Writer and artist: Minoru Toyoda
What's it about?
Quite simply, it's a Japanese manga about a fledgling high school romance. The book opens with Hoshino asking Negishi on a date, at lunchtime, in front of all their classmates. Negishi is a little surprised at this as she has no idea who Hoshino is. Nevertheless he convinces her to go on a date with him.
The rest of the book covers the standard relationship stuff - the first kiss, meeting the parents, love rivals, fortune telling, and ahem, a battle of the lunches. Maybe not quite so standard then! After all, Hoshino is not your usual high school boy. He is very honest, very earnest and not quite accustomed to social conventions. Negishi often finds herself embarrassed by him and his actions but as they get to know each other she becomes quite fond of him. Then you have you the best friends - scheming Yoko and cool Tsukuhara - who are doing all they can to make the relationship flourish.
Add to this mix a few other memorable characters which I shall leave you to discover, and you've got a great cast to flesh out an interesting story.
