Takane & Hana, Vol. 4

Today’s post is on Takane & Hana, Vol. 4 by Yuki Shiwasu. It is 200 pages long and is published by Shojo Beat. The cover has Takane and Hana on it lighty glaring at each other. As it is the fourth in the series you need to have read the first three volumes. The intended reader is someone who likes over the top characters, humor, and coming of age stories. There is no foul language, no sex, and no violence in the volume. The story is told from third person close of mostly Hana but sometimes from other characters as plot needs. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the back of the book- It’s summer, but Takane is so busy with work that he doesn’t have much time to spend with Hana! Enter Takane’s new assistant Eiji Kirigasaki, an efficient helper who gains Takane’s trust and allows Takane to have more free time. Despite all the support he’s giving, however, Kirigasaki might have an ulterior motive that could lead to Takane’s downfall! 

Review- We finish with the beach story and move into a more serious story about Takane’s uncle wanting to take him down. He is jealous of how favored Takane is by his grandfather, so Takane’s uncle sends a spy into Takane’s office. The spy is his new assistant but because Takane is really good at his job Eiji doesn’t have anything other than Hana to bring to the uncle. And Eiji doesn’t want to do that as Takane has impressed Eiji. But Hana is more in the  background in this volume and I was fine with that as we got to see more of what Takane has had to overcome to get where he is now. I am curious about what his uncle is going to do now. 

I give this volume a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.