Manga: Hatsu Haru 4

Hatsu Haru Vol 4 
Rating: 4/5
Buy or Borrow: Buy
Source: Copy courtesy of the publisher! 

On the heels of his inadvertent slip (which went right over Riko's head), Kai's spiraling into depression all over again. He's so befuddled with thoughts of Riko, he even fails one of his finals! While he's preoccupied with makeup exams, his friends are still determined to make Kai and Riko a couple. So when a study group is formed, guess who turns out to be Kai's tutor...Will this study session cover an extra subject-love?!

Well....the love triangle that started last volume, if you can call it that, is resolved pretty quickly it has to be said and I haven't decided if I'm disappointed about that or not yet. I did however, get very frustrated on Kai's behalf because Riko is so oblivious, and we have a super cute moment but she has no clue! But I am living for the fact that Shimura is now in on it and is up for making it happen along with Kai's friends. Squad goals. 

The drama level is definitely stepping up with this volume as Kai has a misunderstanding with Misaki, to the point that I was internally shouting at the pages because I was so not here for a friendship getting ruined! 

With this volume, Kai renews his determination and we have someone else trying to help them get together which should help push things along a bit. There's a misunderstanding that brings disaster and we've seen Kai come pretty far but it looks like he's doing a full 180 back to how it was before, but luckily this is a bit of a wake up call to Riko! The plot continues to move forward at a nice pace, exploring each characters feelings, and it even gives you another ship to ship! Plus it leaves you wanting more!