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Poor Sumi Kitamura… Her irresponsible older brother Eisuke keeps bringing home orphans for her to take care of even though they can barely afford their own basic needs! Just when Sumi's financial problems become dire, wealthy Soichiro Ashida enters her life with a bizarre proposition: he'll provide her with the money she so desperately needs if she agrees to marry him. But can Sumi fool high society into thinking she's a proper lady? Moreover, is it worth giving up everything for this sham of a marriage?

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Associated Names

Güllere Çıplak Ayakla Basmak

Hadashi de Bara wo Fume

Hoa hồng tình yêu (ĐN)

Hoa hồng đỏ (HĐức)

Stepping on Roses

Stepping on Roses Barefoot

نمشي على الورود حفاة الأقدام

ก้าวย่างบนดอกกุหลาบ

玫瑰契約

裸足でバラを踏め

Groups Scanlating

Black Lilac Scans

HimeHina

Kokoro Xin

Kyousui Moon

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Status in Country of Origin

9 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

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Rating

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Author(s)

UEDA Rinko

Artist(s)

UEDA Rinko

Year

2008

Original Publisher

Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)

Margaret (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Viz (9 Volumes - Complete)

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Who thinks that Sumi and Nozumo are siblings?

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Chapter 55 -Spoilers-

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Rinko Ueda to End Hadashi de Bara wo Fume in Japan

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[spoiler] ch 52

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blinded by love ( spoilers)

14 years ago

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WASTE OF MY TIME

by NoNAMEHelloBYE
4 months ago

Rating: 1.0 / 10.0

I must have been bored out of my mind to read this one all the way through. The characters are completely insane and have capricious personalities that literally change in an instant. The MCs aside, the side characters come out of nowhere and do a 180 personality change too.

Both the MCs are in a corrupt and toxic relationship and are dumb enough to love each other despite the horrible things they’ve done to each other. They’re both brainless idiots that deserve each other honestly.

I’m not emotionally masochistic enough to enjoy this torturous writing.

Not to mention, how did Nozomu’s father not recognize Sumi in their first encounter? He recognized her as his daughter literally at the last minute. And the disgusting plot of forcing Nozomu and Sumi to still proceed with the wedding after revealing that they’re blood related siblings is even worse. Nozomu literally doesn’t even deserve a happy ending, he belongs in jail for his attempted rape and attempted homicide. After the way he treated Miu, she still wants him?!?!

... Last updated 4 months ago

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Great Art and Enjoyable Read Until Last Chapter

by Oukow
3 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

Just reread this for the second time after years. And I still enjoyed it as if it was the first read through. This is one of the best drama stories I have read because I understand why the MC does what she does. She’s trying to keep her family safe, even if it means she has to sacrifice herself. While she is beautiful and skilled in cooking and playing shogi, I would not call her a Mary Sue though there are many shoujou clichés. Despite lacking the skills to read or write, dance or talk like a “lady”, she manages to warm the hearts of those around her because of her kindness, though it does not happen instantly. It is her kindness that is also one of her downfalls as she puts everybody else before herself, which is why she sells herself and ends up becoming a (very rich and handsome) stranger’s bride.

From here she learns the proper social etiquettes and slowly wins the heart of her husband and vice versa. But the drama is in keeping her pauper life a secret while still trying to take care of her siblings and keeping the other love interest at bay.

The art is stunning and I absolutely love the character expressions and gotta it, I love me some PTSD symptoms in characters, lmao. But with all this said, the last chapter brings what would be a 9 or a 10 rating down to a 6.5/7.

The last chapter you think the shit is about to hit the fan with all the build up and tension that has been festering. And then it just…stops. And it feels like five chapters were somehow skipped in the middle of the last one. Makes me wonder if the manga got cancelled or something because I don’t understand why it would end so abruptly. It is just so disappointing, like getting a cookie only to take a bite and realize it’s stale. :<

... Last updated 3 years ago

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Where do I start?

by sagesmith
4 years ago

Rating: N/A

I loved Tail of the Moon so I thought I’d give this series a try! The artwork is gorgeous. And... that’s about the only good thing I can say.

I have never hated a manga before today. Some I didn’t like, it was boring, disgust, whatever, but never flat out hated it. This manga will have a special place in my... well, I’ve never forget it, that’s for sure. This wasn’t even the haha that’s so dumb it’s hilarious kind of horrible. It’s why the hell did the mangaka waste her life drawing this filth horrible. How did I finish it? I’m crazy and I sacrificed some brain cells. So where do I begin?

Everyone is stupid. I really mean it, they’re all dumb! The choices people make in this series is mind bogglingly stupid. 99% of all the drama could’ve been avoided if everyone made common sense decisions.

But there’s no fun in that! Fine, you know what is fun? Crazy people. Everyone is. Sumi is crazy, and stupid. Souichiro is bipolar and crazy. The bad guy Nozo or whatever is psychotic and stupid. His wife Moi or whatever? Pathetic, batshit crazy, and stupid. The butler! The brother! The emoployees!

The only sane ones where the kids!

Sumi is a perfect little Mary Sue angel that can do no wrong. She’s so perfect she took the enjoyment out of the story. “Oh I’m being treated like trash by everyone yet again! I kill them with kindness so everyone loves me and I’m perfect and I’ll be perfectly happy yaaah world peace”

Barf.

Souichiro is trash. The way he treats Sumi is disgusting and it makes the manga hard to read at times. Hate how toxic and possessive he is, and his personality change half way through makes me want to be sick. He had no redeeming qualities and especially for the second half, was the biggest joke of everyone. At least Sumi got stuff done, kinda. They’re both useless, tbh.

The bad guy! How? He’s a whole experience. Over the top and so stupid! I was laughing at how ridiculous he’d be, until he got malicious and rapey. That wasn’t so funny. It was annoying. Someone needed to take off their belt and give him the spanking he never got as a child. Cause that’s what he was. A child. Some as his stupid wife! Moi is such a horrible example of a female character. Like the rest of the story, that is not how you make a female character! Gtfo of here

The butler started ok descent, but like every single character in this story, aside from Sumi, is a horrible person. For pretty much the entire story. Everyone is horrible. Everyone.

The brother was one character who got better towards the end, but the ending was so rushed you couldn’t really see the ONLY bit of character development in the entire story. Shame. And the maid vanished into nothing, along with more than half of the subplots!

Nothing is resolved in the end. Because the end was so rushed. Half the characters are forgotten or just smile at the end, so that means their stories are resolved, right?!

How could the ending be rushed when the story drags for so long? How does she take nine volumes and drag out ridiculous, pathetic, idiotic drama, and then shuts everything down in a single final chapter? Shuts everything down, and if it doesn’t involve Sumi and Souichiro telling each other I love you, it’s a forgotten subplot that vanishes forever.

Guess it was good enough to finish?! I more finished it out of spite than anything. I should’ve drop it when I first sensed it was going to be a shitshow manga, but once you hit volume 5 it just goes off like a hose, spraying everything down, it seems to going somewhere, it seem like it knows what it’s doing, but it’s just getting everything wet. And it’s not spraying in the garden, it’s in your living room. And there’s live wires everywhere. <——- see how ridiculous that was? That’s basically the entire manga summed up right here.

Sumi jumping off the cliff, I almost threw my iPad across the room. Dumb. So dumb. Nozo being a rapist was bad, but him stopping simply because he’s still married? Like when did he ever give a shit about his vows? How come Souichiro lost everything when he quit his job? Everything. Gone. Overnight.
And he accepted being poor so easily because he suddenly loves Sumi. That happened overnight. How come everyone got a happy ending? How the hell does Nozo and his psycho wife get a happy ending after all the shit they put everyone through? What happened to the evil maid? Sure, she was as horrible as the rest of them, but mama got shit done.
Sumi and Souichiro HAD to have sex at that moment. All the chances before, all the chances after, but that felt like the perfect time to them? I don’t know which was more nauseating to witness, them going at it at the worst possible time or Nozo running around with that ax like in the shining.
Seriously?! She was left in the garden as a baby, and THAT’S the reason she’s afraid of roses?! Like terrified, PTSD reactions. Cause she was left, in the garden. Why?! So much WHY

The artwork is the only good thing about this. It was amazing, especially the female characters. There’s one part towards the end where I had to stop and stare at the art. Sumi was literally gorgeous, when she was being nauseatingly perfect. Too bad there hadn’t been a gorgeous story to go with the art.

I loved Tail of the Moon. I don’t see myself reading anything else by this mangaka ever. Again.

... Last updated 4 years ago

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I Could Not Dislike This Manga More

by gloriousmangalover
6 years ago

Rating: 1.0 / 10.0

WOW, I hated this. Let's break this down:

FMC was totally a Mary Sue. Hated her to an extent in which I physically could not handle sometimes.
Her love interest was such a snob. Horrible cliche that honestly is super toxic to younger readers. Sort of like "OMG, hey, if he's hot and rich, just deal with it, you can change him."
Therefore the romantic development, character development, and the plot development fell through into other cliches. I don't think I've ever seen a mangaka shove so many cliches into one overall manga.
REALLY REALLY HISTORICALLY INACCURATE
Way too dramatic for a boring plot that tried to dress itself up as "advanced"
Eh, art is okay, but I've seen better, and I hate using it as a good point because the storytelling was so poor

TL;DR: Hated it. So much. It reveals everything I hate about shoujo, despite being an avid shoujo fan. If you want to avoid cliches, annoying characters, and just a terrible plot, then don't read it. Plus, it has such a toxic mindset in regards to relationships. Therefore, 1/10.

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Unbelievable...

by Kinky-Chan
7 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

What on earth did I just read. The whole manga feels rushed and the MC is friggin' annoying to be honest. She doesn't want to be near Nozomu yet whenever she sees him, gets all flustered and making it obvious for everyone to see that she and him got a thing for each other. It feels like there is a lot of holes in the plot though I gotta ire the angst coming from the antagonist and the anger from Mio (or was it Miu?), all because of jealously and not being able to get what they want.

Even so, this manga is pretty typical, there is nothing new about it and if I want to recommend, I'd ask you to read Tsuki no Shippo instead. What about this manga you ask? Well, probably you can read it while eating fast food. Just read it quickly and go.

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It's a pretty frustrating manga tbh

by kawaiiairbender
9 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

I mean I dont know if I could recommend this in good conscience. But I mean it's okay. But other manga do the cliches/tropes in this manga better. The story at times loses focus. The characters are a mess to say the least and the action of the lead with another character make zero sense going by what he does

... Last updated 9 years ago

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Very confused characters

by firewolf19
9 years ago

Rating: N/A

I read the author's other series, Tail of the Moon, and liked it so I decided to give this one a whirl too. At first, I was really into it, even though I could tell right away that it would be a predictable story line. I liked and sympathized with Sumi and enjoyed to the typical yandere-like actions of Soichiro. But somewhere in the middle of the series, it totally lost it's magic. The characters suffered from SERIOUS mood swings and personality changes and the relationships/reactions were so unrealistic it was laughable. I mean, I know it's a shojo manga but c'mon!

Don't get me wrong, I found Nozomu's crazy switch to be awesome and unexpected (it genuinely made me shiver at points!), but the fact that both Sumi and Soichiro were seemingly fine with him kidnapping/stalking/painting disturbing images of her is just so ridiculous. Sure, Sumi seemed nervous around him at times, but she kept willingly going back to him which just floors me. They both seem just totally oblivious. I mean, after Soichiro saw that painting of Sumi, shouldn't he a be a little more concerned/angry/disturbed??

Along the same lines, I can't believe that after all the crazy stuff Nozomu does, including almost raping Sumi and then chasing her down with an ax, how can the author just wrap this story up by showing him (with his equally crazy wife) content and happy? He spends the whole series creepily obsessing over Sumi (ie. he kept her rice ball? All I could think was GROSS) to the point of no return and then magically turns a new leaf at the very end? This makes no sense to me.

Also, the romance is really weirdly paced in my opinion. It feels as if they went straight from the "I hate you/we're only doing this for money" phase into the "I never want to be apart from you" phase. I was confused while reading because suddenly they were supposedly in love without any proper romantic development.

But overall, I did enjoy reading this series. The art is lovely and there were some funny/interesting bits. Also, despite the abrupt ending, Nozomu's character was fascinating. I've never seen a mangaka truly capture the crazed/dual-personality like she did with Nozomu. He felt like a villain straight out of a horror story, which was very exciting! So, I would recommend reading if you're looking for a casual shojo read, but be prepared for a bumpy ride.

... Last updated 9 years ago

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One of a heck character

by .Chi-chan
11 years ago

Rating: N/A

The reason I love this manga so much is only because of Nozumu, the male yandere in this story. It would had gone to the cliche tropes if it wasn't for his axe swinging to smack every rooms door lol. His character is great, and I think that's the only reason I kept reading this story(plus, the fact that it has a nice art) and would have love it more if only

he and Sumi wasn't really related by blood, and that Souichirou went to the ship and just go back 20 years later while Sumi is like an empty shell looking at their Nozumu jr. Lol. Well, too much for my planned alternative ending shrugs

Well, I could also praise Sumi for her hardworking personality, Souichirou's tsundere character which made me like him too(but really, I was always squealing whenever Nozumu stares very scary in every scene, really, he gives me the goosebumps!)

The ending was a bit rushed, pretty predictable and smooth after all the drama, but I was expecting MORE from the story, but it's still nice, I can proudly say that I rate this overall 7.5/10(bonus points for the art and Nozumu's epic character!)

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But oh the Antagonist <3

by smily_lois
11 years ago

Rating: N/A

=THIS ENTIRE COMMENT CONTAINS SPOILERS=

I started reading this manga solely because some blog says it has an honest-to-goodness yandere character. Well, let me say this: He's probably the most memorable male yandere I've ever seen so far. As for the manga itself, well....I have mixed feelings about it...

The Good ::

Pretty art style = the characters and sceneries were generally nice to look at. I particularly love the way the author draws the expressions - so intense xD. However, I can't help but notice inconsistencies at the quality at times.

DECENT Heroine = Miss Sumi is a decent MC for a shoujo. She's naive and uneducated, yes, but the manga succeeds in making me understand her circumstances. Sumi does have some development over time and I can't help but root for her. Her clumsiness does get on my nerves sometimes.

The "Villain" = this is only the biased opinion of a girl who loves male yandere characters. Nozumu has taken a place in my heart as the most memorable. I really would've loved it if he won in the end - bad endings for everyone! Sumi would be married to her brother (that's f**ked up), his father would die out of pure sadness, Souichirou went aboard the ship and come back years later only to find a soulless Sumi holding Nozomu's children. The worst outcome would be that Sumi develops Stockholm syndrome-like symptoms.

I got carried away. Anyways, it was fairly clear even from the beginning that there's something fishy about Nozomu. Who the hell would blatantly show affection on someone's else's wife in broad daylight? Where did the axe-swinging come from?? He's utterly pathetic and ridiculous, but the things he does...Jesus, this f***er is crazy and I love it, hahahaha.

The Meh

The Romance = it was so typical. Girl gets forcefully married to some rich jerk with an oh-so-dark past, and they fall in love for real blah blah Guy chooses girl over money blah blah HAPPY EVER AFTER. Souichirou is childish and tsundere (meeeeh), but he does try to grow up over time.

Mediocre Over-arching story = continuation of 1 Whelp, in my opinion, the story was predictable, except when Nozomu's involved.

The Bad

Out-of-the-blue personality switches = There were times that characters would act OOC out of the blue and with no legit explanation. Plot holes would often result from them. For instance, why the servant guy (forgot his name) betrayed Souichiro we'll probably never know. Also, in the real world, no one would would go from batshit crazy to melo in too short a time. Heck, no one would allow those people to roam the streets. I'm talking about Nozomu here, in the ending.

THE MELODRAMA!!! = most of the time I'd be laughing my butt off over how stupid every human interaction was.

The Rushed Ending = it could've ended much better. I will never understand how Nozomu gets to walk free after all he's done, or why his wife Miu still loves him. Is she crazy as well? It was all so rushed that it left a sour taste in my mouth.

... Last updated 9 years ago

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Comical

by hkanz
11 years ago

Rating: 5.5 / 10.0

Fans of The Shining may like this manga: It contains a scene where one of the characters starts breaking down doors with an axe in search of the MC. Yes, I'm serious. And sadly, this isn't a horror story. Don't get me wrong, I love drama (Bokura ga Ita and Mars for shoujo examples), but this manga is SO DRAMATIC that the characters, who suffer from bizarre mood swings, personality changes, lapses in rationality and the typical shoujo misunderstandings, are essentially caricatures who bear no resemblance to actual human beings. Logical plans are occasionally devised and instantly abandoned. Loose strings, lying everywhere, are kicked around by the characters as they run around in emotional turmoil. Everything works out with both their professional and personal lives in the end - but don't ask me how.

All that said, this manga isn't absolutely terrible. There are cute and funny bits. Despite the excess of drama, the plot being old as the sun and the inconstant characterization, I didn't drop it and I didn't feel viciously angry after finishing it. But it's the equivalent of watching a television show like Jersey Shore - the bizarre behaviour of the people is interesting, but there's no substance there whatsoever.

... Last updated 11 years ago

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