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Summary: Techno-toy fun for all ages.
Review: When CLAMP sets out to create a manga, they sometimes pick a genre that's a bit overdone and give it a powerful (or bizarre) new twist. This is one such story.The basic gist is that in the not-so-distant future, children compete against each other with via small mechanical dolls called "Angels." A country-bumpkin girl, Misaki, comes to Tokyo and immediately is swept up in the furor surrounding these dolls, and purchases her own. Though the premise is a little like Pokemon or any number of "children battle for fame/glory via critters," there's a definite twist to this one. In fact, I'd wager that CLAMP is making a very large point about how easy it is to manipulate children into buying "all the accessories" and toys with crazes like Pokemon, etc. Satire aside, it's a very funny manga so far with lots of superdeformed comical moments. The humor isn't lewd. It also isn't as intense as Clover or X/1999. No gore or anything, and no real angst. It's really quite fit for all ages and genders (originally written for the boy's manga market, but girls like it too). I liked it very much and recommend it if you enjoy a lighter reading romp and lots of humor and action!
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