Toko Murasame

Today I am going to drop a bomb to Uraboku fans. Did you think Uraboku was over? Well, technicaly it is but today I'm going to reveal a thing I've kept a secret for 3 years about Shinomiya-kun:

Remember Hotsuma from Uraboku? He appears on Shinomiya-kun.

I confess I actually didn't read all Shinomiya-kun chapters yet (I plan to do it VERY SOON tho) but today I was checking the manga once more and it seems that Hotsuma appears in most chapters of the manga later on. For now, I'll show you a picture of him on the manga and explain a few things that may answer your questions:

- Do other Uraboku characters appear?

-- I haven't seen any other but I swear that Odagiri-sensei's art makes me question that sometimes, I'm waiting until I'm done reading it all to answer this question with certainty;

- Is there any mention of Uraboku in Shinomiya-kun?

-- Again, I didn't read it all yet so it's a bit early to tell. As far as I've noticed, nothing that took place in Uraboku was mentioned in Shinomiya-kun;

- Why do I say it's Hotsuma?

-- Well, the name "Hotsuma" is never mentioned in the chapters I read but he shows to have fire abilities that are exactly like Hotsuma's, his looks and one of the Shinomiya brothers who apparently knows him calls him "Renjou-kun", which is in Hotsuma's name. It could be a different person if the kanji was written differently but the kanji for "Renjou" in this guy's name is the same as in Hotsuma's name ("蓮城").

I have no idea if this story takes place in the same setting as Uraboku or if this is just an alternative universe but it's interesting that Odagiri-sensei brought back a character from Uraboku to her new manga.

I'll be taking notes as I read Shinomiya-kun to then write a summary of the whole manga until the hiatus (spoilers included). Then, I should be able to tell about this manga's Hotsuma in more detail.