Volume 5

Volume 5
Japanese English
Japanese Name	春待つ僕ら Harumatsu Bokura
English Name	Waiting For Spring
General Information
Volume Title	In Circles
(JP) ISBN-10	4063658694
(JP) ISBN-13	978-4063658699
(US) ISBN-10	1632365863
(US) ISBN-13	978-1632365866
Publisher	Kodansha
Released Date (JP)	July 13, 2016
Released Date (US)	March 27, 2018
Serialization	Dessert
Demographic	Shoujo
Genre	School life, Romance
Buy Online	Amazon.com kodanshacomics.com
Volume Guide
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Waiting For Spring 5 is the 5th volume of the Haru Matsu Bokura series by Anashin.

Synopsis

Summer vacation is in full swing! When Mitsuki and her friends go to the amusement park together, she’s faced with plenty of romantic date spots and superstitions. When she finally works up the courage to ask Towa to ride the Ferris wheel with her, her plans are interrupted and she has to think of another way … but just when Mitsuki’s about to throw in the towel, Towa picks up the game right where she left off. Alone together on the Ferris wheel, Towa’s confession of a secret past may be more than Mitsuki is ready to hear.

Characters

Mitsuki Haruno A girl who wants to escape being alone. She finds herself at the mercy of a group of gorgeous guys that have become regular customers at the Cafe where she works.

Towa Asakura Mitsuki's classmate. He is quiet and a bit spacey, but he's always there to help her.

Aya Kamiyama Mitsuki's best friend from elementary school. When they finally meet again, she discovers he was a boy all along.

Rui Miyamoto A first year in high school. His innocent smile is adorable, but it hides a wicked heart?!

Kyousuke Wakamiya A second-year in high school. Mysterious and always cool-headed. He is like a big brother to everyone.

Ryuuji Tada A second-year. Comes off as bad boy, but is rather naive. He's crushing on the Boss's daughter, Nanase-san.

Nanase "Nana-san" for short. The Boss's daughter. Straightforward and resolute, she's like a reliable big sister.

Reina Yamada Mitsuki's first friend from her class. she has somewhat eccentric tastes?!

Boss Run's the cafe where Mitsuki works and kindly watches over her.

Maki Sudou Mitsuki's friend who is in the girls' basketball club and also likes Towa.

Rino Aya's club manager at Hojo High School.

Plot

To be like her role model Aya-chan Mitsuki is determined to make some real friends in high school, but her days pass by without much success. She finds solace at the cafe where she works, but it doesn't stay a sanctuary for long... One day, the school's celebrities-the Elite Four Hotties of the Basketball Team-appear out of nowhere! Before She knows it, Mitsuki gets caught up in their silly hi-jinks. As she spends more time with the four of them, she begins to meet new people and make new friends, too. When she goes to the practice game to cheer the boys on, she is reunited with Aya-chan and is stunned to learn that her childhood best friend was actually a boy! What's more, he really wants to date her! The inter-high basketball preliminaries have begun, and everyone is getting serious-about love and basketball!

Chapters

• Period 21 "Miracle Ferris Wheel"
• Period 22 "A Friendship Date"
• Period 23 "Dreary Fireworks"
• Period 24 "A Tender Summer Night"

Trivia

• The 5th volume of the Japanese version was ranked 9th and 23rd on the Oricon chart between July 11 and 21, 2016. On its third week, the volume dropped dramatically to 50th place on the July 25-31 ranking chart with a cumulative sales of 135,329 copies sold.

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