Peach Girl, Book 4

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Summary: Sunblock anyone?
Review: I'll admit I didn't like Peach Girl at first. The art style annoyed me as well as the characters when it was being featured in Smile. After my cousin bought a few graphic novels the series grew on me. Peach Girl isn't the manga for everyone. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who's new to Japanese comics. But if you know all about manga and are looking for another new series give this one a try.

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Summary: Soft Porn
Review: Just a note to parents out there - these books are not as innocent as they might appear from the cover. They are about at a level with modern American soap operas - pretty bad. No actual drawings of sexual organs but lots of pictures suggesting sexual activity; boys talking about taking a girl's virginity; intended rapes - including gang rapes - that are prevented at the last minute by the entrance of the hero; girls trying to win boys over by offering them sex; misunderstandings galore in which the boy has sex with the wrong girl or the girl wakes up in a strange bed. Even if you don't object to your daughter reading something with so much sex in it, you'll probably object to the antifeminist portrayal of girls obsessed with catching the right boy and using sex to do it. The heroine and hero do try to stay above all this and true to each other, but they still involve themselves in vengeful plots to teach the bad girls lessons. It's only natural that preteen girls should be curious about dating, etc., but these books give a really false and bad impression of what sex, love, and life are all about. People might say that this type of book is just for fun, but there's a lot of fun stuff out there that also makes you think and grow as a person: books and movies that deal with social-sexual issues in a more moral and responsible way and lead to an appetite for better and better literature. Sex is, after all, a major theme in literature. But the "Peach Girl" series would only develop a taste for more of the same, or worse.

Rating:
Summary: Soft Porn
Review: Just a note to parents out there - these books are not as innocent as they might appear from the cover. They are about at a level with modern American soap operas - pretty bad. No actual drawings of sexual organs but lots of pictures suggesting sexual activity; boys talking about taking a girl's virginity; intended rapes - including gang rapes - that are prevented at the last minute by the entrance of the hero; girls trying to win boys over by offering them sex; misunderstandings galore in which the boy has sex with the wrong girl or the girl wakes up in a strange bed. Even if you don't object to your daughter reading something with so much sex in it, you'll probably object to the antifeminist portrayal of girls obsessed with catching the right boy and using sex to do it. The heroine and hero do try to stay above all this and true to each other, but they still involve themselves in vengeful plots to teach the bad girls lessons. It's only natural that preteen girls should be curious about dating, etc., but these books give a really false and bad impression of what sex, love, and life are all about. People might say that this type of book is just for fun, but there's a lot of fun stuff out there that also makes you think and grow as a person: books and movies that deal with social-sexual issues in a more moral and responsible way and lead to an appetite for better and better literature. Sex is, after all, a major theme in literature. But the "Peach Girl" series would only develop a taste for more of the same, or worse.

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Summary: Finally!
Review: Oh the day has finally come! Momo takes a hint and realizes Kiley for who he really is! And to make things even better, he cuts his hair! Thank heavens! So many great things happen in this book, along with amazing artwork by Miwa Ueda..if you haven't read this book already, GET TO IT!

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Summary: Peachy Peach Girl
Review: The story revolves around a girl named Momo, who has a problem with getting tanned skin, and a love triangle between the guy she has a crush on and the cutest guy in school. It sounds simple but sometimes simplicity is key. I personally think the animation is beautiful and original and all the characters have their own unique personality.