I Am Here! is a Japanese shōjo manga series by
Ema Tōyama. The series was serialized in the shōjo manga magazine,
Nakayoshi. The series ended with 5 volumes released by
Kodansha under the imprint,
Kodansha Comics.
Story
The series centers around a girl named Hikage who describes herself as
"plain". She is a very shy and insecure child. Because of her
unassertive attitude and unappreciated beauty, she finds herself
constantly ignored by her classmates and has a difficult time making
friends at school.
Characters
- Hikage Sumino
- Hikage has brown hair and blue eyes, and is a shy, plain 8th grader.
The only friends she has at the beginning of the series are the people
who visit her blog. They are "MegaPIG" and "Black Rabbit". Ever since
she was little she has never been noticed (she appears to be practically
invisible in her class) as we see in a game of hide and seek. She
doesn't seem to know that Teru is Black Rabbit in her blog until later
on when he tells her. What will happen afterwards....?
- Hinata Mutō
- A popular boy who likes Hikage. He is considered to be more serious
than Teru, and ranks high in exams. He is also on the Kendo team. Hinata
states he has always been watching Hikage since the very start of the
year and tells her about how he felt when he first saw her. He felt
jealous when Hikage started talking about her friends in the blog, Black
Rabbit and MegaPIG. In chapter 14, it's revealed when Hinata was a
child he used to be a lonely person. He told Teru was like a Black
rabbit because Teru is popular but doesn't actually have any friends
(when they were young.) He then admits that he's afraid of becoming
Teru's love rival but he tells Teru that he will never give up Sumino.
- Teru Mikami
- Another of Hinata's friends, who is also popular. Known for his
jokes and charming personality. Teru speaks bluntly and seems to care
for Hikage. He always cares about Hikage's change and supports her in
her blog.He found Sumino's blog accidentally and has been supporting her
since. After when Hikage and Hinata got together, Teru said goodbye to
Hikage in her blog because he felt that Sumino no longer needs him since
she already has Hinata by her side. Later on, Teru tells Hikage that he
is Black Rabbit. When he was a child he never had a true friend until
Hinata who compared him to a lonely black rabbit. His parents had fought
very much and believed it was his fault the marriage didn't work out.
He is currently the love rival of Hinata. He was rejected by Sumino when
she realized her own feelings for the two of them, but he does not
intend to give up on Sumino and occasionally threatens Hinata as his
rival.
- Aoi Nanjō
- A guy who is under the alias as MegaPIG in Hikage's blog. He speaks in a Kansai
accent. Even though he says if he was 200 kg, in truth he isn't. He
just afraid of telling Hikage about his real appearance. He appears cool
but rude to girls because he doesn't often smile. Although he is
aggressive on the internet he is really a shy person. Appears in a
one-shot following the conclusion of the manga.
- Arisa Tanaka
- The first girl in Hikage's class to greet her. In school she was the
first to warm up to Hikage. Even though her test scores are bad, she
worked hard to see the fireworks with Hikage. "Suminon" is the name she
calls Hikage by, as adding an n to the end of someone's name in Japanese culture is a form of friendly affection.
Aya
- Aya is a part of Hinata's most popular fan group. She begins to
bully Sumino after discovering Sumino and Hinata's relationship starts
to bloom. She becomes jealous and decides to turn the whole class
against. Sumino, for the first time in her life, stood up and defended
herself. Soon, the class realizes Aya is being a bully and shuns her. As
a result, Aya is now alone and is out to get revenge on Sumino's
relationships with Teru and Hinata.
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