hanna kimmi

The 22 Japanese volumes of the series has sold over 11 million copies in Japan,^[13] the final volume was released on November 11, 2004.^[14] The English release of volume 6 was ranked 9th in the Bookscan chart while six months after, volume 9 came in 5th as one of the top-selling graphic novels in North America.^[15][16] The English release of volume 1 and 2 of the series were nominated under the Graphic Novel category of The Quills Awards in 2005.^[17] The series came in 3rd place for Top Shōjo Manga in Singapore in February 2007.^[18] According to Tohan, aizōban volumes 11 and 12 ranked 6th place for the week of September 12, 2007.^[19]
The English release of volume 17 was ranked 8th in the Publishers Weekly Comics Bestseller list.^[20] The 23rd volume of Hana-Kimi was released by Viz Media on April 1, 2008 and it was ranked 5th in the monthly Top 20 Graphic Novels rankings for the March 31, 2008 to April 27, 2008 period.^[21]
The total sales for the series' Japanese volumes came in 5th after Death Note in the ranking of the most read series throughout year 2007.^[22] The series ranked 37th place in Matt Blind's Top 300 series in 2008.^[23] It was later chosen as one of the series for the GC4K Summer Reading Challenge in 2009.^[24]
Maria Lin noted that while she normally disliked female protagonists in manga, she praised Mizuki as an exception, crediting her with lifting the manga above other "pretty boy manga", enjoying her "never-give-up attitude". While Lin enjoyed the art style, she found the male characters' designs at times generic.^[25] Sheena McNeil felt that the premise was "shallow", but upon reading, found herself "caught up in the story". McNeil praised the art, citing its importance in a story of deception, enjoying the "gorgeous" character designs, but appreciating the departure from strict aesthetics for humour.^[26]
Liann Cooper felt that Hana Kimi was one of Viz's most important shoujo properties, due to its combination of humour, angst, and the artwork, but criticised their cover design.^[27]
Kat Avila, due to the fourth volume's humour and attractive male characters, found she enjoyed Hana Kimi better than Girl Got Game.^[28]
By the fourth and fifth volume, the author had increased the cast, but Maria Lin felt that the storyline was still coherent despite this.^[29]