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A review by helterskelliter
High School Debut, Vol. 01 by Kazune Kawahara
4.0
In middle school, Haruna Nagashima was only interested in softball.
Her team did pretty well, too—they made it to nationals. She enjoyed it a lot and had fun developing those athletic abilities.
Now that Haruna is in high school, she’s looking to get herself a boyfriend!
Convinced it will be as easy to do as it looks in manga and magazines, she finds herself at a loss when one of the tips or tricks she’s embodied work. After talking to some friends, she believes she’s in need of a coach—just like she had for softball!
Haruna recruits handsome but aloof upperclassman Yoh Komiyama to be that coach — much to his chagrin.
He only agrees to it on one condition—Haruna better not fall for him.
This is simply delightful!
I’ll be honest—I love these quintessential shoujo series. There’s such an agreeable mix of melodrama and truly thoughtful commentary. Though there are some contrived circumstances, there’s such heart at the center of this story that beats throughout.
Haruna is such a strong, central character who has agency and dignity of character in ways that are (unfortunately) often rare these days. She’s such an enjoyable, magnetic presence on the pate and I just want to read more about her and her story.
This is such a great choice for readers interested in a classic high school, slice-of-life series~
Her team did pretty well, too—they made it to nationals. She enjoyed it a lot and had fun developing those athletic abilities.
Now that Haruna is in high school, she’s looking to get herself a boyfriend!
Convinced it will be as easy to do as it looks in manga and magazines, she finds herself at a loss when one of the tips or tricks she’s embodied work. After talking to some friends, she believes she’s in need of a coach—just like she had for softball!
Haruna recruits handsome but aloof upperclassman Yoh Komiyama to be that coach — much to his chagrin.
He only agrees to it on one condition—Haruna better not fall for him.
This is simply delightful!
I’ll be honest—I love these quintessential shoujo series. There’s such an agreeable mix of melodrama and truly thoughtful commentary. Though there are some contrived circumstances, there’s such heart at the center of this story that beats throughout.
Haruna is such a strong, central character who has agency and dignity of character in ways that are (unfortunately) often rare these days. She’s such an enjoyable, magnetic presence on the pate and I just want to read more about her and her story.
This is such a great choice for readers interested in a classic high school, slice-of-life series~