Hibi Chōchō

Hibi Chōchō
日々蝶々
Genre Romance, slice of life
Manga
Hibi Chocho
Written by Suu Morishita
Published by Shueisha
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Margaret
Original run February 20, 2012June 5, 2015
Volumes 12
Audio drama

Hibi Chōchō (日々蝶々) is a Japanese slice of life romance shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Suu Morishita and published by Shueisha in Margaret magazine.[1] Volume 1 was released on July 25, 2012 and a total of 10 volumes have been published so far. The series is published in French by Panini, which released the first volume on February 4, 2015.[2][3] It was adapted into a drama CD.[4]

Characters

Suiren Shibazeki (柴石すいれん Shibazeki Suiren)
Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa
She's known in school as a "flower on a high peak" (高嶺の花 takane no hana), a phrase meaning "an unattainable object". A beautiful but quiet girl, she never speaks to anyone, because of her extreme shyness.
Taichi Kawasumi (川澄泰一[5] Kawasumi Taichi)
Voiced by: Ryōta Ōsaka
He's a quiet boy with glasses, who is also the school's karate champion. He is generally taciturn with everybody, and especially reserved around girls.
Aya Shimizu (清水あや Shimizu Aya)
Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro
Aya is Suiren's friend, a sleepy-eyed but generally pushy girl.
Ryōsuke Takaya (高屋良祐 Takaya Ryōsuke)
Voiced by: Hiro Shimono
Ryōsuke is Kawasumi's friend, a less-accomplished karate club member who has known Kawasumi since they were small children.
Koharu Shinkawa (新川小春 Shinkawa Koharu)
Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu
Koharu is a beautiful, extroverted girl who has her heart set on dating Kawasumi. When he rejects her initial confession, she doesn't give up, but continues to fight for his affections.
Yuri Kudō (工藤ゆり Kudō Yuri)
Voiced by: Risa Taneda
Yuri is Suiren's friend. She has also known Ryōsuke for years.

Volumes

Reception

It was number four on the 2014 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Top 20 Manga for Female Readers survey[16] and it was number nine in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2014.[17] It was also nominated for Best Shōjo Manga at the 38th Kodansha Manga Award.[18][19]

Volume 4 has sold 42,419 copies, as of 29 June 2013;[20] volume 5 has sold 83,454 copies, as of 6 October 2013;[21] volume 6 has sold 112,902 copies, as of 5 January 2014.[22] volume 7 reached the 16th place on the Oricon weekly ranking of manga[23] and, as of May 11, 2014, has sold 162,618 copies;[24] volume 8 reached the 10th place and, as of August 3, 2014, has sold 124,788 copies.[25]

References

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  2. "Manga Le shôjo manga Hibi Chouchou chez Panini". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  3. "Hibi Chouchou 1, Edelweiss et Papillons". Panini. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  4. "「日々蝶々」ドラマCD化、すいれんは花澤香菜". Natalie (in Japanese). November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
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  13. 日々蝶々  8. books.shueisha.co.jp (in Japanese). Shueisha Inc. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
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  15. 日々蝶々 10. books.shueisha.co.jp (in Japanese). Shueisha Inc. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  16. "Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2014 Voters". Anime News Network. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  17. "Japan's Bookstore Employees Rank Top Manga of 2014". Anime News Network. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  18. "38th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  19. "Yo-kai Watch, Baby Steps Win 38th Kodansha Manga Awards". Anime News Network. May 8, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  20. "Japanese Comic Ranking, June 24-30". Anime News Network. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  21. "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 30-October 6". Anime News Network. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  22. "Japanese Comic Ranking, December 30-January 5". Anime News Network. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  23. "Japanese Comic Ranking, April 28-May 4". Anime News Network. May 7, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  24. "Japanese Comic Ranking, May 5-11". Anime News Network. May 14, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  25. "Japanese Comic Ranking, July 28-August 3". Anime News Network. August 6, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.

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