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Flowers & Bees, Vol. 7

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Well, we're finally down to the last volume of Flowers & Bees and the question is, has Komatsu learned anything? Sakura is now his girlfriend, but starting a relationship is only half the battle! How do you keep the person interested without smothering them, without pandering to their every wish? How do you act around them? These are all questions Komatsu will have to answer simply because he's never had a real girlfriend. He's still trying to play it cool by dyeing his hair blond but he does it wrong and turns it orange instead and then has to shave all his hair off. And then jealousy starts to sit in as he begins to doubt Sakura's faithfulness, and Komatsu's own heart will be tested by another girl.

Flowers & Bees should be required reading for anyone about to get into a relationship, whether you're 18 or 90 years old, because over 7 volumes it exposes all the lies and mind games that goes on between two people. It also shows the fallacy in pursuing personality traits that you never have possessed. Moyoco Anno's writing and artwork perfectly suited the story and she never shied away from controversy about nudity or sex or language in this series. She let it all hang out and that was good because it was honest and in the end this manga is about honesty. If you just be true to yourself and voice your true feelings to others, you're going to be ok in the end! One complaint I had about this volume was the epilogue at the end that almost ruins the lessons and mood of all that has come before. Still, it was a great series!