Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku or The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity as many call it is a shoujo manga that mainly focuses on the romantic relationship between a girl Waguri Kaoruko who attends a prestigious allgirls school and a boy Tsumugi Rintarou who attends an infamous allboys school known for the fact that most of its students dont have good grades and are rumoured to get into troubles its like one of those schools full of delinquents that usually pop up in mangas however the author made sure to tone it down to a degree in which would be fitting for the story. And it happens to be that both schools are beside each other on the same street. The plot is undoubtedly about these two but the more time they spend to know each other the bigger the world comes to be in this story as we are presented with many other characters who are mostly friends or family of these two these characters have their own issues and dramas of course. Although for a large number of readers it might be less interesting than the romance I have to disagree its because of the interactions between the main characters and they that these issues come to be solved or at least start changing for the better as result the secondary characters gain more humanity and at the same time the main characters have a certain selfdevelopment. Its for this reason that I think it should also be categorized as Slice of life. As Ive said before its a shoujo manga and therefore you would expect an art style fitting for this demography you know those ones of villainess in another world or the ones with the classic high school setting however this one is rather different by saying that I dont mean I find it as something bad in fact I consider lovely the characters design the drawing style do have quite a big merit in its favour. Most of the characters are relatable in part for their inner thoughts but mostly because of their expressions. Another feature to take into account is the discrimination that the boys from Chidori the allboys school have to face as the people from the surroundings including the girls from Kikyo deem them as some sort of dangerous idiots that shouldnt be trusted by no means when in fact they are pretty much nice guys who dont like being treated as if they were some kind of criminals without even knowing them. If you are wondering whether or not there are any downsides for the manga this isnt your place the manga is actually so good that the only possible bad part is perhaps that Rintarou and Kaoruko sure did take their time to develop their relationship but you have to remember its a shoujo so it makes sense those little moments of intimacy and unspoken feelings are truly fulfilling. Another good point to highlight is the fact that its highly recommendable to anyone there isnt at all any kind of fan service or unusual characters that might make the other person think immediately: These parts dont make me feel comfortable with the story Im dropping. NO The sole reason anyone would leave it aside is plain laziness and even I find it difficult knowing how good the comedy is along the chapters. To sum up at once its one of the best mangas Ive ever read and while it hasnt finished yet I hope it gets two hundred more chapters if possible. Now with how good is doing lately I wouldnt be surprised if this year we catch wind of an official announcement for an anime Ill be looking forward to it as I hope all of you will do as well. Having said all that I hope you liked this review.