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A review by ellelainey
Only the Flower Knows Vol. 1 by Rihito Takarai
5.0
This was such a lovely and sweet story. It's a bit of a YA/NA vibe that takes place in college.
Youichi Arikawa has terrible eyesight and his contacts hurt. One day, at the train station, he bumps into Shouta Misaki, where Misaki loses his necklace, which ends up in Youichi's bag. Youichi doesn't realise until later, and he couldn't make out what Misaki looked like, so he doesn't know who to return the necklace to. He ends up breaking up with his girlfriend and having weird dreams right after finding the necklace, and considers the two incidents linked. He's determined to find Misaki.
By fluke, Youichi has volunteered to help out in one of the college labs, where Misaki works! They're stuck in a forced-proximity situation, where Youichi learns a bit more about Misaki from rumours and friends. There are rumours that Misaki is gay and got caught being attacked by another male student who was two years older, while on school grounds. Youichi discovers that Misaki has been getting countless calls from a name - Satoru Kawabata - almost every half hour.
There's a big mystery around Misaki and Satoru's history. Misaki is the grumpy to Youichi's sunshine. It's a little strange, as a college story, and the 'dreams' part doesn't really lead anywhere I was expecting, but it's really cute. There's a hint of using the language of flowers too, which is lovely.
Youichi Arikawa has terrible eyesight and his contacts hurt. One day, at the train station, he bumps into Shouta Misaki, where Misaki loses his necklace, which ends up in Youichi's bag. Youichi doesn't realise until later, and he couldn't make out what Misaki looked like, so he doesn't know who to return the necklace to. He ends up breaking up with his girlfriend and having weird dreams right after finding the necklace, and considers the two incidents linked. He's determined to find Misaki.
By fluke, Youichi has volunteered to help out in one of the college labs, where Misaki works! They're stuck in a forced-proximity situation, where Youichi learns a bit more about Misaki from rumours and friends. There are rumours that Misaki is gay and got caught being attacked by another male student who was two years older, while on school grounds. Youichi discovers that Misaki has been getting countless calls from a name - Satoru Kawabata - almost every half hour.
There's a big mystery around Misaki and Satoru's history. Misaki is the grumpy to Youichi's sunshine. It's a little strange, as a college story, and the 'dreams' part doesn't really lead anywhere I was expecting, but it's really cute. There's a hint of using the language of flowers too, which is lovely.