Naisho no Tsubomi

Synopsis

Each volume depicts a different heroine. Volume 1 : Main character of the story is Tachibana Tsubomi (立花つぼみ), a fifth grader dealing with issues such as her mother's pregnancy, her first period, and the strange feelings she has started to get when she has been around boys. Volume 2 : Main character of the story is Kusakabe Tsubomi (草壁つぼみ), a fifth grader, who encounters an alien wanting to do research of earth. It turns out he has picked Tsubomi to be his research subject. Volume 3 : Shiina Tsubomi (椎名 つぼみ) Volume 4 : Katanashi Tsubomi (小鳥遊 つぼみ) Volume 5 : Aizaki Tsubomi (相崎 つぼみ) Volume 6 : Nike Tsubomi (仁家 つぼみ) Volume 7 : Yagi Tsubomi (八木 つぼみ) Volume 8 : Honda Tsubomi (本田 つぼみ) Note : Won the Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga in 2009.