is a Japanese shōjo

Shojo

The term refers to manga marketed to a female audience roughly between the ages of 10-18. The name romanizes the Japanese 少女 , literally: "little female". Shōjo manga covers many subjects in a variety of narrative and graphic styles, from historical drama to science fiction — often with a strong...

 manga written and illustrated by Banri Hidaka.

Plot summary

Akiyoshi Kazuha is the responsible oldest daughter in a large family. She attends an all-girls high school with her best friend Senko and has a crush on her little brother's kindergarten teacher. During her high school festival, she is shocked when a handsome hairstylist, Sugimoto Maki, who's helping at the festival, makes it obvious that he's interested in her. Complicating matters are Senko's infatuation with Maki, which makes Kazuha feel guilty about her developing feelings. The story also deals with several other relationships in Kazuha and Maki's group of friends.

Main characters

Akiyoshi Kazuha

Eldest daughter (also eldest child) of the Akiyoshi family. She takes care of her five younger siblings while her parents are at work. She's a beautiful girl who's admired by many other girls.

Sugimoto Maki

A friend of Mizushima, who seems to be Kazuha's first crush. When they first meet, he says he loves her hair, and wishes to style her hair very much. Mizushima, Honjo Tohru and he are best friends, and the other two of the trio credit him as the most carefree of the group.

Akiyoshi family

Akiyoshi Chizuru: Eldest son (second child). He's at a rebellous age and does some strange things.

Akiyoshi Momoka: Second daughter (third child). She usually makes fun of her big sister.

Akiyoshi Tonami: Third daughter (fourth child). Kazuha loves her very much and always does as she wishes.

Akiyoshi Ichihisa: Second son (fifth child). He often makes a fool of Kazuha.

Akiyoshi Rei: Third son (sixth and last child). He attends Sakura kindergarten.

Nishimiya Female Senior High

The school which Kazuha attends.
Matsuoka Senko: Kazuha's best friend.

Ishizuka Asako: Kazuha and Senko's friend. She often takes their photos to sell for goods.

Sugimoto Saki: Second elder brother of Maki. He is the teacher of Kazuha's class at Nishimiya. He is eager to do everything to ruin Maki's happiness. His name used to be Kawasumi Saki (his mother's surname).

Kita-hojo Senior High

Takasaki: Asako's boyfriend. Like his girlfriend, he sells Arata's pictures for goods.

Inukai Miharu: A former friend of Kazuha. She is now in the same school as Arata.

Sakura Kindergarten

Mizushima Tohru: Kindergarten teacher. He is called the devil by Maki and Honjo(inside of the trio only).

Yamamoto Manami: Mizushima's fiancee.

Sugimoto Yuuki's Salon

Sugimoto Yuuki: The eldest brother of Maki.

Sugimoto Makako: Yuuki's wife.

Fujisawa Eiji: New member of the Salon. He is a super lazy man.

Fujisawa Eiko: Eiji's little sister. She is a top student at a Beauty College.

Honjou Salon

Honjou Miyabi: Arata and Toru's Mother. She seems to like academic, beautiful girls.

Honjou Tohru: Arata's big brother and Maki's close friend. Because his given name is the same as his friend Mizushima(Tohru), the trio call them by their surname to distinguish the two.

Honjou Arata: Honjou Toru's little brother. He has a crush on Kazuha. He attends Kita Senior High.

Katsura Minari: She sometimes seems to be losing souls.

Moritaka Risa: She seems to hate Maki very much. Because her former workpal Nishina quit, she seems to also hate Kazuha because of her friendship with Nishina.

Nishina Sachie: Moritaka's former workpal.

Shiraishi Azumi: She was Maki's first crush, but she had a deep crush on Maki's father, Kiichi. Formerly working at Sugimoto Salon, she then moved to work at Honjou Salon and live together with Maki at Grandma Sophie's house.

Sugimoto Kiichi's Salon

Family of Maki, Yuuki, Saki.

Sugimoto Kiichi: Father of Maki. He has a weakness for women.

Sugimoto Karen: Mother of Maki. A photographer.

Sakuma Sophie: Grandmother of Maki.

Kai

Fujisawa Shouichi: Eldest brother of Fujisawa Eiji and Eiko.

Kamiya

Related manga

Prequel

• 365-nichi no Koibito
• Owaranai Koi no tame ni
• Ari no mama no Kimi de ite
• Uta wo Kitasete