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Summary: An Unexpected Surpise!
Review: Being an avid shoujo reader, I tend to try many different kinds of Shoujo. However, this one did not seem to appeal to me. But, many people recommended it to me so I decided to try it out. I was so amazed by the artwork, it's so completely beautiful. The story itself is cute, heartwarming, interesting, and amazingly realistic.
If any of the following manga interest you, you will most likely enjoy Tramps Like Us very much: Hot Gimmick, Marmalade Boy, Mars, Kare First Love, INVU and so on.
I highly recommend you try this series!
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Summary: Sophisticated, Unusual, Funny , Life like Shoujo
Review: I bought this book at first because I was intrigued by its title. I'm glad that I bought it & I was not disappointed by this manga!
I think older teens or young adults could relate to "Tramps like us". It is about a woman named Sumire who is smart, beautiful, educated & has a high paying salary. She sound perfect, any woman would love to be like Sumire. The problem is that she is "too" smart, too educated & has a higher salary than her boyfriend that her boyfriend cheated on her & she got demoted from her job.
Sumire crosses path with a young, homeless guy & she decides to take him in. Somehow this homeless guy, runaway guy knows how to heal her disappointment in life, read her feelings, understands her like no one else does...so Sumire decides to adopt him & treat him like a pet, she even names him Momo. Momo brightens Sumire's life.
That was how Sumire & Momo embark on their relationship----a relationship across platonic & a pet & its owner. Sumire feeds, bathe, & give Momo a home. In return Momo gives Sumire friendship, amusement, company & comfort.
This manga is a romantic comedy, each chapter shows how Momo & Sumire's relationship develop, people's misunderstandings of Momo,etc. Momo is deffinitely an interesting, off beat character that makes the manga interesting.
What's great about this manga is that it also has a serious side as Sumire tries to understand herself as a woman, her growth as a person & in her career. Sumire struggles through out the book trying to somehow fit in & being accepted despite the fact that she is better than her peers. Then there's also Momo who has a mysterious, unknown past that Sumire doesn't know much other than his talent in dancing.
Overall,"Tramps like us" is a more sophisticated shoujo, well rounded in plot, each character has more depth & complex dimension, realistic, yet funny & entertaining. A Great read!
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Summary: Quick comment
Review: Love the book, but others have reviewed it better than I could. Just a quick comment: this is not a shoujo manga, it is a josei manga. Shoujo means girl, and shoujo manga is aimed at pre-adult girls. Josei means young woman, and josei manga is aimed at college age and young professional women.
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