Waiting for Spring (manga)
Waiting for Spring (Japanese: 春待つ僕ら, Hepburn: Haru Matsu Bokura), released as We Hope For Blooming in Southeast Asia, is a Japanese shōjo manga series by Anashin. Waiting for Spring is serialized in the monthly manga magazine Dessert since April 2014. During the series’ run, a drama CD was released on June 24, 2017. A live-action film adaptation was released on December 14, 2018.
Plot
Mitsuki is a shy first-year student at Seiryo High School struggling to make friends. To her dread, one day, four popular boys from the basketball team, heralded as the school’s “four heavenly kings”, drop by the café she works at. Initially reluctant, Mitsuki soon develops an unlikely friendship with them, particularly with Towa, even though Seiryo High School’s basketball team is banned from dating. Just when Mitsuki finds herself growing fond of Towa, her childhood friend, Aya, returns.
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Cover of the Japanese version of vol. 1, first released on July 11, 2014
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| 春待つ僕ら (Haru Matsu Bokura) |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Anashin |
| Published by | Kodansha |
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| Imprint | Kodansha Comics |
| Magazine | Dessert |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | April 2014 – September 24, 2019 |
| Volumes | 14 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Yuichiro Hirakawa |
| Written by | Satoko Okazaki |
| Music by | Yu Takami |
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| Released | December 14, 2018 |
A simple moment can change the entire life…
A pure friendship is being born…
