Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai
花野井くんと恋の病
Synopsis
Hotaru Hinase has lived nearly sixteen years without romance. She is satisfied alone as long as she can enjoy the little things in life with her beloved friends and family. In her mind, she is not meant to fall in love, nor does she understand the concept. While out with a friend, Hotaru witnesses the severe breakup of her schoolmate Hananoi, to whom she has never spoken. Afterward, she sees him sitting in the snow and holds her umbrella over him. To her surprise, this gesture results in him confessing his feelings for her at school the next day. Though Hotaru rejects him, Hananoi insists on letting her get to know him. He does whatever he can to woo her, from changing his hairstyle to finding her lost hairpin in the snow. Although she has no romantic feelings towards him, Hotaru believes that by spending more time with him, she will learn how to love. She agrees to date him and slowly begins to navigate what being a girlfriend entails, including how to reciprocate the kind gestures that Hananoi continues to perform for her. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Characters

Hananoi Saki
Main

Hinase Hotaru
Main

Kurata Keigo
Supporting

Shibamura Tsukiha
Supporting

Yao Souhei
Supporting

Satomura Satomi
Supporting

Asami Hibiki
Supporting

Kuroe Yukihiro
Supporting

Hinase Kagari
Supporting

Hinase Tomori
Supporting

Mother
Supporting

Father
Supporting

Yui
Supporting

Hozumi Shouichirou
Supporting

Ginji
Supporting

Hananoi's Grandmother
Supporting

Marika
Supporting

Nonchan
Supporting

Hananoi-kun's Aunt
Supporting
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