Haikei, Niisan-sama

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Haikei, Niisan-sama

Description

Yutaka gets his yearly letter from his beloved older brother, but this summer something is different about it...

Type

Manga

Related Series

N/A

Associated Names

Dear Brother

拝啓、兄さん様

敬启、亲爱的哥哥

敬启、兄长大人

안녕, 형

Groups Scanlating

The Moon in a Box

Weiberregiment

Latest Release(s)

v.1 c.9 + Extra (end) by weiberregiment 11 years ago

v.1 c.8 by weiberregiment 12 years ago

v.1 c.7 by weiberregiment 12 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

1 Volume (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

User Reviews

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Forum

1 topics, 5 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8.6 / 10.0 (447 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.46 / 10.0

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Last Updated

September 23rd, 2023 3:30am PDT - 2 years ago

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Genre

Drama Romance School Life Shounen Ai Slice of Life
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Recommendations

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Author(s)

TAGURA Tohru

Artist(s)

TAGURA Tohru

Year

2010

Original Publisher

Gentosha

Serialized In (magazine)

Rutile (Gentosha)

Licensed (in English)

English Publisher

N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #589

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Monthly Pos #1356

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3 Month Pos #3138 (No change)

6 Month Pos #4895

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Year Pos #6563

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List Stats

On 387 reading lists

On 301 wish lists

On 973 completed lists

On 21 unfinished lists

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Shounen ai? Or is the mangaka trolling us?

13 years ago

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What inconclusive ending?

by Baniita
3 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

Seems like they plan on living together forever as brothers (and possibly more... probably will be more) to me.
I still can't believe he said that to his mother. lmfao

I love Tagura Tohru's delicate writing; it's exquisite.

The elder brother's bad boy vibe is nice too.

but the characters and their bond could've had more development, yeah.

... Last updated 3 years ago

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Could've been amazing

by ratsnack
5 years ago

Rating: N/A

but never took the dangerous leap.

The author could've taken this the next step, after accepting each other's complicated feelings, making them live together in their own bubble of something luring and forbidden .... But she didn't and we're left with a shallow experience of brotherly love

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Sooo cute

by blu_papillon
5 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Adorable and well written/drawn story. Warms my heart how this was written. Believable in a way. SO sweet.

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It was actually pretty good.

by ohgu59
6 years ago

Rating: N/A

I didn't know how to rate this considering it was about incest between two brothers. Before reading it I assumed it would just be about brothers who weren't actually blood related or some kind of kink manga, and I was fully ready to give it a low rating. It really is about two brothers realizing their feelings are slightly different from the typical brotherly love and therefore having difficulty staying apart from each other. I can't give it a bad review because the mangaka took the topic seriously and wrote something that was actually quite beautiful and pure. I agree with some of the other reviews that the side characters were unrealistically accepting of the situation. Considering that most people in the world, and especially in Japan, find incest taboo. But then that got me thinking about why this particular case is taboo considering that they're both men and have no chance of inbreeding. Anyways, I thought it was interesting to read, and the art was okay. If you're one of those who are repulsed by incest regardless of the circumstance then don't assume this will be any different for you. It really is about blood related siblings so read at your own discretion.

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Highly recommend

by ten_000000
6 years ago

Rating: N/A

Okay i love this. Even for people who don't feel comfortable with BL or incest, the story is about the emotions of a very pure love so I still think it's suitable.

I really like the ending (ofc it was really good so I reeeally want more), I don't think it's open-ended (especially with the extra)

they decided to be okay staying together and people are confused because there's still such a strong reference to "brother" but it was explained in the previous chapters that they can't separate one part from another, so even if they pursue romance the other party is still their "brother" and they recognize that

I love the pacing and the storytelling and the art and the characters way too much, everything about this is so good. The emotions are raw and poignant and it's a really beautiful read, I recommend it.

... Last updated 6 years ago

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EVERY CHAPTER!!!

by Himeowchama
8 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

No, ERASE THAT!!!! EVERY PAGE GIVES ME A BITTERSWEET FEELINGS. BY THE END OF THE CHAPTER IT MAKES ME WANT TO CRY!!! EUGHHH THIS MANGA IS WELL EXECUTED!!! THO I AM CONFUSED BY THE ENDING. DID THEY DECIDE TO LIVE TOGETHER AS BROTHERS, OR AS LOVERS??!?? IT HAS TO BE ONE OR THE OTHER BECAUSE I HATE HALF-ASSED CONCLUSIONS.

AND I JUST LOOOOOVE HOW THIS MANGAKA FOCUSES ON THE EMOTIONS OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED RATHER THAN SMUTTY NONSENSICAL SCENES (thank u for the existance of Shounen-ai)!!! I DONT REALLY MIND INCEST OR WHATEVER (gives 0 fk, just don't give me rape/non consensual sex/stockholm syndrome/emotional manipuling/very pushy characters pls) BUT INCEST MANGA USUALLY INVOLVES RAPE SO I WAS KIND OF SURPRISED THAT NONE OF THOSE mediocre in a bad way ELEMENTS WERE PRESENT IN THIS CASE!!!

... Last updated 8 years ago

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Truely genious

by Omlil
8 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Plot-like it's genious. The way it's done - also genious. Art - very very good.
Best incest BL I've read so far.
Very mature, very realistic.
It's one of the few manga titles that I rate a 10. A perfect 10.
I feel like I can read it again and again, especially with a sad song in the background like Mizutamari lol.
To sum it all up - I wish every shounen ai/yaoi manga would be exactly as good as this.

... Last updated 8 years ago

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Nop, didn't do it for me.

by kurosu_yuuki
9 years ago

Rating: N/A

God dammit. I don't think I understand this manga. I've finished it, but...I don't understand the open ending. What do they decide on, being just brothers or moving on to a different type of love? It's unclear and that makes me really upset. I wanted so much to like it, as I read some of the reviews before reading it, which is something I rarely do.
However, it's funny how each person perceives things differently. Reading the reviews one more time, I was halfway through finishing my own review when I realized I was about to write the exact opposite of what most people had written. I, for one, thought the dialogue was really confusing at some parts. It didn't seem like the first and second half of one's sentence was connected. I thought it was because of translation, but apparently it's like this anywhere you read it. And then the characters' train of thoughts was really off at some parts, to the point of being incomprehensible. On top of that, some parts were Yutaka thinking and some other parts it was Minoru, which made it even more difficult to understand who was thinking what.
It was also really confusing how they fell in love - they did, right? At this point I'm not even sure anymore if I got it right or if it was just brotherly love. Through the letters? Or the first time they saw each other again? Or was it even before the got separated? It's hard for me to accept they would have fallen in love through the letters because Yutaka was SIX when the started exchanging them.
I also feel like the content of those letters was essential to understand the story, and though the mangaka knew what was written in them, we, readers, did not. Yutaka says everything he wanted to say to Minoru was in those letters. Well, that's all fine and dandy, but I didn't get to see what was in them. It also took me a while to realize why they were exchanging letters in the first place. Nowhere in the manga it says they were in 1993, except on the very last page. I was thinking through the whole chapter "why can't they just call each other? Or text?".

At the same time, for some reason, thing manga isn't angsy at all! I cry with just about anything and didn't even shed a tear for this one, it had a very light and easygoing feeling, even though it was such a complex theme - which I don't think is a problem on its own...
I didn't think either of the characters were really well developed, but in this particular case, I don't think it matters, as their feelings were, and that was the most important part of the story.
Th only redeeming point is that there is a girl and she is't annoying. Momoka seems to understand more about the characters than they do themselves. I quite like her.
With all that being said, I don't think it is fair of me to rate this manga, as I would give it a bad rating for lack of...information, perhaps? Resolution? I don't know.
My only advice is: ** don't read this if you don't like open, unresolved endings - which is my case **

... Last updated 9 years ago

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ugh *crying forever*

by gwkimmy
9 years ago

Rating: N/A

this one got me good. damn you sensei.

as a BL fan i saw the tension between them and i want them to say "fuck everything" and get down to business. but then the mangaka really makes their bond as brothers deep and believable and poignant. they WILL lose that if they throw caution to the wind and become involved. which would be the larger tragedy? im so happy they made the right decisions but also so SO sad the tension was basically unresolved.

UGH. now i need to go read some unbelievable dark brother story where they dont care about anything ;_;

edit: I've reread this series and I'm going to share my interpretation of the ending since others seem to be confused.

I believe that in the end, the brothers recognize that they love each other too strongly to try and break or change that bond. They are in super dangerous territory, and they know it, but in the end resolve to not take that next step. They are going to try and make lives separate from each other in hopes of growing out of their bond, but they also promise to stay close if they cannot change. The extra basically implies that they will eventually run away together but are enjoying their family life in the meantime.

The unrequited love expressed in this manga is truly heart wrenching. It really is a powerful emotion to try and forget someone and move on only to be confronted with the fact that you truly love them and could never forget those feelings. I really wished for Yutaka to be able to express his feelings, even if it was in vain. I'd love a sequel where Yutaka grows older and is able to choose his brother as an adult with a better understanding of his feelings. Sensei please write this sequel!

... Last updated 7 years ago

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Cutest incest BL ever

by laevateinx
10 years ago

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I think the only 2 incest BLs that were done right imo were Ike Reibun's 'Not Equal' and this super adorable manga over here.
Not only was the art amazing, the plot and the characters' train of thoughts are very logical and real-life esque, and since there was so much focus on the characters' emotions, it makes you root for them. I'm not a great fan of incest but this manga touched me nonetheless!

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