[b]Aoi Hana[/b] (青い花) is a [[yuri]] manga by [[Shimura Takako]]. Original run: 2004–2013. There is also a 2009 TV anime adaptation.

The Japanese manga tankoubon release covers also give an English title, [i]Sweet Blue Flowers[/i].

JManga published at least parts of the manga series online in official English translation around 2012–2013, but these are probably no more available. An official English-subtitled online version of the anime has been released by Crunchyroll.com.

Themes include lesbian and bisexual adolescence, love and friendship, girls'-school life, and amateur theater.

h4. Characters

h6. Protagonists

* [[Manjoume Fumi]]
* [[Okudaira Akira]] ("A-chan", Fumi's long-lost childhood friend)

h6. Classmates and friends at school

* [[Honatsugi Youko]] ("Pon-chan", Fumi's classmate)
* [[Ikumi Kyouko]] (Akira's classmate)
* [[Motegi Miwa]] ("Mogii", Fumi's classmate)
* [[Oono Haruka]] (Akira's [i]kouhai[/i])
* [[Sugimoto Yasuko]] (Fumi's [i]senpai[/i])
* [[Ueda Ryouko]] (Akira's classmate)
* [[Yasuda Misako]] ("Yassan", Fumi's classmate)

h6. Others

* [[Oono Orie]] (Haruka's elder sister)
* [[Sugimoto Shinako]] (Yasuko's eldest sister)
* [[Yamashina Hinako]]

h4. See also

* "Wikipedia: [i]Aoi Hana[/i]":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aoi_Hana (includes plot synopsis)
* "An After Ellen review of [i]Aoi Hana[/i]":http://www.afterellen.com/TV/2009/9/aoi-hana-review (may include spoilers)
* "The official site of the TV anime":http://web.archive.org/web/20161027003213/http://www.aoihana.tv/ (in Japanese)
* The [[shimura_takako|author's]] own web pages have some related content.