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Summary: wow. gokinjyo monogatari on amazon?
Review: I don't know Japanese, but I still have this manga and am very surprised to see it here. Ai Yazawa is one of, or the, best manga artists out there for girls' manga. She's not only an extremely talented artist, but also has a very distinct and original style. Her art kind of looks like it's from the '70's, almost, but she dresses her characters with clothes from all different eras. The story is rather simple: It's about a girl named Mikako who goes to a fashion high school, and her brand of clothes that she designs called Happy Berry. Mikako is supposed to be the older sister of Miwako, from Paradise Kiss, Ai Yazawa's more popular manga. You can get it in English, so it's easier to find.
If you like Ai Yazawa's style and would like to find more fashion manga, you can look for a magazine called 'bessatsu margaret' at Japanese bookstores. Artists like Aiji Yamakawa, Yuka Oohashi, and Ichigo Takano all occationally have stories running in it, but are virtually unknown in the States. Also, George Asakura has lovely artwork, and his manga 'A perfect day for love letters' is being translated to English, and is due to be out in June 2005.
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