Hajiotsu.

Description

Ashihara Himari hates men. Or rather, she doesn't understand them. In order to alleviate this problem, her friends decide that she should confess to someone. But what if that someone unexpectedly agrees...?

Type

Manga

Related Series

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Associated Names

First Time Romance

Haji-Otsu

Hajiotsu

はじおつ。

第一次恋爱

Groups Scanlating

Maigo

TSP

Latest Release(s)

v.5 c.32 (end) by TSP 9 years ago

v.5 c.31 by TSP 9 years ago

v.5 c.30 by TSP 9 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

5 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

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User Rating

Average: 7.7 / 10.0 (256 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.55 / 10.0

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Last Updated

December 12th, 2020 7:31pm PST - 4 years ago

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Genre

Comedy Drama Romance School Life Seinen
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Original Publisher

Houbunsha

Serialized In (magazine)

Manga Time Kirara Forward (Houbunsha)

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English Publisher

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Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #756

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Monthly Pos #1949 (No change)

3 Month Pos #3387 (No change)

6 Month Pos #4983

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Year Pos #6871

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List Stats

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On 370 wish lists

On 673 completed lists

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Cute and Simple

by Call_Me_Treo
1 year ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

Hajiotsu is a fairly simple manga with a simple premise and a simple easy-to-follow story. Being 5 volumes in length, it's digestable for any reader and can be finished in one sitting if you're really into it. Hajiotsu takes no risks and the characters are nothing out of the ordinary. There's only six characters you need familiarize yourself with; the two mains and their two supporting sides. They essentially provide the comedy and fill in the spaces between the actual romantic interactions you wait for as time progresses. You can pretty much guess straight away the personalities of the supporting cast by judging their appearances (how they are illustrated) and surmising from a few panels. We have the ditsy playful girl with pig-tails and the geeky glasses-wearing man-hater on one side, and the overzealous hopeless romantic and the cool collected wise sensei-type on the other side.

Hajiotsu's only remotely unique hook or reason for being read by the viewer is the premise that the two lead characters have never entered into a relationship before and that provides the backbone for much of the plot's meat, and even that quirk isn't too uncommon in manga. Given that said, the mangaka makes use of tried and true methods/tropes/cliches available and works with them to combine into a solid and safe storyline that doesn't deviate from the path. Hajiotsu is a solid and quick read and the artwork is cutesy.

After completing the fifth volume, I ended it with a smile on my face.

It finishes with an "it ends where it all began". My one curiosity is the proposed romance between two of the side characters that were teased in a developing relationship but it never becomes official, so it seemed much more like extreme padding to fill up volume 5 before the conclusion/confession that had been built up since the beginning.

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Fluffy

by Utsukushii Yume
8 years ago

Rating: 7.9 / 10.0

A light hearted fluffy romance without all the face palming drama. There was only one character I found annoying, but the story allowed the character to grow out of that so it was fine in the end.

I also like how Himari actually owned up to her wrong doings. She and her friends understood what they did was wrong and they didn't try to get off the hook for what they did.

I gave this a high rating b.c it was nice to see someone not try to water down something they did wrong regardless of the outcome.

... Last updated 8 years ago

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Awwwww~

by nausicaa70
8 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

This serie is really good. So light and peaceful ~
Characters weren't annoying at all and I loved every one of them. Their relationships (be it between friends or lovers) were adorable. Furthermore the pace was just right and everything moved on smoothly. It felt totally natural.
The romance was really well done and the fluff was great !!
Plus the art is really nice as well. There's no reason to dislike it. I really enjoyed it.

However I don't understand why she felt the need to tell him the "truth". That's so selfish. She was feeling guilty and she wanted that weight off her chest. Ok. But since she understood it will only hurt him why would she do it anyway ? That's so damn inconsiderate and self-centered. And anyway if she really wanted to tell him because she thought it would "get things right", first she must have told him the real TRUTH = the fact that she loves him.
Yup it started "wrong", but her feelings turned out genuine and that's the most important thing.

I would have prefer an ending like : "Well the truth is my confession back then didn't mean anything. But step by step, you opened my world and let me experience things I couldn't even have dreamt about. That happiness was unreal and amazing. Thanks for everything. I want to start for real this time. I love you. Please go out with me." <== This would have been perfect (instead of that unnecessary drama).

... Last updated 8 years ago

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So cute

by linnil
8 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

What is this adorableness?
So sweet and cute.
This couple is the best!! cheer!!!
And her friend are so interesting!!! Such a nice group of friend!!

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Nice And Light

by plotrobert
8 years ago

Rating: 8.5 / 10.0

I'm surprised this is a seinen because this feels very much like a shoujo affair overall. Not that this is a bad thing, the story is nice and romantic while not being overly dramatic or silly. Plus the length works in the story's favor, just long enough where I'm satisfied while leaving me wanting just a few more chapters past the ending.

There's some minor gripes I've got with the story. For one, while I do like the characters a lot there was a bit too much emphasis on the whole "should I tell him how I feel or not" stuff. It's pretty much the only real tension the story has. So if you're the kind of person who dislikes slower stories that are mostly just people talking this may not be for you.

All that said I still highly recommend this. It's short and has characters that aren't frustrating to read about.

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Adorable

by Yamara
9 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

Definitely on the sweeter side. Took away the one point simply because it uses the standard, annoying troupe of "should I say whats on my mind" for too long. Other than that, this is one of the better ones I have read in AGES. Cant recommend it enough.

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Adorable Slow Love Story

by sculamio
11 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

Pure innocent, shoujo fluff right here. Yes, yes, I know it's classified as seinen, but if you've ever read series like Hibi Chouchou or Taiyou no Ie, it's got that same refreshing vibe to it. Both the male and female leads are totally inexperienced in the romance department and act pretty normally, making their interactions particularly charming (no crazy jealous tsunderes or infuriating playboys here).

If I had to compare it to a series, I'd say it's a slightly more realistic and faster version of Hibi Chouchou with less painfully shy leads.

... Last updated 11 years ago

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