Hen

HEN

6.01(2K votes)

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Published

1995 to 1997

Authors:Oku, Hiroya

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7.7/10

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kimyonagirl

Mixed Feelings

As much as I like the artwork, the story and characters are nothing special. At the beginning, it all makes sense but progressively,the situation with Chizuru becomes more unrealistic. There is suspense, but only a very small amount. So personally, reading this was only enjoyable because of the artwork. It is more of a shoujo-ai than a yuri, but there are some sex scenes, both heterosexual and lesbian.

45 found helpfulJul 12, 2012

yurionly

Recommended

The strong point of Hen is the surprise that the main character has when she falls in love with another girl. You get a sense for how her mind works and the stops and starts it goes through as her instincts act on their own, which is something that not every mangaka can capture successfully. It tells you that the mangaka knows a thing or two about the human brain and it makes you wonder how much personal exposure he might have to gay culture. I like that many of the panels are dedicated to simple changes in facial expression, or reactions to a strange commentfrom someone else. It's a nice touch and it makes this series feel more like an anime than a manga. There are some low points: there's a lot of sex in this manga, too much for a 16 year old character like the protagonist, and the ending is rushed. Eventually, the side story between two males kind of takes over the romance between the two lead female characters.

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Chizuru Yoshida is not your typical high schooler and she's all too aware of it! She has a talent with getting what she wants from her male lovers and often comes across as cold and manipulative... In truth, despite her experiences with guys, she has never been in love. That's until the fateful arrival of newly-transferred student, Azumi Yamada, at her school. It was love at first sight for Chizuru—indeed an unexpected turn of events for the story's vixen! Not only was she in love but with all things another girl. Chizuru goes through a brief stage of anger and denial and tries to convince herself that she couldn't possibly be attracted to such a simple-looking, shy, and naive girl! To her despair she finds herself constantly thinking of Azumi, so she finally resolves to become friends with her, but it's not too long when she starts to push things along with Azumi... (Source: Manga Project)

darkangel0938

Recommended

I'm not the type that gives review but upon seeing the current rating of this kinda forced me to write this review. Hen is one of many under-rated yuri genre manga. Reading this decades after it was release was really a struggle at first because the art much different to current manga arts now a days but it is really worth it. Don't let the title mislead you. For me, what they meant by "HEN" was "weird". STORY: 10 The story is deeper that it appears to be. It shows different views of relationships straight, bisexual, or gay. Daily life of people going through emotional / character change.I think this could also classify as a 'slice of life' as well. ART: 8 As I've said before, the art is not that grand nor trending as the one now a days but considering the time it was published and the materials and tools available. I think it was great and you can actually adapt to it in due time. CHARACTERS: 9 I like how each of the character was introduced and how the author was able to build each one without ruining the main plot. At first some of them are like a homohomo/npc characters but it's fun on how they was able to support the main characters in later part of the manga. ENJOYMENT: 10 As you can see on my scores, I really enjoyed this manga. I don't like long ready but it's too good once it hits you. There are some part that I find funny especially the characters expressions and sometimes over reaction to stuff. LOL OVERALL: 9 It's awesome and I think this manga deserved a higher rating than it currently have! I hope you can enjoy this as much as I did.

5 found helpfulJun 29, 2018

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