saluki's review against another edition
4.0
Smart, hard-working, schoolgirl Teru is an orphan and her only beloved brother died in mysterious circumstances a year previous from where this volume begins. Teru is silly at times and comical yet she's also a mature, thoughtful and strong character. Her only link to her brother is through one of his friends, Daisy, who she has never met but regularly texts from the last phone her brother gifted her. The mysterious and anonymous Daisy protects and comforts her from afar via text messages. Who is this Daisy?
Teru meets and has to work for the school janitor Kurosaki as punishment for window breaking. He looks like a blond delinquent but the reader soon discovers he is hiding secrets. The antagonism between the pair at times is funny, "Go bald, Kurosaki!" Kurosaki is rude and bossy but he shows a caring side, albeit reluctantly to Teru's face.
I was surprised that Daisy's true identity is exposed for the reader near the end of the first volume, yet Teru remains unaware who and how near he is to her. Interesting!
This shoujo manga promises lots of drama, humour and mystery. Hacking will clearly be a large part of the story arc which is a bit different for this subgenre. And, the artwork is great too.
Liked it, a lot.
aaron_j136's review against another edition
3.0
This was my first ever manga read and I really enjoyed it!
gwens's review against another edition
5.0
A girl at my bus stop recommended me this story years ago and I finally found it. Thank you M for making me read this.
tonischields's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
sunnydee's review against another edition
5.0
Für einen Manga dieser Art (Schul-/Liebesgeschichte) hatte er wirklich viel Inhalt/Text. Das gefiel mir sehr gut. Die Charaktere (vor allem die beiden Hauptcharaktere) waren individuell und sehr sympatisch. Was mir aber am meisten lag war der Humor. Ich liebe vor allem diese total witzigen kleinen Szene, wo die Gestik und Mimik so überspitzt wird. Das war hier sehr oft der Fall und ich habe mich köstlich amüsiert.
Inhaltlich geht es um eine Mädchen, dass ihren großen Bruder verloren hat und nun auf sich allein gestellt ist. So wirklich viel bekommt man von ihrem Alltag außerhalb der Schule in diesem Band nicht mit, aber sie lebt allein in einer Wohnung. Kurz vor seinem Tod, gab ihr Bruder ihr eine Handynummer eines Freundes, der sich von nun an um sie 'kümmern' sollte. Teru (weibl. Hauptperson) ist aber sehr selbständig und will DAISY (Freund des Bruders) nicht zur Last fallen. Bisher hat sie nur per Handy Kontakt mit ihm. In der Schule hat sie mit Mobbern einige Probleme und dann taucht plötzlich ein junger Hausmeister auf, dem sie wenig später mehr als zur Hand gehen muss. Das Verhältnis dieser beiden ist einfach zu witzig und es hat mich unglaublich gut unterhalten. Ich werde mir definitiv weiter Bände der Reihe zulegen.
Inhaltlich geht es um eine Mädchen, dass ihren großen Bruder verloren hat und nun auf sich allein gestellt ist. So wirklich viel bekommt man von ihrem Alltag außerhalb der Schule in diesem Band nicht mit, aber sie lebt allein in einer Wohnung. Kurz vor seinem Tod, gab ihr Bruder ihr eine Handynummer eines Freundes, der sich von nun an um sie 'kümmern' sollte. Teru (weibl. Hauptperson) ist aber sehr selbständig und will DAISY (Freund des Bruders) nicht zur Last fallen. Bisher hat sie nur per Handy Kontakt mit ihm. In der Schule hat sie mit Mobbern einige Probleme und dann taucht plötzlich ein junger Hausmeister auf, dem sie wenig später mehr als zur Hand gehen muss. Das Verhältnis dieser beiden ist einfach zu witzig und es hat mich unglaublich gut unterhalten. Ich werde mir definitiv weiter Bände der Reihe zulegen.
rorycb's review against another edition
3.0
I feel I have a lot to unpack about this manga.
Flicking through it casually, you could mistaken it as being an adaptation of Twilight. Then I pretty much hated the first chapter. Felt like a short story, that more or less wrapped everything up. Premise was ludicrous, artwork amateurish and lazy at times. I struggled to read on, picking it up now and again to read a little further on.
Then something's started to click a little better. The dynamic of the older boy and the younger girl gets explored more, and though I presume it's common in this type of Shojo, there is reservations about at the back of this reader's mind. But that creepiness is addressed regularly, and with another high schooler character being "groomed" by college men, it's played out as the bad situation it is.
But the relationship between Teru & Tasuku is very endearing, some of the panel later on depicting the two of them are sweet
I find myself conscious about when these stories were first produced, (in this case 2007) and how perceptions have changed. Certainly wouldn't expect to see a lead character constantly smoking cigarettes on a story aimed at teens. Nowadays they'd be vaping
Flicking through it casually, you could mistaken it as being an adaptation of Twilight. Then I pretty much hated the first chapter. Felt like a short story, that more or less wrapped everything up. Premise was ludicrous, artwork amateurish and lazy at times. I struggled to read on, picking it up now and again to read a little further on.
Then something's started to click a little better. The dynamic of the older boy and the younger girl gets explored more, and though I presume it's common in this type of Shojo, there is reservations about at the back of this reader's mind. But that creepiness is addressed regularly, and with another high schooler character being "groomed" by college men, it's played out as the bad situation it is.
But the relationship between Teru & Tasuku is very endearing, some of the panel later on depicting the two of them are sweet
I find myself conscious about when these stories were first produced, (in this case 2007) and how perceptions have changed. Certainly wouldn't expect to see a lead character constantly smoking cigarettes on a story aimed at teens. Nowadays they'd be vaping
janessaalexis's review against another edition
4.0
I'm throwing in an additional star because of how nostalgic the first few volumes of this series makes me feel.
I'll be honest: I'm not going to be finishing this series any time soon. I admitted this to myself back at the beginning of February when I put the 10th volume down and had no motivation to pick up the 11th volume.
This series is a little too ridiculous for my reading tastes. The older volumes make me giggle and roll my eyes because I remember reading them when I was fourteen. Now, almost ten years later, they don't tickle me the way they used to.
Hopefully when I move back from Spain to Canada I can finish this series! But for right now, I'll leave it to rest.
I'll be honest: I'm not going to be finishing this series any time soon. I admitted this to myself back at the beginning of February when I put the 10th volume down and had no motivation to pick up the 11th volume.
This series is a little too ridiculous for my reading tastes. The older volumes make me giggle and roll my eyes because I remember reading them when I was fourteen. Now, almost ten years later, they don't tickle me the way they used to.
Hopefully when I move back from Spain to Canada I can finish this series! But for right now, I'll leave it to rest.
noura_rizk's review against another edition
5.0
i wanna read the next volume so quickly can't wait to know what will happen even though i knew the end by mistake :( which was not good as i was expecting but i hope somehow it will have a good end :)
LOVED it :)
LOVED it :)
banana83854's review against another edition
4.0
Kinda goofy and crazy (so many things happen in one volume!), but I like it, it's enjoyable.
shanyreader's review against another edition
5.0
I re-read this book and I swear...it was even better than I remember it! Literally--I was squealing every other page and reading out loud scenes to my brother and annoying him greatly. And Kurosaki's FACE--my GOODNESS! Every expression he makes it just PERFECT! I spent like two hours reading this and savoring every time he and Teru talked and it was just one of the best first volumes I've ever read. Feel-good through out!