Hito Natsu no Kids Game

Hito Natsu no Kids Game
ひと夏のKIDSゲーム (One Summer’s Kids Game)
Genre	Romance
Manga
Written by	Ken Akamatsu
Published by	Kodansha
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Magazine Fresh
Published	September 10, 1993

Hito Natsu no Kids Game (ひと夏のKIDSゲーム, Hito Natsu no KIDS Gēmu) is a short, debut manga work by Ken Akamatsu, the creator of Love Hina. The manga was published on September issue of Kodansha’s Magazine Fresh on September 10, 1993. Ken Akamatsu later received Kodansha’s "Freshman Manga Award" (Japanese: 新人漫画賞/少年マガジン新人賞) and Special Jury Award (Japanese: 審査員特別賞) for this work. The manga was re-published on 20 May 2001.

The narrative revolves around a high school student named Shinya Matsumoto and his love story, which takes place in the summer vacation. Shinya unexpectedly encounters a car accident, which results in a mother and son being taken to a hospital. The son, Daisuke Kirishima, is completely fine while his mother, Reiko Kirishima must stay in the hospital for three weeks and is unable to look after her son thereafter. Reiko’s younger sister, Yuki Kirishima, visits the hospital but she turns out to be Shinya’s classmate and love interest. Yuki, who needs to care for Daisuke Kirishima, faces problematic situation as there is no place for Daisuke to settle down. Shinya suggests that he will provide room for Daisuke to live and Yuki visits his house on regular basis to care for them. Shinya then starts a romantic relationship with Yuki.

Shinya Matsumoto (松本 しんや, Matsumoto Shinya)

Yuki Kirishima (桐島 友紀, Kirishima Yuki)

Reiko Kirishima (桐島 礼子, Kirishima Reiko)

Daisuke Kirishima (桐島 大祐, Kirishima Daisuke)

Shinsaku Kirishima (桐島 晋作, Kirishima Shinsaku)

Akira (明, Akira)

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