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He Dedicated to Roses
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Description
"If you were a girl, we would never have met."
"Well- to...to be honest with you- I AM a girl-"
Plain when she is a girl, but HOT when she is a guy.
Choi Ida wants no more then to relieve her stress and anger when she is off work as the alternative identity Yodah, due to the pressure of being Mimi's slave at both school and home.
One day in the park, free from Mimi, she meets Kang Naru, who kisses her as Ida, not as Yodah (her male self).
Despite thinking that Yodah is a guy, Naru falls in love with her.
But when Mimi finds out about Ida's secret identity, she threatens to tell Naru if Ida doesn't break up with the flower boy. What will she do when both of her lives are at risk?
Type
Manhwa
Related Series
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Associated Names
他致力玫瑰
彼はばらに捧げられる
그놈에게 바치는 장미
He's Dedicated to Roses
The Roses Offered to that Scoundrel
Groups Scanlating
Latest Release(s)
Status in Country of Origin
11 Volumes (Complete)
Completely Scanlated?
Yes
Anime Start/End Chapter
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User Reviews
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User Rating
Average: 7.7 / 10.0 (243 votes) Bayesian Average: 7.68 / 10.0
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29% (71 votes) |
| 9+ |
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| 5+ |
6% (15 votes) |
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2% (6 votes) |
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4% (9 votes) |
Last Updated
January 13th 2010, 5:15am PST
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Year
2007
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Licensed (in English)
No
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Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos # 538  (+50) Monthly Pos # 865 (+80) 3 Month Pos # 842  (-798) 6 Month Pos # 51 (+1)
List Stats
On 503 reading lists On 254 wish lists On 608 completed lists On 23 unfinished lists On 55 custom lists
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| GREAT. by matt_is_the_best on January 11th, 2010, 10:16pm |
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The story line and everything was great. It's worth it to read, even if it is a bit lengthy. The ending was too.. abrupt, but.. that's okay. It was still a freaking amazing story!! ... So read it, please. =) It goes by pretty quick too; I stayed up late thinking "one more chapter" and the next thing i knew i was in the middle of the next chapter, finding i had to finish that one before i go to bed. It was a repeated event and probably not good on my grades, but that's okay. =) Totally worth it.
P.S. I greatly enjoyed the at as far as clothing and HAIR. I can be really particular about the style of hair, so, yeah. =)
P.S.S. This story may not be for all, I wasn't always happy with what the character's decisions, but we can't always be happy with everything. Nobody thinks the same, so I got over it and just put it in with something I don't like about that character, like some things Ida did, but overall it doesn't mean she fails or anyone fails. .. Except for a few choice people.
Rating: 10 / 10.0
... Last updated on January 11th, 2010, 10:27pm |
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| Great start horrible ending by julia_ceres on January 4th, 2010, 4:31pm |
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This manhwa started great.Characters,plot,drama...everything was perfect.Gender-bender is my favorite genre and the heroine was one of the best I've ever seen... but unfortunately at some point (volume 8 to be exact) everything went downhill.How can a story that started this good can turn into something horrible?
I wish I had never read after volume 8.I was very disappointed.
Rating: 5 / 10.0 |
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| Not again... by WeeklyManga-chan on January 2nd, 2010, 2:17pm |
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When I began this series, I had already read Cutie Boy and Hot Blooded Woman. I had not liked either, so I was not expecting much from this series. As I read it, I began to like it, and my hopes grew. Of course, they were horribly shattered when I reached the last few chapters. Great start, annoying ending.
Rating: 5 / 10.0 |
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| He dedicated to roses by Skaro on December 25th, 2009, 8:02pm |
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This is a realy nice manhwa. It has all the clichés of a gender bender without geting annnoying; like the guy that falls in love with the girl dressed as a guy and believes he is gay or the guy that realizes about the crossdressing from the very beginning but doesn't say anything and many others. If you like gender benders then you wont be disappointed.
The violence added to the story by the gangs and the evil plots makes it interesting and easy to follow because you want to know how are they going to overcome the difficulties.
All characters and situations are kind of realistic but sometimes their personalities get a bit exagerated. Maybe that makes their personalities clearer so it might not be a bad thing.
It's easy to read all the volumes and the story doesn't get slow or dense or repetitive. I didn't specially like the art but maybe that's just me. |
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| haha, pretty nice actually. by countingwounds on December 21st, 2009, 7:46pm |
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i don't get the bad comments.. well, i guess if you were expecting something extraordinary you'd be disappointed.
but, as i see it, this was a light read. it didn't get me bored, it had enough action, comedy, and drama to keep the plot going. no freaking fillers, which not only bore me to death, but totally bring the plot to a halt.. (completely my opinion, but whatever.)
the male lead wasn't as psycho as the other leads that hwang mi ri has come up with. XD it was actually the guy who was after mimi lol. (i don't know if i'm disappointed or not..)
my complaints basically go along with the others, i hated that the main girl's strength seemed to go away at the end in the fight. (but psychologically it went up, so i was pretty content. kinda.) the main guy was a little stupid.. i did like their male romance though hahahaha.
but people really shouldn't rate it low because they didn't like a few things. i didn't, but it was an alright read. i didn't want to rip my eyeballs out after.. -shrug- if you like hwang mi ri's works, i'd read this. and you know what, i actually do like her works.
OH and my favorite characters hahaha: the lady living by naru, fatty, and the teacher. look out for them, you'll love them too. 
... Last updated on December 21st, 2009, 7:49pm |
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| Alright Story by Marei_23 on December 15th, 2009, 11:38am |
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Ok...Where do I start? Lets, just say that this could have been a really great manga. Why do you ask? For one, the main female lead had a strong start. I loved that she lived a double life in order to escape her troubles at home. Many readers could related to her suffering in the first six volumes. This story could of had so much more depth if handled correctly. Sadly, it lacks much substance as the story series progresses.
Second Problem, the main male lead Naru is flat out ugly compared to some of the hotter looking guys in the story. Plus,his background can be described as way to typical of the suffering cliched prince tales you can find in any shoujo. He just a plain boring male lead.
Third Problem, the secondary characters were way and I mean way more interesting then the two leads. The secondary love rival Shinah is hotter and more mysterious then our main male lead. I found myself wanting to hear more about him and the mean girl Princess Mimi. Speaking of Princess Mimi she was great as a villain and so was her obsessed love interest gang leader what's his name. I would have loved to hear the back story of why the gang leader was so crazy 
And finally, the fourth biggest problem of this story....It's lack of an any connection to the readers. I didn't feel emotionally attached to this series. Do to the fact the author failed to spend any time truly developing her characters. To bad, this series should have been great it had a strong start but finished in a twisted cliched mess.
... Last updated on December 15th, 2009, 11:42am |
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| Waste. Of. TIME. by Takahashi4me on December 6th, 2009, 6:06am |
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Sure, it was okay to pass the time for the first 20 chapters or so, but after that things just went downhill..
I think the manwhanka wanted us to like the story, and Ida and Naru in particular, so much that she just ended up making it...forced. Unnatural. And the art really irked me- the two main characters always looked like barbie dolls with no deep expressions- except when they were mad. Even the romance was just...shallow.
And Ida! Her suffering for her parents was what made me like her at first- then she just gave them up because she was being pushed around in class? After all she'd gone through?! And showing herself for who she was, not for Naru, but again, because she was being pushed around in class? Maybe her reveal was supposed to impress us, but it disgusted me.
Ugh.
Really, I'm not usually this harsh, but that word sums up this manwha.
UGH.
Rating: 5 / 10.0
... Last updated on December 6th, 2009, 6:55am |
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| Simple horrible by MissRaw on November 24th, 2009, 12:18am |
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Horrible action scenes, cliche plot, unrealistic events, and unlikeable characters. You can only like this if you're a Shoujo freak, who don't care much for quality. It IS, however, a good pace manga. Not too slow, not too fast.
Rating: 4 / 10.0 |
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| Another Average Story with a Poor Ending... by ffleur on November 23rd, 2009, 4:11pm |
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Ahn... I started reading He Dedicated to Roses because a friend strongly recommended it, saying it was awesome, that everybody was reading it and it was the #1 Series in MangaFox for the whole month of November/2009, beating Naruto, Bleach and Skip Beat all at once...
Well, I'm sorry for me being the one to say that, but this is just "Another Average Story with a Poor Ending"...
Seriously! I mean it... and I am mad right now, after reading it. I might as well right a review on it. This series was SOOO annoying! I have my points, which are:
- The Characters don't mature at all! In the end, even when Choi Ida becomes her “true self” I just saw a change of haircut, she even became a crybaby – and don’t tell me that’s because now she’s a girl, or whatever. The character was still silly. Gang Naru is still handsome and stubborn, didn’t grow from being a spoiled boy. From beginning till the end, the characters were all shallow, the love between Naru and Ida might look cute, but if you watch it closely, it was sooo superficial, like all the romance scenes.
- Also, the fight scenes are so poor! I was really expecting something grand for the last “battle” between the gangs, but… I was left behind with my expectations. And the romance scenes… ho-ho-ho! So poor. I couldn’t even get tears from my eyes when Naru is stabbed. I almost laughed there… what was that fight sequence anyway? From the Art itself, the guys were good looking and all… but we saw no emotion, no drama, no anxiety, no joy, no fear… everything is plain and shallow in the drawing. Call me harsh, I don’t care.
- The story is repetitive, doesn’t evolve! It’s always about strong Master Yodah who kick arses, who walks with his friends beating down the bad guys; about “Mimi, The Princess” spoiled girl if good background who always get off the hook; and Gang Naru, the revolted rich boy who turn his back to his rich family and decide to live on his own. Woah! So original! All the clichés were mixed up together and ended up in a strange, tasteless, watermelon-peanut-cabbage salad. Seems like the manhwaka reads/watches a lot of Coffee Prince, Boys Over Flowers and MARS dramas…
- The Only character that can be saved is Shinah, who is truly human and kept my attention till the end [I really wished that Gang Naru was dead for a few pages…] By the way, that could have made the story pretty interesting, though we don’t even have the chance to believe in his that, due to the lack of imagination of the manhwaka, who spoils the suspense since the beginning.
-Aw, there’s that problem too… The manhwaka doesn’t knows how to tell the story. Not only speeds up in important parts, also ruins the mood in others with the lack of information or bad timing. Sometimes the story goes so fast we can’t even sense the motion in that moment. And some parts, some stories, some details that should’ve been explored, well… they’re superficially explained.
In the end, this is another repetitive story with shallow lead characters full of old clichés. I can say it was entertaining 70% of the time… and for that, I’ll give this series an 7.6: 4 points for the story, 1 point for the handsome Gang Naru, 5 points for Shinah’s existence and -2.4 for the annoying Choi Idiot-Ida.
SHINAH, LET ME BE YOUR SLAVE!!!
Rating: 5 / 10.0 |
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| 8.5 by iitzHans on November 21st, 2009, 9:28pm |
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It was pretty good. The mangaka (or manhwaka, for those who are picky) makes the two boys in love with Ida very loveable.
Shinah- the book smart guy who uses his connections and brains to figure out the situation.
Naru- the fighter, secretly rich, brash, bad boy.
I preferred Shinah. I have a weakness for bishies with glasses.
I gave it an 8.5 due to the fact that seeing the cover of the manhwa gave away who was going to end up with who. Man, manhwas always DO that.
Decent read. If you are a female, check of for the eyecandy. Didn't feel as cliched as most manhwas, which is definately a plus. |
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