A review by kasperin
Princess Jellyfish, Volume 1 by Akiko Higashimura
5.0
.ﾟ☆* Review for the full series ノ☆ﾟ*
You like geeks and nerdy plots? hilarious characters? fashion? This manga is for you!
I'm so happy to have finally finished reading Kuragehime after years of first starting it! I think I first read it maybe in 2012 or 2013 but it wasn't complete back then, and also I watched the anime at that time.
Tsukimi is a nerdy girl that loves jellyfishes, she lives at a boarding house with more nerdy girls known as the "amars" (aka nuns). They all are comfortably living unemployed and kind of disconnected of the real world, to the point where they literally turn into stone when faced to "fashionable people".
That until one day Tsukimi meets Kuranosuke, son of a politician who literally rocks the cross dressing, this encounter turns upside down the world of the amars when he leads them to fight for their home, which might be sold out.
Most of the cast of characters in Kuragehime have some weird fascinations and hobbies that aren't socially accepted, ranging from loving dolls to trains, and so the amars feel safe and accepted living together. This mix of fans are hilarious! they are really funny and I laugh so much with the ridiculous situations the amars got into, they totally lack chill and are so uncool.
Tsukimi is shy and unsure, but she changes a lot through the story with a lot of help from Kuranosuke. Now, Kuranosuke is one of my favorites characters in all the manga world. I totally love his personality! he's self confident and he leads the amars to get out of their shells teaching them how to be less unsure of themselves because he really cares about them, I like that he cross dress because he likes pretty things and is not ashamed of it (just for the record, he's not gay), and I like that he's aware that he's pretty and uses that as a weapon for becoming his dreams come true.
The only thing that disappoint me a little was the ending, it felt rushed and I would have add a few more chapters for a proper closure.
Oh, and Mejiro sensei took me by surprise! I want to know what happened with him and Chieko!
The art is really pretty! It was one of the things that made me get interested in this series in the first place. I'm not sure if this makes sense but is really fluid and soft. Makes me want to get physical copies of the volumes.
I'm definitely looking up more of Akiko Higashimura's work!
You like geeks and nerdy plots? hilarious characters? fashion? This manga is for you!
I'm so happy to have finally finished reading Kuragehime after years of first starting it! I think I first read it maybe in 2012 or 2013 but it wasn't complete back then, and also I watched the anime at that time.
Tsukimi is a nerdy girl that loves jellyfishes, she lives at a boarding house with more nerdy girls known as the "amars" (aka nuns). They all are comfortably living unemployed and kind of disconnected of the real world, to the point where they literally turn into stone when faced to "fashionable people".
That until one day Tsukimi meets Kuranosuke, son of a politician who literally rocks the cross dressing, this encounter turns upside down the world of the amars when he leads them to fight for their home, which might be sold out.
Most of the cast of characters in Kuragehime have some weird fascinations and hobbies that aren't socially accepted, ranging from loving dolls to trains, and so the amars feel safe and accepted living together. This mix of fans are hilarious! they are really funny and I laugh so much with the ridiculous situations the amars got into, they totally lack chill and are so uncool.
Tsukimi is shy and unsure, but she changes a lot through the story with a lot of help from Kuranosuke. Now, Kuranosuke is one of my favorites characters in all the manga world. I totally love his personality! he's self confident and he leads the amars to get out of their shells teaching them how to be less unsure of themselves because he really cares about them, I like that he cross dress because he likes pretty things and is not ashamed of it (just for the record, he's not gay), and I like that he's aware that he's pretty and uses that as a weapon for becoming his dreams come true.
The only thing that disappoint me a little was the ending, it felt rushed and I would have add a few more chapters for a proper closure.
Spoiler
Also, I NEEEEEED Tsukimi and Kuranosuke to end together! I was shipping them all the time and I'd love an actual reply from Tsukimi to Kuranosuke's "I love you". I think Tsukimi and Shuu make a cute couple too, but both need more experience and I want Kuranosuke with a happy ending.Oh, and Mejiro sensei took me by surprise! I want to know what happened with him and Chieko!
The art is really pretty! It was one of the things that made me get interested in this series in the first place. I'm not sure if this makes sense but is really fluid and soft. Makes me want to get physical copies of the volumes.
I'm definitely looking up more of Akiko Higashimura's work!