Fresh off reading the parent story, Only the flower knows, I got into this thinking it would be just your average sequel/prequel and I was, in fact, wrong. “Hana no miyako de” 9/10 I loved it. I’m the biggest sucker for melancholic, retrospective plots, and this three-chapter long story delivered and delivered well. I enjoyed this so much more than the parent story. The pace is actually really good, given the length of the work, and in a few pages you get to see the characters development and struggles as they grow to accept themselves and the future that lies ahead for them. The way the characters meetis more realistic and although still cliché-y, it is well presented and thought out.

The segue into the main story is honestly just perfect and I would definitely, 100% recommend this.

“Hana no migoro ni” 7/10

It serves as closure to the main story and, however briefly, it does a good job of touching on issues like acceptance.

I don’t have much to say as nothing extremely remarkable happens, but it did give me a sense of completion to the story, which isn’t something to take for granted.