Her whole life, Hikari Hanazono has been consumed with the desire to win against her school rival, Kei Takishima--at anything. He always comes out on top no matter what he does, and Hikari is determined to do whatever it takes to beat this guy...somehow!
 
At age 6 Hikari lost to Kei in an impromptu wrestling match. Now, at 15, Hikari joins "Special A," a group of the top seven students at a private academy, for the opportunity to trounce the guy who made her suffer her first defeat.
 
(Source: Viz Media)
 

Included one-shots: 
Volume 1: Mikansei Chorus 
Volume 11: Shoku no Miyako (Food Paradise) 
Included specials: 
- Vol.8 Special Short; The Hana to Yume 2006-09 
The short is about what Kei was like as a child, and when he and Hikari first met. 
- Vol.9 Special Short; The Hana to Yume 2007-01 
The short is about when Yuhiro meets Sakura. 
- Vol.16 Special Chapter; The Hana to Yume 2008-05 
The chapter is about Hikari and Kei's middle school days.

Hikari Hanazono has always been second to Kei Takishima. When they were six years old, their pro-wrestling loving fathers introduced them to each other. Assuming that she was the best in wrestling, young Hikari challenged Kei to a wrestling match only to be thoroughly defeated by him. 
Ever since that fateful incident, Hikari swore to beat Kei in school grades, sporting events - anything. To do this, she has enrolled in the same school as Kei since elementary. Now she attends Hakusenkan, an ultra elite school, that costs her carpenter father a lot of money. 
Hikari and Kei are the top two students in the school, with Kei holding firmly to that number one position. While Hikari considers Kei to be a rival and important friend, she is completely unaware that Kei loves her. The story primarily focuses on Hikari and her constant attempts to defeat her one and only rival, Kei, and how she finds love in their rivalry.

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