This is my first time writing a review and I will try my best to be objective here but really this manga has made me feel various feelings. *sigh

Oh my God. Hirunaka no Ryuusei. So much to say, words fail me. Just a heads up, this review will be emotional as the manga itself has so much feels, so to speak. This is the reason why I made MAL account after all, just to be able to express what I thought of it.

I am a yaoi fangirl. I am crazy over boys love because I think it's sweet and cute. So much love and sexiness. Feeling fluffy all the way. But truth be told, I started with shoujo (as most of girls, I think). But Hirunaka no Ryuusei is one reason why I turned to yaoi instead.

Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed it. The plot is anything but unique - surely, student-teacher love story is old news. However, the way Yamamori-sensei wrote it made the difference. Likable characters + relatable story = a wonderful experience.

"Daytime shooting star", the title itself is something you can't just ignore. It says it all.

It's a story of a country girl named Yosano Suzume who, upon transferring to the city, experienced new things, met new people and discovered a whole lot new feelings. She met a man who she fell in love with the first time who happened to be her homeroom sensei Shishio Satsuki. Sensei is everything we can think of a cool sensei so I can't blame Suzume for falling for him. There's also the awkward Mamura Daiki and the blunt but pretty Nekota Yuyuka. Needless to say, it's a love square (LOL).

Who would ever forget the feeling of falling in love for the first time? It's a sweet, pure and innocent love. It's like discovering a treasure. You want to hold tightly to it but afraid that you might break it. It's a painful and yet beautiful feeling.

The story development is at its best between Suzume and Shishio-sensei. I can't even count how many times my heart faltered for them. It was one beautiful love. Really. *sigh*

On the other hand, the story between Mamura and Suzume is one of those love stories that is slowly but surely. Mamura was always there for Suzume when she needed it most. And it sure paid off. *sigh*

One couple that I really shipped so much was Yuyuka and Togyuu-senpai. So much for the main love triangle couple. Hehe. I really love how the story went for Yuyuka, who at first was in love with Mamura and Togyuu-senpai who made the effort to convey his feelings so as to reach Yuyuka. And yay! It was one sweet love story. :-)

And the way it ended is something I knew would happen from the beginning. Somehow I knew it but my heart hoped otherwise. It's not that I didn't like it, it's just that it made me realize over again that there is more to love than love itself. There's a lot lot more. In the end, it's not about the destination, it's the journey. Because that's where you grow and learn things the hard way. Nobody said it would be easy, they just said it would be worth it. And besides, where's the fun in that if it's easy, ne? xD

It was one bittersweet love story.

Lesson? If you hesitate, someone will take your place (quote from manga hand which). So don't because you'll regret it.