# April Showers Bring May Flowers

April Showers Bring May Flowers (ブスに花束を。, Busu ni Hanataba o, lit. "Bouquet for an Ugly Girl") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Roku Sakura. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Young Ace from April 2016 to September 2022, with its chapters collected in 12 tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Silver Link is set to premiere in July 2025.

## Synopsis

Hana Tabata, a first-year high school student who calls herself ugly, goes to school early to replace the flowers arranged in a vase in her classroom as part of her daily routine. She becomes so immersed that she has leftover flowers in her hair and is seen by Yosuke, who had been thinking about who had been changing the flowers. Though she runs away in embarrassment, he starts talking to her.

## Characters
### Hana Tabata (田端 花, Tabata Hana)

    Voiced by: Saori Hayami
    First-year high school student. She is quiet and kind-hearted but thinks she is ugly. She has poor eyesight and is slightly overweight. Since she was young, she was ridiculed as "ugly" which affected her current personality. She loves shōjo manga and romance games about women. After admiring the heroine of a shōjo manga her interest in flowers grew, and she became a member of the beautification committee.

### Yosuke Ueno (上野 陽介, Ueno Yōsuke)

    Voiced by: Shimba Tsuchiya
    The most handsome guy in the class. He belonged to the basketball club in junior high school and is popular with girls. He works part time at an okonomiyaki restaurant. He was worried about the flowers in the classroom, but discovered Hana had been rearranging the flowers and began talking to her.

### Sumire Uguisudani (鶯谷 すみれ, Uguisudani Sumire)

    Voiced by: Yoshino Aoyama
    The most beautiful girl in the class. Though she appears bright and kind, she has a side that is calculating and devious. Despite being pursued by many guys for her appearance, she falls for Yosuke who treats her without ulterior motives. Realizing that Yosuke has feelings for Hana, she is close to Hana on the surface but acts as her rival behind Hana's back. She recovers from Yosuke's rejection with the help of Tetsuo, and gradually spends more time with him.

### Tetsuo Gotanda (五反田 鉄男, Gotanda Tetsuo)

    Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya
    Yosuke's best friend since junior high school. He is part of the judo club. Despite his stern appearance and unchanging expression, he is gentle and considerate. He is the only one who knows Sumire's hidden personality but treats her flatly and gives her serious advice. He distracts Sumire from her heartbreak by taking her to karaoke or games, and they spend more time together after that.

### Tsutomu Shimbashi (新橋 努, Shimbashi Tsutomu)

    A boy who belongs to the popular group in the class but always looks restless. He has a small stature and an ordinary appearance, and he wore glasses until junior high school. When he entered high school, he dyed his hair and wore contacts. He has a crush on Sumire but struggles due to his low self-esteem.

### Sayaka Otsuka (大塚 彩華, Ōtsuka Sayaka)

    Transfer student who went to the same junior high school as Yosuke and Tetsuo. She is a cheerful gyaru who likes makeup. During junior high school she was teased during choir practice because she is tone deaf and has no sense of rhythm. She became friends with Yosuke and Tetsuo who sincerely accompanied her during practice.

## Media
### Manga

Written and illustrated by Roku Sakura, April Showers Bring May Flowers was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Young Ace from April 4, 2016, to September 2, 2022. Kadokawa collected its chapters in twelve tankōbon volumes, released from November 4, 2016, to November 4, 2022.
A "special edition" series, titled April Showers Bring May Flowers: Bloom (ブスに花束を。～Bloom～, Busu ni Hanataba o: Bloom), started in Young Ace on March 4, 2025.
In June 2024, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication beginning in November 2024.

#### Volumes

| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
| 1 | November 4, 2016 | 978-4-04-104884-9 | November 26, 2024 | 979-8-85-541208-6 |
| 2 | July 4, 2017 | 978-4-04-105648-6 | April 15, 2025 | 979-8-85-541210-9 |
| 3 | December 29, 2017 | 978-4-04-106396-5 | July 15, 2025 | 979-8-85-541212-3 |
| 4 | July 4, 2018 | 978-4-04-107056-7 | — | — |
| 5 | December 29, 2018 | 978-4-04-107734-4 | — | — |
| 6 | July 4, 2019 | 978-4-04-107735-1 | — | — |
| 7 | December 28, 2019 | 978-4-04-108933-0 | — | — |
| 8 | July 4, 2020 | 978-4-04-109635-2 | — | — |
| 9 | December 28, 2020 | 978-4-04-109636-9 | — | — |
| 10 | August 3, 2021 | 978-4-04-111456-8 | — | — |
| 11 | February 4, 2022 | 978-4-04-111457-5 | — | — |
| 12 | November 4, 2022 | 978-4-04-112859-6 | — | — |

### Anime

In November 2022, it was announced that the manga will receive an anime adaptation. It was later revealed to be a television series produced by Silver Link and directed and written by Mirai Minato, with Miwa Oshima designing the characters and Yuki Hayashi and Shogo Yamashiro composing the music. It is set to premiere in July 2025.

## Reception

The series ranked fifth in the print category of the fifth Next Manga Award in 2019.