Shite no Hana
Also recorded as Shite no Hana: Nougakushi Haga Kotarou no Sakikata · Shite no Hana: Nōgakushi Haga Kotarō no Sakikata
Shite no Hana
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- Shite no Hana: Nōgakushi Haga Kotarō no Sakikata
- Publisher
- Shōnen Sunday Comics
- Language
- Japanese
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• Name — Shite no Hana: Nōgakushi Haga Kotarō no Sakikata • Ja Kanji — シテの花 -能楽師・葉賀琥太朗の咲き方-
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• Type — manga • Author — Chigusa Ichihara • Publisher — Shogakukan • Magazine — * Weekly Shōnen Sunday • (October 16, 2024 – November 19, 2025) • Sunday Webry • (December 6, 2025 – present) • Imprint — Shōnen Sunday Comics • First — October 16, 2024 • Volumes — 5
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• Portal — yes Shite no Hana: Nōgakushi Haga Kotarō no Sakikata is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Chigusa Ichihara with supervision by Kazufusa Hosho. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from October 2024 to November 2025; its serialization resumed on the manga website Sunday Webry in December 2025. As of March 2026, the manga's individual chapters have been collected into five volumes.
Plot
Plot
Kotaro Haga is a member of a popular dance group, but sometimes feels dissatisfied with it. Later, during a performance, Kotaro gets into an accident which leaves a scar on his face. Kotaro subsequently decides to retire from the entertainment industry. However, his late grandmother left him a ticket to a noh performance. After enjoying the show, he decides to become a noh performer.
Production
Production
Prior to Shite no Hana, Ichihara had received praise for works depicting people dedicated to their job, like craftsmen. They also preferred drawing traditional Japanese clothing over Western clothing. They considered kabuki, competitive karuta, go, and shogi as possible themes, but ultimately settled on noh because they felt it would be the best fit for the story they wanted to write. For research, Ichihara interviewed several noh performers, toured performance venues, and sampled a large amount of different masks and costumes. To appeal to young boys, the target demographic of Weekly Shōnen Sunday, Ichihara added common elements from manga, while also keeping the focus on noh.
Publication
Publication
Written and illustrated by Chigusa Ichihara, with supervision by noh performer Kazufusa Hosho, the series began serialization in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday on October 16, 2024. The series finished its serialization in Weekly Shōnen Sunday on November 19, 2025. The series resumed its serialization on the manga website Sunday Webry on December 6, 2025. As of March 2026, the series' individual chapters have been collected into five tankōbon volumes.
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The series was nominated for the Next Manga Award in 2025 and 2026. Yuki Suenaga, the writer of Akane-banashi, recommended the manga. Kō Aokage of Real Sound (website) felt the depiction of noh was realistic and emotional. He also liked the protagonist, praising his character development as the story progresses.
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- 1.Okamoto, Kimiki. Art Exhibition. March 8, 2025.
- 2.Natasha, Inc. Comic Natalie. October 16, 2024.
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- 10.Billboard Japan. June 26, 2026.
- 11.Natasha, Inc. Comic Natalie. March 18, 2025.
- 12.Aokage, Kō. Real Sound. June 19, 2025.
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