Anata ni Hana wo Sasagemashou

A manga that I started thinking it would be just one more normal josei, but in the end it turned kindda interesting. Even if The ending was "bleeh", the story fulfilled its purpose: it took me to the last page by true interest.

The main couple is not that OMG I SHIP THEM SO HARD couple, but I really liked Seri. She's strong, determined and in someway, a kickass. She knows Aikido, has a strong personality and it makes you want to see her getting what she wants (and deserve). She's quite funny too, and that made me like her even more. Yuzuki, the guy, is just one more josei protagonist with that fish face. Fortunately he's not an asshole, but definitely not interesting. Nothing new under the sun.

The story tries to bring us three cliches models: the arranged marriage, the "childhood friends that are destined to each other" and the "oh I hated him so much but then I fell in love with him". But the third one has like 0 development. The author tries to put it in the protagonist thoughts when she talks about Yuzuki but it has no developed base. So we just ignore this part.

About the sex part, we have some scenes, and as always, they are practically the same. I hate how most of the Joseis focus only on the protagonist breasts. They don't show NOTHING else +18 than that. So if you are looking for some erotic inspiration, look for something else. This manga is not for you.

Okay so, what really took me to the very ending of this manga that really looks like just one more average josei? The story behind the curse. Since the beginning we have some ideas of what caused it. In this point we say "one more curse caused by an envious/betrayed woman spirit". But the story turns to be much more detailed than we expect. It takes waaay longer to the characters to make it out and get all the pieces together. And that really made me nervous because many times the curse itself frustrate their tries and destroys clues. And, as the curse grows stronger, you start worrying about ALL THE CHARACTERS because it starts to affect everybody who gets near Yuzuki. And the best part is that Seri becomes more stronger with that kickass atmosphere around her because she's the only one that can fight the curse (with a acceptable explanation in the end). So she would be the perfect princess with a sword in the white horse if it wasn't for the end.

If you are looking for a josei with an average romantic story, but with an interesting mystery story behind it, go for this one and you'll probably have a fun time (without big expectations of course)

I was not so interested in this manga plot-wise. There was a mystery going on, that's for sure, but I didn't find it so enticing as other mystery manga. It is a running plot, so it works, but I do think the curse could have been explained better in the end.

The romance was a little rushed for me. Another few chapters to develop it a little more would have convinced me of true love, as it didn't seem completely genuine.

What I loved most about the manga was the art. It is absolutely phenomenal. I was constantly marveling at Seri's hair and eyes, and everyone's body structures were also on point. The only thing I disliked were how long Yuzuki's eyelashes were because he was drawn to be bishounen and I am not so partial to pretty boys, but he was also beautiful.

There are some sex scenes in here. I could tolerate one scene, but I think there were about three, and I think they were unnecessary to the story.

Otherwise, I'll give this manga a solid 7. The plot is not particularly engaging, but some of it is good, and the art is definitely great.

Anata ni Hana wo Sasagemashou is a good supernatural romance that josei readers will enjoy, it delivers a good story in a setting of mystery and suspense with a good looking cast of characters. If you have ever read any of this mangaka's works, this is in the same genre supernatural josei romance but with a more traditional Japanese theme and I thought the story itself was interesting with a better plot.

Ohmi draws really handsome sexy men ( and I do mean men not boys ) but this story has less smut than her other stories and more story while still being a romance, and the smut is handled in a very classy way, it’s romantic. I like her art style. Each of her guys looks different too.

The two main characters are childhood friends who are engaged by their parents . Seri does not want to go along with it and doesn’t understand why he is passively going along with the parents’ plans. I liked the female heroine in this one better than the ones in this writers other series too. She is a josei heroine with a good character and I liked her because she was not some crying weak helpless thing, she seems a bit abrasive in the first couple of chapters to the male mc, but then as she realizes the dark stuff that is behind his actions, she becomes much stronger but nicer and they get along better as a team. Yuzuki, the male mc seems very passive at first and acts sort of weak but grows more decisive. And thankfully he is not a jerk or a bad boy.

This story stands up as a good, fresh example of this mangaka’s work. I liked it better than Midnight Secretary and it is not as long as the Kindan series. So even if you didn’t like Midnight Secretary you might like this one a lot better as there are no vampires or werewolves and no arrogant jerk of a guy, but there is still a lot of supernatural stuff and there is more mystery to this one.

I liked that it thankfully steered clear of a lot of josei pitfalls and stereotypes, there is no cheating or office romances – instead we have pesky ancestors which is a lot more fun.
There is none of the josei criticisms that would drive readers who are leary of the genre away either, so guys don’t stay away from it cause of the tag.

If you like the whole childhood friends becoming lovers thing this is a good story for you too.
The story is the perfect length for the plot neither too short nor too long. The way the plot concludes is not stereotypical either. Also I don’t base stories on their endings but this one actually has a very well done ending that is different, well written and won’t leave you hanging. I would rate it 8.5 or between 8 and 9. If you are looking for a nice take on a supernatural theme give it a read.