A Condition Called Love Vol. 1

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of any male friends, and therefore creates a secondhand rift even though she has constantly told him she has never felt any sort of interest in love. This is so not the case with Hananoi and let me highlight this: he's totally respectful of Hotaru and never crosses the boundaries, and it's repeateadly stated by him that he wants Hotaru to feel comfortable and to follow her pace, and he keeps his word. Tai, Anita (November 13, 2023). "A Condition Called Love Manga Enters Final Arc". Anime News Network . Retrieved November 13, 2023. The story is about Hananoi, a handsome yet lonely guy falling in love with Hotaru, a rather ordinary but thoughtful girl.

Other than that, the character is really real and that's also the reason why I feel what Hananoi-kun feel and I understand how Hotaru feel. And the art of this author is always nice so nothing to complain. Chapter 33 - Our First School Festival (1) • Chapter 34 - Our First School Festival (2) • Chapter 35 - Our First School Festival (3) • Chapter 36 - Our First School Festival (4) Ressler, Karen (February 4, 2019). "Japan's Bookstore Employees Rank Top Manga of 2018". Anime News Network . Retrieved May 21, 2021. Having his life centered around the object of his affections would devolve into him having all his emotional needs fulfilled by one person, an unhealthy and dependent relationship. Being always there to protect and help her would lead to stalking and eery obsession with her. His constant doting and effervescent praise of her would be love bombing, a pattern of affectionate behavior to hide his other flaws. His eagerness to do anything for her would lead him to threatening and hurting others he feels have wronged her. The perfect romantic fairy tale wouldn't be so ideal after all. The main characters in shoujos are often written to be perfect with occasional small mistakes; it was exciting to see characters written with big mistakes and bigger negative feelings like real people actually act. They learn from it over time and grow as individuals.Snow Means Love: Hotaru and Hananoi interact for the first time face to face in the story by her shielding him from the falling snow. The next day he confesses his feelings towards her and asks her to date him. This is not "the relationship is full of drama but let's pretend it's a happy couple with a panel of sweet words and a kiss" kind of romance and it feels like a breath of fresh air.

First of all, yes, the male lead did give off weird vibes, esp. in the beginning, with the signs of obsessive/stalkerish behavior. BUT if you're reading that from people who only read the first few chapters, ignore it. The series was a nominee for the 64th Shogakukan Manga Awards in the shōjo category. [38] It was also the runner-up for the ninth An An manga award. [39] In 2018, employees of one of the largest Japanese bookstores ranked the series as the tenth best manga of 2018. [40] The series ranked fifteenth in the 2020 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook's top manga for female readers. [41] Also in 2020, it was nominated for the Kodansha Manga Award in the shōjo category. [42] In 2021, it won the Kodansha Manga Award in the shōjo category. [43]Hotaru-chan is weird too, but when you read mangas like this, you need to relate to the character to be able to get the gist of what person they are. Hotaru is a sheltered girl, but not in a bad way. She doesn't quite understand others emotions, because she's kind, to the point of putting others before herself. She's hardworking, and she's very caring. She's the type of person you'd get along well to, but not befriend very easily. She only has a small circle of friends, but she attracts those friends that she wants to stay for a long time, the reason she got traumatized over that one event. On one hand, she's smart enough to know how to set clear boundaries and tell him when he's doing something wrong, but it's her first relationship, she shouldn't have to be the more mature person here, I feel. There are toxic behaviors (especially from chapter 39 to 43) on the part of Hananoi, so I will say that I do not recommend this love story to people who romanticize her behavior (it is not the goal of the manga itself). A Condition Called Love is a deconstruction of romantic comedies, asking "What would happen if you made the male lead an actual person?" He's tall and handsome, he's always there to protect his love interest when she's in danger, he dotes upon her, cares for her, never runs out of reasons he loves her, he's willing to do anything for her, and his world revolves around her. What would our well-intentioned male lead actually look like? And Megumi Morino executes this to near perfection. Hopeless Suitor: Yao realizes his feelings for Hotaru much too late as she is already in love with and dating Hananoi. He still wishes to be close to her (as friends) despite that.