This is a nice manga to read. The main story is a typical shoujo story. Girl and boy fall in love but they must face a series of obstacles until they actually can be together... as it will most probably happen. The manga hasn´t ended yet. Story (6): As I was saying, it is the typical shoujo story, but there are some interesting twists: time travel, samurais, a particular situation that makes the main male character confront his experience with the vision other people in the present have of history. The time-travelling samurais end up acting, together with the heroin, in a historic movie thattells a version of their own lives. Sounds interesting, but I think the manga doesn't make the most of the possibilities a time travel plot can give. The author remains in the surface, and does not dig deep into any conflict. As the storie advances, it becomes more and more a cliché.

Art (7): I liked the art. It isn’t unique but it´s nice. The characters are easily identifiable; they all have their very distinct features. But there is nothing particularly special about it.

Characters (7): There are good characters, the heroin’s grandfather and the samurai master are particularly appealing, even when they don´t appear that often. The female character does not cry as much as they usually do in other shoujo mangas. There is shed of tears, but in a very reasonable amount. However, I think the samurai characters adapt too easily to the modern times... at moments I found myself wondering: why are the talking like that or how does he find this situation so natural?

In short, Sengoku Danshi Hana no Ran -although it may not be an outstanding work- is an easy to read, enjoyable manga.