Hirunaka no Ryuusei

Plot

Suzume Yosano's parents have decided to move to Bangladesh when her father's job gets transferred there. However, they're not taking her with them. So, Suzume moves to Tokyo to live with her uncle, Yukichi. On her way to moving into her uncle's house, she runs into a strange man who helps her since she is initially lost. When she starts school, it turns out that he is none other than her homeroom teacher, Satsuki Shishio. Between him and making new friends, Suzume's first year of high school in Tokyo will be full of fun and adventure.

Characters

Suzume Yosano (与謝野 すずめ, Yosano Suzume)

Played by: Mei NaganoSuzume moves from the countryside to Tokyo to live with her uncle while she goes to high school. When she was in middle school, she saw a shooting star during the daytime and is convinced that she can see one again. She hangs out on the rooftop frequently at school. She skips class often and has relatively poor grades. She sits next to Mamura in class. She meets Shishio, who she discovers to be her homeroom teacher, when she is en route to her uncle's house. She eventually falls in love with him. Since he knows her uncle, the two see each other fairly often. She confesses her feelings, but is rejected. She finds herself unable to get over him and confesses once more. This time Shishio accepts and they date in secret. This only lasts a short time, since Shishio thinks their love for one another was not really love. Feeling upset and rejected, Suzume becomes slightly depressed. Mamura tries to make her feel better by taking her to an aquarium she went to with Shishio. At first she rejects going, but begins to realize why Mamura is taking her. She begins to see how much Mamura cares for her, and realizes she is in love with him. She runs to his house and confesses to him, which he accepts.

Satsuki Shishio (獅子尾 五月, Shishio Satsuki)

Played by: Shohei MiuraSuzume's homeroom teacher. He somewhat reluctantly falls in love with Suzume. After she confesses to him for a second time, he agrees to date her in secret. Eventually Shishio asks Suzume what she would do if he stopped teaching. Suzume replies with “I’m going with you,” to his surprise, so he says he was just kidding. Shishio and Suzume's relationship is inadvertently discovered by Suzume's uncle Yukichi to which he disapproved. Shishio realises the gravity of his situation then says they should just quit “it”—their relationship—and just go back to having a normal student-teacher relationship. He says that her love for him was just “admiration,” and she does not really love him at all. However, he realizes he still loves her, but cannot be with her. It angers Mamura that Shishio hurt Suzume. By the time he tries to get back together with her, she is already dating Mamura.

Daiki Mamura (馬村 大輝, Mamura Daiki)

Played by: Alan ShirahamaSuzume's classmate who sits in front of her. He is a gynophobe. Upon discovering this, Suzume uses it to blackmail him into being her friend. He begins to get more used to being around girls and begins to develop feelings for Suzume. He is fairly jealous of Shishio and Suzume's relationship (romantic or not) and becomes protective and supportive in the times Suzume is hurt emotionally. Despite his feelings, Mamura decides to keep them hidden only revealing them when he discovers Shishio's decision to cease his relationship with Suzume. When they move up to second year of high school, Mamura becomes popular with the underclassmen much to the chagrin of Suzume. Suzume's friends come up with the idea to have Mamura and Suzume pretend to date in order to make the underclass girls leave him alone. When he takes her to an aquarium he confesses his feelings for her, to which she is unsure how to react. Upon going home, Suzume realizes she is in love with him and accepts his confession and the two begin to date.

Yuyuka Nekota (猫田 ゆゆか, Nekota Yuyuka)

Played by: Maika YamamotoYuyuka is very blunt, which she believes makes it hard to get along with others. She hides behind a cute exterior that is friendly and outgoing in order to make friends. Initially, Yuyuka was only pretending to be nice in order to get closer to Mamura, but the two later become honest friends. She eventually confesses to Mamura, who rejects her, saying that he has feelings for Suzume. She is comforted by Togyuu Minagawa, whom she slowly develops feelings for. She gives Suzume relationship advice frequently.

Nana Kameyoshi (亀由 奈々, Kameyoshi Nana)

A classmate and friend of Suzume's.

Monika Tsurutani (鶴谷 モニカ, Tsurutani Monika)

A classmate and friend of Suzume's. She is of mixed ethnicities (but is part Japanese). She later dates Manabu Inukai.

Manabu Inukai (犬飼 学, Inukai Manabu)

A classmate of Suzume's who is also the class president. He later dates Tsurutani.

Togyuu Minagawa (皆川 土牛, Minagawa Togyuu)

An upperclassmen of Suzume. He is a bit of a playboy and is interested in Yuyuka.

Yukichi Kumamoto (熊本 諭吉, Kumamoto Yukichi)

Played by: Ryuta SatoSuzume's uncle. He is unmarried and owns a cafe. He is friends with Shishio.

Live-action film

A live-action film adaptation has been announced.

Reception

The series has 1.93 million copies in print and 500,000 in paid digital copies.