7:43pm
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 Worthy, but a bit slow.   
Rating: 6.3 / 10.0
by Crenshinibon
June 11th, 2009, 2:59am
I quite like Aoi Hana, I really can't lie about that. The characters are genuinely entertaining, and I have personal biased for slice of life pieces. The problem is that, at an objective standpoint, this really doesn't stand up very well. It's so slow paced that it alienates the reader, and unlike Hourou Musuko (another work the author is relatively famous for), the thematic presence and character development isn't strong enough to warrant a higher rating.

So, this is essentially one to treat with caution. If you like slice of life, you will like this piece. If you need to be constantly engaged, honestly, don't even bother.
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 I just started reading it   
Rating: 8.0 / 10.0
by Tyranasaurus
March 27th, 2009, 9:21am
I decided to read this becuase I liked another on of the author's works. The pace of Aoi Hana is a lot slower than Hourou Musuko, so I found it a little boring sometimes, but the I still wanted to find out what was going to happen next so that kept me reading. So far, I do like it though even if the pairings and who likes who seems a little unclear, but Hourou Musuko seems that same way sometimes, too.
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 Only Comparable to Maria Watches Over Us   
Rating: 7.0 / 10.0
by Nights1stStar
November 16th, 2008, 7:24pm
Sweet Blue Flowers is even softer and more slice-of-life than Marimite, plus it has more overt yuri. While most of the relationships in Marimite are ambiguous deep friendships between girls with only a few crossing the territory into solid romance, SBF is obvious shojo-ai, with a confirmed lesbian relationship established in the first chapter, and almost every female character has at least a chance at a yuri romance. However, its weaknesses are also more pronounced than Marimite's: both series have an extremely soft feel bordering on unrealism. As any cynicist or realist will tell you, few people have high school experiences as easy as the one shown in SBF, and the expectation that life, especially female life, should be portrayed as relatively graceful and unfrantic at all times is something that will strike a nerve with many different readers, including me. What makes Marimite a better series than SBF is character development. Originally beginning as a novel series with dozens of volumes, Marimite used its long length to flesh out its characters so all of them are three-dimensional. Sachiko strikes the right balance between intensity and sweetness, Sei is simaltaneously the deepest and most humorous in the series, and Shimako's quiet strength belies a steadfast determination to retain her independence while staying close to her friends. These are just the three best examples. As a manga, SBF doesn't quite flesh out its characters as well. Fumi is the shy girl, her lover from the first volume is a cool butch, Ah-chan is the cheerful, and they're charismatic, but that's really all they are.
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 Incredible   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by monkeyvoodoo
November 4th, 2008, 12:13am
Some stories are told for making a point. Some deliberately incite a reaction from the reader. Some just ramble with no point.

Somehow, Aoi Hana is none of those. It's the definition of "slice of life". Like the epitome of the genre. This is life, through the eyes of these kids. It doesn't shy away from anything. And it's all told with amazing clarity in a beautifully artistic manner.

Some of the situations in this story seem pretty messed up. Actually, a number of times, I remember kind of having this "holy crap" feeling - pity for the characters going through the events in this story. But none of this is really inconcievable, just ... serious.

I feel like all I'm really capable of saying about this title will either be gushing appreciation, or rambling. Nevertheless, this is some amazing storytelling. Perfect 10 -- definitely check it out.

... Last updated on June 22nd, 2009, 11:44pm
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