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* AlmostKiss: In chapter 8, Hina and Shiki are alone in the latter's apartment and they're about to kiss, but they're interrupted by Rei who suddenly came unannounced after a fight with Hanna.



* BathtubScene: In chapter 8, Hina takes a bath in Shiki's bathtub after their study date.



* CastFullOfGay: The four main characters are all lesbians, with Hina and Shiki becoming a couple and Rei dating Hanna.



* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: Hina nurses Shiki when she's down with a cold, causing Shiki to develop romantic feelings for her.

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* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: Hina nurses Shiki when she's the latter is down with a cold, causing Shiki to develop romantic feelings for her.


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* FunbagAirbag: The manga starts with Hina accidentally falling face first into Shiki's chest.


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* OfficialCouple:
** Hina and Shiki. The manga is about their romantic relationship.
** Rei and Hanna are revealed to be dating early on.


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* RelationshipUpgrade: In chapter 6, Shiki asks Hina to be her girlfriend and she accepts.
* SealedWithAKiss: After reaffirming their mutual love, Hina and Shiki kiss in the final chapter.

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* BetaCouple: While Hina and Shiki are the main characters and primary couple, it is revealed early on that Rei and Hana are also in a relationship.

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* BetaCouple: While Hina and Shiki are the main characters and primary couple, it is revealed early on that Rei and Hana Hanna are also in a relationship.



* {{Bifauxnen}}: Shiki. In addition to being described as "handsome," she also wears the boys' cardigan.

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* {{Bifauxnen}}: Shiki. In addition to being described as "handsome," she also wears BigDamnKiss: Shiki kisses Hina by surprise in chapter 5. Their RelationshipUpgrade happens in the boys' cardigan.next chapter.



* CaughtInTheRain: In chapter 3, it starts raining during Hina's unofficial date with Shiki and both have to take shelter.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Rei and Hanna have known each other for many years, as shown by a flashback panel, and are in a relationship.



* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Rei and Hanna have known each other for many years, as shown by a flashback panel, and are in a relationship.



* CuteSportsClubManager: Since Hina is interested in basketball but has no talent, she gets this job.



* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: Hina nurses Shiki when she's down with a cold, causing Shiki to develop romantic feelings for her.
* FriendlyAddressPrivileges: Rei and Hanna are on a FirstNameBasis because they're girlfriends. Rei only wants Hanna to call her by her first name, but allows Hina to nickname her "Meowmoto-senpai" after accepting her as a friend.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Rei is rather scary, and Hina finds her intimidating, but she's a good person at heart, and if she's strict with the players she coaches, it's so they won't end up hurting themselves like she did. She also warms up to Hina over time.
* TheKlutz: Hinami is uncoordinated and out of shape, so she's hopeless at basketball.
* LastNameBasis: Most of the basketball players go by their surnames, unless they're particularly close, like Hina and Shiki, or Rei and Hana.
* LiterallyLovingThyNeighbor: Rei and Hana are neighbors as well as girlfriends.
* LongDistanceRelationship: It turns out that Hana, who is a year older than Rei, plans on applying to a university in Hokkaido ([[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield The series' setting is never mentioned]], but it is probably somewhere in Honshu). Rei is initially upset that Hana didn't tell her, but while she finds it odd to not have Hana at her side, she realizes that a year apart will be nothing.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Hina falls for Shiki upon first meeting her.
* MinorLivingAlone: Shiki lives by herself, since her parents are abroad with her "brilliant but flaky" college-age brother.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Rei is rather scary, and Hina finds her intimidating, but she's a good person at heart, and if she's strict with the players she coaches, it's so they won't end up hurting themselves like she did. She also warms up to Hina over time.
* TheKlutz: Hinami is uncoordinated and out of shape, so she's hopeless at basketball.
* LastNameBasis: Most of the basketball players go by their surnames, unless they're particularly close, like Hina and Shiki, or Rei and Hana.
Hanna.
* LiterallyLovingThyNeighbor: Rei and Hana Hanna are neighbors as well as girlfriends.
* LongDistanceRelationship: It turns out that Hana, Hanna, who is a year older than Rei, plans on applying to a university in Hokkaido ([[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield The series' setting is never mentioned]], but it is probably somewhere in Honshu). Rei is initially upset that Hana Hanna didn't tell her, but while she finds it odd to not have Hana Hanna at her side, she realizes that a year apart will be nothing.
* LoveAtFirstSight: MasculineFeminineGayCouple: Hina falls for and Shiki. Hina is girly, fashionable, and loves cute accessories. Shiki upon first meeting her.
* MinorLivingAlone: Shiki lives by herself, since her parents are abroad with her "brilliant but flaky" college-age brother.
is the type of {{Bifauxnen}} that Hina likes; tomboyish, cool, and sporty.



* NiceGirl:
** Hina is rather kind and friendly, particularly when she speaks out in Rei's defense after hearing some other players badmouthing her.
** Shiki is similarly nice, which is one of the things that endears her to Hina.



* NotSoAboveItAll: Rei finds it a bit creepy that Hina wants her to take a picture of Shiki in class. However, when Shiki sees Hina pass by, Rei finds that cute, and takes a picture to send to Hina.
* ObliviousToLove: Shiki doesn't recognize Hina's request to stay by her side as a LoveConfession, but instead invites her to join the basketball club.

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* NotSoAboveItAll: Rei finds it a bit creepy that NotADate: In chapter 3, Hina wants is hanging out with her to take a picture of friends, but they run into Shiki in class. However, when Shiki sees Hina pass by, Rei finds that cute, and takes a picture to send to Hina.
* ObliviousToLove: Shiki doesn't recognize Hina's request to stay by
her side as a LoveConfession, but instead invites her to join the basketball club.friends leave so she can have an unofficial date with Shiki.
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Rei and Hanna have known each other for many years, as shown by a flashback panel, and are in a relationship.


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* {{Otaku}}: Hina and her friends have interests along these lines- games with handsome girls for Hina, mecha anime for Nonon and shounen manga for Waka.
* ShowDontTell: One panel during Rei and Hanna's conversation shows a brace on Rei's ankle, some pages in advance of Hina learning about her injury as a bit of {{foreshadowing}}. Hina remembers the brace after being told about the injury.
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-->'''Hanna''': Was it because Ayukawa-chan was having fun with someone other than you?

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-->'''Hanna''': --->'''Hanna''': Was it because Ayukawa-chan was having fun with someone other than you?



-->'''Rei''': What do you want to happen, Ayukawa?

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-->'''Rei''': --->'''Rei''': What do you want to happen, Ayukawa?

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* BickeringCouplePeacefulCouple: Implied. Hanna and Rei apparently have arguments on a somewhat regular basis, as Shiki observes that Rei only comes over when she has a fight with Hanna. Hina and Shiki, however, don't seem to conflict as much, and their only relationship problems are when one of them is keeping something to herself.



* BookDumb: Hina is not a very good student, and her only good subject is Home Ec.

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* BookDumb: Hina is not a very good student, and her only good subject is Home Ec. Shiki is implied to be a downplayed case of this, as when Rei asks if math is her best subject, Shiki replies that it's better than her other subjects, implying that she isn't all that good.



* GivingUpTheGhost: Hina does this when she's exhausted after a study session with Shiki.

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* GivingUpTheGhost: Hina does this when she's In Eighth Step, Hina, exhausted after a study session from studying with Shiki.her senpai and girlfriend Shiki, sits there with a blank stare, a cold sweat and drool coming out of the corner of her mouth as her ghost also comes out of her mouth.


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* MoodWhiplash: At the end of Eighth Step, Rei comes over to Shiki's apartment, soaking wet and clearly upset about something. After Shiki answers the door, Hina comes over, causing Rei to assume that she's interrupting something intimate.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Halfway through the story, Shiki kisses Hina, leaving the two in a HeroicBSOD as they try to work through their relationship. Their friends on the team, Hanna and Rei, ask questions of them that force them to come to terms with their feelings for each other.
** Hanna observes that Shiki was jealous of Rei's closeness with Hina, since Hina was using a nickname on Rei.
-->'''Hanna''': Was it because Ayukawa-chan was having fun with someone other than you?
** Meanwhile, Hina confesses to Rei that she'd always thought Shiki thought of her as a little sister until they kissed. Rei tells her to ask Shiki directly, and when Hina hesitates, Rei responds as follows.
-->'''Rei''': What do you want to happen, Ayukawa?


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* GivingUpTheGhost: Hina does this when she's exhausted after a study session with Shiki.


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* HeroicBSOD: Both Shiki and Hina get these after Shiki kisses Hina, as they're thinking through the state of their relationship.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: Rei finds it a bit creepy that Hina wants her to take a picture of Shiki in class. However, when Shiki sees Hina pass by, Rei finds that cute, and takes a picture to send to Hina.


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* SpeakInUnison: Waka and Nonon speak together while thanking Shiki for being kind to their friend, differing only in the nickname they use for Hina.


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* TimeSkip: A month passes between the second and third chapters.
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* CannotSpitItOut: While Hina's crush on Shiki is obvious, she realizes near the end of the story that she has never actually told Shiki that she likes her in a romantic way.
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* BigWhat: Hinami lets out a "WHAAAA?!" near the end after learning that [[spoiler:Shiki is not actually going abroad]].

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* HeyYou: Rei initially calls Hina "first-year," but switches to "[[LastNameBasis Ayukawa]]," after Hina speaks out in favor of her.



* JerkassHasAPoint: Rei is harsh and strict with her teammates, but if she's strict about technique, it's because she doesn't want them to injure themselves like she did.

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* JerkassHasAPoint: Rei is harsh and strict with her teammates, but if she's strict about technique, it's because she doesn't want them to injure themselves like she did. Hina, after realizing the reasons behind Rei's attitude, defends her against her critics.


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* TheKlutz: Hinami is uncoordinated and out of shape, so she's hopeless at basketball.


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* {{Nepotism}}: Some first-years accuse Rei of getting special treatment because she's close with Hanna.


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* OhCrap: At the end of First Step, Hina stares wordlessly in terror as she realizes that Rei, who had been hostile to her from the very beginning and told her not to come back, will be training her as manager.


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* WhamShot: Second Step ends with Hina and Shiki walking in on [[BetaCouple Rei and Hanna]] making out.

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''The Girl I Want Is So Handsome'' is a YuriGenre manga by Yuama.

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''The Girl I Want Is is So Handsome'' Handsome!'' is a YuriGenre manga by Yuama.





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* ChildhoodFriend: Hina has known Nonon since elementary school.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Rei and Hana are neighbors as well as girlfriends.

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* ChildhoodFriend: ChildhoodFriends: Hina has known Nonon since elementary school.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Rei and Hana are neighbors as well as girlfriends.
school.



* LongDistanceRelationship: It turns out that Hanna, who is a year older than Rei, plans on applying to a university in Hokkaido([[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield The series' setting is never mentioned]], but it is probably somewhere in Honshu). Rei is initially upset that Hanna didn't tell her, but while she finds it odd to not have Hanna at her side, she realizes that a year apart will be nothing.

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* LiterallyLovingThyNeighbor: Rei and Hana are neighbors as well as girlfriends.
* LongDistanceRelationship: It turns out that Hanna, Hana, who is a year older than Rei, plans on applying to a university in Hokkaido([[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield Hokkaido ([[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield The series' setting is never mentioned]], but it is probably somewhere in Honshu). Rei is initially upset that Hanna Hana didn't tell her, but while she finds it odd to not have Hanna Hana at her side, she realizes that a year apart will be nothing.
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* TwoActStructure: The series is collected into a single tankobon volume, but there are two parts- the part before Hina kisses Shiki and the part after it.
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: It's never specified where exactly in Japan the series takes place, but it's not in Hokkaido, since Hanna is planning on going to university there, [[LongDistanceRelationship which is apparently quite far from Rei]].
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Rei is harsh and strict with her teammates, but if she's strict about technique, it's because she doesn't want them to injure themselves like she did.
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* CrashIntoHello: Hina meets Shiki by running into her chest. The nature of their meeting and Hina falling for Shiki is so cliche that Nonon and Waka make fun of her and assume she's making things up.

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* CrashIntoHello: Hina meets Shiki by running into her chest. The nature of their meeting and Hina falling for Shiki is so cliche cliché that Nonon and Waka make fun of her and assume she's making things up.



* HarshWordImpact: As Rei realizes that Hina hasn't caught on to the fact that she'll have to take extra classes if she fails her exams, she says, "Ayukawa, you're a real '''dummy''', huh?" with an arrow from the speech bubble stabbing Hina in the head.

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* HarshWordImpact: As Rei realizes that Hina hasn't caught on to the fact that she'll have to take extra classes if she fails is in danger of failing her exams, she says, "Ayukawa, you're a real '''dummy''', huh?" with an arrow from the speech bubble stabbing Hina in the head.

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* GottaPassTheClass: Toward the end of the series, Hina must pass her tests, lest she end up taking extra classes and being unable to participate in team activities. This leads to her studying with Shiki.
* HarshWordImpact: As Rei realizes that Hina hasn't caught on to the fact that she'll have to take extra classes if she fails her exams, she says, "Ayukawa, you're a real '''dummy''', huh?" with an arrow from the speech bubble stabbing Hina in the head.



* YuriGenre: The manga features not one, but two, lesbian couples.

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* YuriGenre: The manga features not one, but two, two lesbian couples.

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The series is complete and is collected in a sigle volume.


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The series is complete and is collected in a sigle single volume.




* YuriGenre: The manga features not one, but two, lesbian couples.

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* YuriGenre: The manga features not one, but two, lesbian couples.couples.
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* DelicateAndSickly: Hina's younger sister has health problems, so Hina is often left home alone.


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* LongDistanceRelationship: It turns out that Hanna, who is a year older than Rei, plans on applying to a university in Hokkaido([[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield The series' setting is never mentioned]], but it is probably somewhere in Honshu). Rei is initially upset that Hanna didn't tell her, but while she finds it odd to not have Hanna at her side, she realizes that a year apart will be nothing.
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''The Girl I Want Is So Handsome'' is a YuriGenre manga by Yuama.

Hinami "Hina" Ayukawa is a first-year in high school who is instantly smitten with her upperclassman, Shiki Hiiragi. So Hina asks Shiki out, only for Shiki to mistake her LoveConfession as a request to join the basketball team. Will Hina overcome this misunderstanding and win Shiki over?

The series is complete and is collected in a sigle volume.


!The manga contains examples of:
*AffectionateNickname:
**Hina, whose full name is Hinami, is called "Hina" by Shiki, "Hinamin" by Waka, and "Ayukawashi" by Nonon.
**Rei, who is rather selective about who gets to call her by her first name, allows Hina to call her "Meowmoto-senpai" after they become close.
*BetaCouple: While Hina and Shiki are the main characters and primary couple, it is revealed early on that Rei and Hana are also in a relationship.
*{{Bifauxnen}}: Shiki. In addition to being described as "handsome," she also wears the boys' cardigan.
*BookDumb: Hina is not a very good student, and her only good subject is Home Ec.
*ChildhoodFriend: Hina has known Nonon since elementary school.
*ChildhoodFriendRomance: Rei and Hana are neighbors as well as girlfriends.
*CrashIntoHello: Hina meets Shiki by running into her chest. The nature of their meeting and Hina falling for Shiki is so cliche that Nonon and Waka make fun of her and assume she's making things up.
*CuteSportsClubManager: Since Hina is interested in basketball but has no talent, she gets this job.
*EveryoneHatesMath: Hina's worst subject is math.
*IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Each chapter is called a "Step."
*JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Rei is rather scary, and Hina finds her intimidating, but she's a good person at heart, and if she's strict with the players she coaches, it's so they won't end up hurting themselves like she did. She also warms up to Hina over time.
*LastNameBasis: Most of the basketball players go by their surnames, unless they're particularly close, like Hina and Shiki, or Rei and Hana.
*LoveAtFirstSight: Hina falls for Shiki upon first meeting her.
*MinorLivingAlone: Shiki lives by herself, since her parents are abroad with her "brilliant but flaky" college-age brother.
*NiceGirl:
** Hina is rather kind and friendly, particularly when she speaks out in Rei's defense after hearing some other players badmouthing her.
** Shiki is similarly nice, which is one of the things that endears her to Hina.
*NonUniformUniform: Shiki wears the boys' cardigan.
*ObliviousToLove: Shiki doesn't recognize Hina's request to stay by her side as a LoveConfession, but instead invites her to join the basketball club.
*SickEpisode: Shiki falls ill after being rained on during her outing with Hina.
*ThoseTwoGuys: Nonon and Waka always show up together and are shown as Shiki's friends.
*YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: Shiki, who usually calls Hina by her nickname, calls her "Hinami" before making a LoveConfession.
*YuriGenre: The manga features not one, but two, lesbian couples.

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