Aoharu da Nante Kimi no Sei /アオハルだなんて君のせい(1) : Manga Review and Thoughts

Is there anyone better at teaching others how to “youth” properly than a teenage girl!?

To get to the point..

Do I recommend this manga? Yes!

Who do I recommend this manga to? Fans of youthful romance

Who do I not recommend this manga to? Those who don’t like age-gap romances

Trigger warnings? Age-gap

Information About the Manga

Who wrote Aoharu da Nante Kimi no Sei?

This manga was written by Hanase Haru. You can check out their X here! You can check out their instagram here!

How many volumes are out?

In Japanese, there are 2 volumes published. This series is complete. You can check out volume 1 here, and volume 2 here!

There is no English publication yet.

What genre? What are the vibes?

High school romance
Experiencing youth

First Impressions and thoughts

I fell for the vibes of this series before I actually enjoyed the story. I think the male lead has such a good character design that I wasn’t worried about being able to enjoy it – even if the story was bad, at least there were nice pictures to look at. Thankfully though, the story was just as good!

While the age gap did throw me off at first, I was quickly able to get over it and found myself really enjoying the story. I liked the interesting relationship that the main couple has – he has a very strange, roundabout way of speaking, and she over-examines literally everything. While this could stress me out, thankfully it was written in a way that I was able to enjoy! All misunderstandings were cleared up before they were able to get to me.

What’s it about?

Ena, trying to make some money during her school vacation, takes up work as a freelance maid. One of her customers, Hisui, is an eccentric manga author. When he stumbles upon her cleaning his house one day, quite literally,

they begin talking. As they get to know each other a little bit better, Hisui confesses that he’s been having some difficulties writing his teenage girl characters.

Ena quickly takes it upon herself to help him out, and vows to teach him about all things youthful.

From here, as part of her job, the two go on various “dates” in order to do research. They go to the beach, take purikura, go to Ena’s school’s festival… All for the sake of research!

But Hisui is very good at his role as a pretend boyfriend on these dates. Once the time is up for Hina’s job, will the two of them stay in contact..?

My Favourites

Their playful relationship – I really enjoyed watching Ena not realize whether Hisui is actually being serious, or if he’s teasing her.
The various scenarios – It was fun watching them slowly grow closer and closer with each “date” they went on!
When Hisui took Ena into his world – Later on in the volume, Hisui takes Ena along to an author event, and it was a very nice change of pace!

My Least-Favourites

The age gap – While I’m more okay with it now, it’s still worth mentioning.

The main characters

Ogai Ena

16 years old
154cm
Enjoys painting her nails
Is looking forward to new experiences – she will try anything once!

Mikanagi Hisui

21 years old
180cm
Manga author
Puts his hair in a bun when he’s working.

Maddie’s ratings

Plot

Is the plot constantly engaging? – Yes!

Is it original? – Yes!

Am I excited to continue reading? – Yes!

Art

Do I personally like the art? – I do, yes.!

Does the art match the vibe of the story? – Yes!

Is the artstyle unique? – To a certain degree.

World-Building

Is there a lot of lore? – No.

Personal Enjoyment

Would I re-read it? – Potentially, after I read the whole series.

Would I add it to my physical collection? -I already own it!

Would I recommend it? – Yes!

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