high school. He wasn’t interested in any girls until Suiren talked to him (chapter 62). He lets go his feeling for her (chapter 69) since Taichi is the person to make her talk and show feelings. Ichi Kawasumi He is Taichi’s older brother and fellow karate club member during middle school. He is similar to Suiren, in that both do not talk much. Meguna Sotomura She is a fellow classmate who becomes friends with Suiren during the second year of high school (chapter 48). She already has a boyfriend before meeting Suiren. Her attitude became similar to that of Aya – bluntly stating to the boys to leave Suiren alone. Mina Ozaki Ryōsuke’s girlfriend, as stated in chapter 49. She knows that Aya has a one-sided crush to her boyfriend (chapter 71). Volumes Reception It was number four on the 2014 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Top 20 Manga for Female Readers survey and it was number nine in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2014. It was also nominated for Best Shōjo Manga at the 38th Kodansha Manga Award. Volume 4 has sold 42,419 copies, as of 29 June 2013; volume 5 has sold 83,454 copies, as of 6 October 2013; volume 6 has sold 112,902 copies, as of 5 January 2014. volume 7 reached the 16th place on the Oricon weekly ranking of manga and, as of May 11, 2014, has sold 162,618 copies; volume 8 reached the 10th place and, as of August 3, 2014, has sold 124,788 copies. See also A Sign of Affection — Another manga series by the same author. References External links 2012 manga Japanese audio dramas Romance anime and manga School life in anime and manga Slice of life anime and manga Shōjo manga Shueisha franchises Shueisha manga Viz Media manga