is a 9-volume manga

Manga

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 created by Wataru Yoshizumi

Wataru Yoshizumi

is a Japanese manga artist. She was born as on June 18, 1963 in Tokyo, Japan. She graduated with a degree in economics from Hitotsubashi University....

. It originally ran in the magazine Ribon

Ribon

is a monthly Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Shueisha. First issued in August 1955, its rivals are Nakayoshi and Ciao. Its target audience is young girls roughly 9–13 years old. In 2009, the magazine's circulation was 274,167, down from the previous year's circulation numbers of 330,000...

 from 1988–1992, and was adapted into an OVA in 1991. The story is a romantic-comedy. It is Yoshizumi's longest serialized manga so far, and is one of her most popular works.

The 9-volume manga also includes Yoshizumi's other works, including her debut manga "Radical Romance."

In Indonesia

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, the manga was translated by m&c.

Story

Mio Hagiwara is a 14 year old actress who also enjoys being a regular teenager. One day, Mio meets Ichiya Kumagai, a 15 year old boy who dreams of becoming a top director of films. Although Mio finds Ichiya to be annoying at first, she eventually discovers his soft side and becomes attracted to him. The story follows Mio and Ichiya becoming a couple and pursuing their dreams.

Characters

Mio Hagiwara:

A young actress whose life changes after meeting Ichiya. Despite her mature looks, she is a teenager with a good heart. Mio is 17 by the end of the series. At first she is hating Kumagai for his cold act towards Aya, but later gradually falling in love with him.

Ichiya Kumagai:

A young, talented director who dreams of becoming Japan's biggest director in movies. Usually shy and quiet, except when it comes to anything about movies. Approaches Mio to have her star in his first movie. Things on his head is only how to direct a good movie, the reason he reject Mio at first.

Aya Sawaki:

Best friend of Mio. A popular singer. Used to be Ichiya's girlfriend before he left for Hollywood when they were 13 years old.

Crossovers in other manga

• Some of the characters from Handsome na Kanojo either make appearances or are mentioned in Wataru Yoshizumi's most popular series Marmalade Boy
  Marmalade Boy
  is a shōjo manga by Wataru Yoshizumi. It was published by Shueisha in the magazine Ribon from May 1992 to October 1995 and collected in eight tankōbon volumes. The series was adapted by Toei Animation as a 76-episode anime television series which aired on TV Asahi and Fuji TV in 1994 to 1995. This...
  
  which was her next manga series to be released after Handsome na Kanojo. Mio is actually seen in the anime (although only on various commercials) while Ichiya is mentioned when Yuu goes to New York
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  to study.

Volumes

1. ISBN 4-08-853486-7
2. ISBN 4-08-853500-6
3. ISBN 4-08-853514-6
4. ISBN 4-08-853526-X
5. ISBN 4-08-853541-3
6. ISBN 4-08-853569-3
7. ISBN 4-08-853587-1
8. ISBN 4-08-853594-4
9. ISBN 4-08-853607-X