April Showers Bring May Flowers | |
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tankōbon volume cover | |
ブスに花束を。 (Busu ni Hanataba o) | |
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Genre | Romantic comedy [1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Roku Sakura |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Kadokawa Comics A |
Magazine | Young Ace |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | April 4, 2016 – September 2, 2022 |
Volumes | 12 |
Anime |
April Showers Bring May Flowers (ブスに花束を。, Busu ni Hanataba o, "Bouquet for an Ugly Girl") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Roku Sakura. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Young Ace from April 2016 to September 2022, with its chapters collected in 12 tankōbon volumes. An anime adaptation has been announced.
Hana Tabata, a first-year high school student who calls herself ugly, goes to school early to replace the flowers arranged in a vase in her classroom, part of her daily routine. She becomes so immersed that she has leftover flowers in her hair and is seen by Yosuke, who had been thinking about who had been changing the flowers. Though she runs away in embarrassment, he starts talking to her.
Written and illustrated by Roku Sakura, Busu ni Hanataba o was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Young Ace from April 4, 2016, [2] to September 2, 2022. [3] Kadokawa collected its chapters in twelve tankōbon volumes, released from November 4, 2016, [4] to November 4, 2022. [5]
In June 2024, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication beginning in November 2024. [6]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | November 4, 2016 [7] | 978-4-04-104884-9 | November 19, 2024 [8] | 979-8-85-541208-6 |
2 | July 4, 2017 [9] | 978-4-04-105648-6 | — | — |
3 | December 29, 2017 [10] | 978-4-04-106396-5 | — | — |
4 | July 4, 2018 [11] | 978-4-04-107056-7 | — | — |
5 | December 29, 2018 [12] | 978-4-04-107734-4 | — | — |
6 | July 4, 2019 [13] | 978-4-04-107735-1 | — | — |
7 | December 28, 2019 [14] | 978-4-04-108933-0 | — | — |
8 | July 4, 2020 [15] | 978-4-04-109635-2 | — | — |
9 | December 28, 2020 [16] | 978-4-04-109636-9 | — | — |
10 | August 3, 2021 [17] | 978-4-04-111456-8 | — | — |
11 | February 4, 2022 [18] | 978-4-04-111457-5 | — | — |
12 | November 4, 2022 [19] | 978-4-04-112859-6 | — | — |
In November 2022, it was announced that the manga will receive an anime adaptation. [1]
The series ranked fifth in the print category of the fifth Next Manga Award in 2019. [20]
April Showers Bring May Flowers | |
![]() First
tankōbon volume cover | |
ブスに花束を。 (Busu ni Hanataba o) | |
---|---|
Genre | Romantic comedy [1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Roku Sakura |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Kadokawa Comics A |
Magazine | Young Ace |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | April 4, 2016 – September 2, 2022 |
Volumes | 12 |
Anime |
April Showers Bring May Flowers (ブスに花束を。, Busu ni Hanataba o, "Bouquet for an Ugly Girl") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Roku Sakura. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Young Ace from April 2016 to September 2022, with its chapters collected in 12 tankōbon volumes. An anime adaptation has been announced.
Hana Tabata, a first-year high school student who calls herself ugly, goes to school early to replace the flowers arranged in a vase in her classroom, part of her daily routine. She becomes so immersed that she has leftover flowers in her hair and is seen by Yosuke, who had been thinking about who had been changing the flowers. Though she runs away in embarrassment, he starts talking to her.
Written and illustrated by Roku Sakura, Busu ni Hanataba o was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Young Ace from April 4, 2016, [2] to September 2, 2022. [3] Kadokawa collected its chapters in twelve tankōbon volumes, released from November 4, 2016, [4] to November 4, 2022. [5]
In June 2024, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication beginning in November 2024. [6]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | November 4, 2016 [7] | 978-4-04-104884-9 | November 19, 2024 [8] | 979-8-85-541208-6 |
2 | July 4, 2017 [9] | 978-4-04-105648-6 | — | — |
3 | December 29, 2017 [10] | 978-4-04-106396-5 | — | — |
4 | July 4, 2018 [11] | 978-4-04-107056-7 | — | — |
5 | December 29, 2018 [12] | 978-4-04-107734-4 | — | — |
6 | July 4, 2019 [13] | 978-4-04-107735-1 | — | — |
7 | December 28, 2019 [14] | 978-4-04-108933-0 | — | — |
8 | July 4, 2020 [15] | 978-4-04-109635-2 | — | — |
9 | December 28, 2020 [16] | 978-4-04-109636-9 | — | — |
10 | August 3, 2021 [17] | 978-4-04-111456-8 | — | — |
11 | February 4, 2022 [18] | 978-4-04-111457-5 | — | — |
12 | November 4, 2022 [19] | 978-4-04-112859-6 | — | — |
In November 2022, it was announced that the manga will receive an anime adaptation. [1]
The series ranked fifth in the print category of the fifth Next Manga Award in 2019. [20]