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Description
Her whole life, Hikari Hanazono has been consumed with the desire to win against her school rival, Kei Takishima--at anything. He always comes out on top no matter what he does, and Hikari is determined to do whatever it takes to beat this guy!

At age 6 Hikari lost to Kei in an impromptu wrestling match. Now, at 15, Hikari joins "Special A," a group of the top seven students at a private academy, for the opportunity to trounce the guy who made her suffer her first defeat.

Type
Manga

Related Series
SA - Jougai Rantou (Sequel)

Associated Names
S・A スペシャル・エー
S・A Lớp học ưu tú
S・A(スペシャル・エー)
S.A特优生
Special A
S•A

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Latest Release(s)
v.17 c.99 (end) by Potato-Otaku (1513d ago)
v.17 c.98 by Potato-Otaku (1514d ago)
v.17 c.98 by Irhene Gakuen Community (1522d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
17 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?
Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1
Ends at Vol 6, Chap 33

User Reviews
Special A by PrincessVera

Forum
19 topics, 242 posts
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User Rating
Average: 8.3 / 10.0 (1745 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.27 / 10.0
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9+
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4+
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Last Updated
February 18th 2013, 8:11pm PST

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Genre
Comedy  Drama  Romance  School Life  Shoujo 
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Author(s)
MINAMI Maki

Artist(s)
MINAMI Maki

Year
2003

Original Publisher
Hakusensha

Serialized In (magazine)
Hana to Yume (Hakusensha)
The Hana to Yume (Hakusensha)

Licensed (in English)
Yes

English Publisher
Chuang Yi
Viz (17 Volumes - Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #586 increased(+70)
Monthly Pos #860 increased(+28)
3 Month Pos #985 increased(+21)
6 Month Pos #958 increased(+66)

List Stats
On 2401 reading lists
On 896 wish lists
On 3209 completed lists
On 341 unfinished lists
On 392 custom lists

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Forum Posts
SA finale !!! =o 246 days, 17 hours, 39 minutes ago
Your favourite moment??(SPOILERS) 572 days, 8 hours, 6 minutes ago
Who's your favourite character(s) in Special A? 572 days, 8 hours, 20 minutes ago
special a question 603 days, 5 hours, 34 minutes ago
did anyone notice? 1049 days, 18 hours, 12 minutes ago

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 this manga   
Rating: N/A
by sita23
August 22nd, 2009, 10:28pm
i have only got to read up to number 11 but i like this manga yeah its kinda stupid but funny to me it gives me a good laugh when i have nothing else (has a very boring life) in a way this kinda reminds me of absolute boyfriend but different, eveyone has there own opinion but thats the way this world is supposed to be. this is one of my faves the other is vampire knight and yes its short and has a bittersweet ending i would recommend absolute boyfriend for alot of laughs

... Last updated on August 27th, 2009, 2:46am
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 Below average   
Rating: 5.0 / 10.0
by Peppermint
July 28th, 2009, 10:10am
Special A starts off great (seemingly fiery heroine) then goes downhill. Although Hikari is portrayed as a tough student, beyond the first chapters she is sweet, dense, and makes hypocritical decisions (even though she's supposed to be smart). There's little character and relationship development. If there's one step forward, the characters refute it later. The plot drags and repeats itself, and it's a shame that these cute characters hardly get anywhere.

I was really relieved when I got to chapter 99. The only thing I wanted by the end was actual character/relationship development, which didn't happen. It's not a manga that I would recommend.

... Last updated on July 28th, 2009, 10:16am
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 Meh   
Rating: 8.0 / 10.0
by vietangelix
July 28th, 2009, 9:25am
It wasn't a waste of time to me because I enjoyed it.
I laughed at the silly things they did,
enjoyed reading about each of the characters,
and felt sad that it ended.
Well, people do have different preferences.

... Last updated on July 28th, 2009, 9:26am
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 not so much   
Rating: 3.0 / 10.0
by cutehanky2
July 25th, 2009, 2:40am
for those guys out there who are into this manga..sorry but not really my type.it's absolutely pointless and i hate how the guy can be so perfect and how the girl can be so stupid..as i said it's pointless..don't understand why a lot of people like this though..
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 Kind of boring!   
Rating: 4.0 / 10.0
by crans4me
July 12th, 2009, 8:38pm
Don't know why this manga's so famous. There're just challenges and challenges between the two main characters. Their love seems to play a minor part in the plot and it keeps draging. <yawn> What's so special about it?

... Last updated on July 12th, 2009, 8:41pm
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 Totally Special   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by Shygirlz
June 7th, 2009, 2:42pm
Ok reading some of your guys' comments I figured a lot of you didn't like it. I, however thought that it was a really good manga and had a unique plot smile I do think that the manga could be shorter (even though I'd be sad when it ended so early) and that the anime should be longer (IDK what they would add to make it longer but I felt it was too short) smile

... Last updated on January 31st, 2010, 9:34am
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 onething bugged me...   
Rating: N/A
by mangafan321
June 1st, 2009, 5:29pm
that one chapter where Hikari starts sneaking around helping another guy seriously pissed me off. how can she be so unbelievable stupid? she was even considering keeping her promise to "grant his wish" even if he asked her to break up with her boyfriend. how touching that she loves her boy friend so much that shes willing to dump him just to keep a promise she made with a guy she just met. i hate women like her, her boyfriend should be more important to her than the friend....
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 ehhh...   
Rating: 4.0 / 10.0
by aether
May 22nd, 2009, 4:11am
I just lost interest half way through...The characters just remained static. I mean there was hardly any development for the main couple for about 50 chapters. And I didn't really care for the side characters. It was cute and funny. 'Was' being the key word. I'm just glad it finally ended.
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 I should pick it up again.   
Rating: N/A
by deblazes
May 9th, 2009, 4:48pm
Dropped it because it started dragging way too much. I'll just pick up from where I left off and finish. It was funny.
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 disappointing...   
Rating: 4.0 / 10.0
by yuuki16
May 9th, 2009, 7:06am
When I started reading this manga I actually got pretty hooked! But as the series progressed it got more and more boring. Don't get me wrong, it actually has a good plot but the fact is the development is just too slow . I actually felt like I wanted to drop it 'cause hikari and kei are already a couple what was I gonna wait for? But I still finished it hoping it would get better but it was just the same flow, nothing more nothing less. So I was disappointed with it.What I'm trying to say is I don't like this manga that much. I'm sorry to the people who like this manga if I have offended you in any way! I guess this is just not my type!
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