Manga: Hitorijime My Hero 3

Hitorijime My Hero Vol 3 
Rating: 4/5
Buy or Borrow: Buy
Source: Copy courtesy of the publisher in exchange for an honest review! 

Masahiro is starting a new school year, and with it comes all kinds of new experiences and new acquaintances. Now that his friends are in separate classes, though, the peace between the rowdy bunch gets even harder to keep! Seeking stability, Masahiro falls deeper into Kousuke as a comfort. But when the secret of their relationship gets out, does it spell doom for their love...? 

The secret is out in this volume, I did think they'd drag it out a bit longer but we get to have an interesting look at how both different friend groups react to the news. I did love getting to meet Kousuke's friends, Ayaka who's Hasekura's older sister, and her husband Houjou who's...interesting. Shall we say. He's just so extra and a bit...odd. Kousuke's friends provide a certain amount of intensity with their reaction to the news and poor old Masahiro has to endure a test. 

When it comes to Masahiro and his friends, there's a bit of a shake up with them as they start their second year and some of them are separated from the others. So we get to see a lot of Kensuke and Fukushige while they're at school, but they're apart from Kousuke and Hasekura now. Unfortunately there's some trouble in their friend group with Fukushige being super excited to be with them...but feeling like Masahiro cares more about hanging out with Kousuke than talking to them. 

Things do come to a head and kick off in this volume, while I thought it was sweet that his friends were supportive, there was one who wasn't and made a negative comment which I didn't see coming. It's the first really negative reaction Masahiro has had to their relationship. 

The thing I loved about this whole situation was Hasekura proving that while he's grouchy on the outside...he's a softy really by protecting Masahiro. It also allows us to see a different, less soft side to Kensuke because I've never seen him so furious. 

It's an interesting and realistic line for the story to take, and I found it interesting to see how it was portrayed and done although I don't think Fukushige's reasoning was that strong. Everything manages to resolve itself and give us another happy ending after a volume full of drama!