The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity 13

This cute and twisty manga spin on Romeo and Juliet is the latest hit in Japan, coming to print from a successful digital-first release!

Capulet & Montague, Chidori & Kikyo

Chidori High is a boys’ school that takes in the dregs of society with the lowest grades. Next door standsKikyo Girls’High, where the wealthy, high-class families send their precious daughters. Chidori second-year Rintaro, who has a fierce face but a gentle heart, is helping at hisfamily’s patisserie when he meets a girlnamed Kaoruko. The two hit it off right away…but this blissful peace is quicklydisturbed when Rintaro discovers that Kaoruko is actually astudent at Kikyo. Worse, she doesn’t seem to realize what a huge problem this really is! Will these two be able to forge a path for themselves, and sidestep the traps (metaphorical and literal) laid by their classmates?