is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Roku Sakura. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's manga magazine Young Ace from April 2016 to September 2022, with its chapters collected in 13 volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Silver Link aired from July to September 2025.
Synopsis
Hana Tabata, a first-year high school student who calls herself ugly, goes to school early to replace the flowers arranged in a vase in her classroom as part of her daily routine. She becomes so immersed that she has leftover flowers in her hair and is seen by Yosuke Ueno, who had been thinking about who had been changing the flowers. Though she runs away in embarrassment, he starts talking to her.
Characters
First-year high school student. She is quiet and kind-hearted but thinks she is ugly. She has poor eyesight and is slightly overweight. Since she was young, she was ridiculed as being "ugly", which affected her current personality. She loves manga and romance games about women. After admiring the heroine of a manga, her interest in flowers grew and she became a member of the beautification committee.
The most popular guy in the class. He belonged to the basketball club in junior high school and is popular with girls. He works part time at an restaurant. He was worried about the flowers in the classroom, but discovered Hana had been rearranging the flowers and began talking to her.
The most beautiful girl in the class. Though she appears bright and kind, she has a side that is calculating and devious. Despite being pursued by many guys for her appearance, she falls for Yosuke who treats her without ulterior motives. Realizing that Yosuke has feelings for Hana, she is close to Hana on the surface but acts as her rival behind Hana's back. She recovers from Yosuke's rejection with the help of Tetsuo, and gradually spends more time with him.
Yosuke's best friend since junior high school. He is part of the judo club. Despite his stern appearance and unchanging expression, he is gentle and considerate. He is the only one who knows Sumire's hidden personality but treats her flatly and gives her serious advice. He distracts Sumire from her heartbreak by taking her to karaoke or games, and they spend more time together after that.
A boy who belongs to the popular group in the class but always looks restless. He has a small stature and an ordinary appearance, and he wore glasses until junior high school. When he entered high school, he dyed his hair and wore contacts. He has a crush on Sumire but struggles due to his low self-esteem. He becomes an early friend, confidant, and supporter of Tabata.
Yosuke's aloof younger brother who is an elementary school student. While he is mature for his age, he does occasionally display a childish side. Like Yosuke, he is popular with girls at school, albeit he ignores this.
Transfer student who went to the same junior high school as Yosuke and Tetsuo. She is a cheerful who likes makeup. In junior high school, she was teased during choir practice because she is tone deaf and has no sense of rhythm. She became friends with Yosuke and Tetsuo, who sincerely accompanied her during practice.
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Roku Sakura, April Showers Bring May Flowers was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's manga magazine Young Ace from April 4, 2016, to September 2, 2022. Kadokawa collected its chapters in twelve volumes, released from November 4, 2016, to November 4, 2022. A thirteenth volume was released on August 4, 2025.
A "special edition" series, titled , was serialized in Young Ace from March 4 to September 4, 2025.
In June 2024, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication beginning in November 2024.
Volumes
Anime
In November 2022, it was announced that the manga would receive an anime adaptation, which was later revealed to be a television series produced by Silver Link, and directed and written by Mirai Minato, with Miwa Oshima designing the characters, and Yuki Hayashi and Shogo Yamashiro composing the music. The series aired from July 4 to September 26, 2025, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is "Bloom (feat. Ayumu Imazu)", performed by TWS, while the ending theme song is , performed by Glasgow.
The series is streaming on Amazon Prime Video in North America.
Episodes
Reception
The series ranked fifth in the print category of the fifth Next Manga Award in 2019.
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