Author: Kim Sung-jae, Plus
Translated by: Anna Kirk, Derek Kirk Kim
Publisher: Dark Horse, 2007
Original title: 하나미, 2005
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Seventeen-year-old Joonho Suk just had the best day of his life. He finally got the guts to ask out his big crush, Sae-un, and she said yes!! But after floating home on cloud nine, he found . . . his family packing up to move to Seoul?!
Now tossed into a big new city and lovesick for the girl still in Suwon, Joonho runs into weird characters at every turn. First there’s the young girl who speaks a strange language and has enormous strength, then a wayward cat causes another-Hanami-to wipe out on her bike! She’s okay, but Joonho might not be once her massive grandfather shows up and thinks he’s to blame . . . !
Hanami’s sweet nature quickly charms Joonho, and he discovers that his new school, including a self-styled blonde Casanova, is already abuzz over his cute Japanese neighbor. But what about Sae-un? And what on earth is the Babe Patrol Research Center?! Discover a completely entertaining read and one of the most popular comics Korea has to offer.
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