Sweet Blue Flowers

Takako Shimura's yuri manga series "Sweet Blue Flowers" is written and illustrated by her. The plot revolves around two high school girls, Fumi and Akira, who were childhood best friends but have since grown apart. Fumi is dealing with the fallout from her recent breakup with her girlfriend, while Akira is grappling with her own feelings for a close friend.

As the two girls reconnect and explore their own emotions and desires, they become entangled in the complicated web of relationships and emotions that exists among their classmates and friends. The manga, which deals with themes of love, friendship, and self-discovery, has gained popularity among yuri and LGBTQ+ manga fans. Beginning with the November 2004 issue, "Sweet Blue Flowers" was serialized in the Japanese manga magazine Manga Erotics F, published by Ohta Publishing. The series had eight volumes in total, with the final volume released in Japan in December 2013.

The manga was also adapted into an anime series, which aired from July to September 2009 in Japan. The anime, directed by Kenichi Kasai and produced by J.C. Staff, closely follows the events of the manga.

Author: Takako Shimura
Original run: November 2004 – July 2013
Status: Completed
Volumes: 8
Buy here: https://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Blue-Flowers-Vol-1/dp/1421592983