Japanese: Spotted Flower
Type: Manga
Volumes: 2 +
Chapters: 20 +
Status: Publishing
Published: Oct 30, 2010 to ?
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life, Josei
Mangaka: Kio Shimoku (Story & Art)
Serialization: Rakuen Le Paradis
Synopsis: Story is about the everyday married life between a newlywed working otaku and his wife. It tells also how the new life born in the family changes the basics of the relationship.(modified by me)
Related Series
Genshiken - The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture (Alternate Story)
Groups Scanlating
Anonymous Spore
Blue Flor
Hobo-1
Maigo
Source: MAL Manga info, Baka updates
Side notes: This a related series for Genshiken (which I happened to remember as I's looking around something to add here). I had no reservations for this spot and as it seems to kinda fit the previous manga world I decided to pick it up here.
Main characters
Harunobu Madarame (斑目 晴信)
Age: 19-23
Birthday: October 25, 1982
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Blood Type: O
The second president of Genshiken, Madarame is personally chosen by the first Genshiken president to be his successor, though Madarame shows the most leadership and initiative even before formally appointed as president.
He is a Gundam fan and arguably the most hardcore otaku out of all of Genshiken. Madarame buys dōjinshi without looking at price tags, something that occasionally leaves him with very little spending money on basic necessities such as food (his sushi of choice is bacon sushi topped with mayonnaise, cheap at 50 yen a piece).
Madarame takes pride in everything that he purchases. The Official Genshiken Data Book's otaku quiz section calls the highest level of otaku "Madarame."
Madarame's loud and adamant support of his own otaku lifestyle initially makes him Saki's nemesis in Genshiken, but as Madarame develops a crush on Saki it heavily influences his interactions with her. However, even after graduating and getting job at Sakura Pipe Repair thanks to his "computer literacy" (i.e. experience with porn games) Madarame never admits his feelings to Saki as he does not want to risk ruining their friendship.
In the relaunch of the manga, Madarame still drops by the Genshiken clubroom for lunch. In order to help the crossdressing Hato be able to come to the clubroom as a girl while attending classes as a male, Madarame agrees to allow Hato use his apartment to change since it is very close to the school.
In the spin-off manga series "Spotted Flower" (unconfirmed if canon), Madarame is finally in a relationship with Saki; they are married (she took his virginity) and Saki is pregnant with their child. Much of the story revolves around their married lives, specifically her pregnancy and his otaku lifestyle affecting their sexual intimacy.
Blood Type: AB
Birthday: July 19, 1983
Age: 18-22
Favorite Manga: "Let's Go" Rai Junior High, Royalty in Motion
Favorite Anime: None
Favorite Game: The Game of Life
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
She is fashionable, violent, confident, occasional smoker, and not at all attracted by the sexual charms of anime characters, Saki is not an otaku in any sense of the word. Surprisingly, Saki actually saves Genshiken from being shut down on two separate occasions, though her motives have more to do with revenge and guilt than becoming more of an otaku.
Despite being vehemently against otaku activities such as wearing nekomimi (cat-ears) at the start of the series, Saki eventually becomes comfortable with the other club members to the point that she can be considered their close friend (aside from the possible exception of Kuchiki). Saki has a tendency to use nicknames. She calls Sasahara "Sasayan", Kugayama "Kugapii", and Ogiue "Ogichin" by nicknames, and even though she at first refuses to call Kuchiki by his self-appointed nickname ("Kucchi"), Saki starts using that nickname as well.
In the spin-off series Spotted Flower, she is married to Madarame and is pregnant with his child. In spite of this, it is assumed that everyone is still friends and stay in contact with each other. The story revolves around their married lives, especially with the pregnancy and otaku life affecting their sexual intimacy.
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