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Summary: Definitely not for those with a taste for action/adventure!
Review: First off, let me say that this is certainly a girl's manga. The sap flows like a river, the characters all have wide-eyes and bright smiles, and the happiness/anguish is written on every character's face. But that's not a bad thing. I happen to love shojo manga. Others have detailed the plot, so I will just critique the art and story. Now, I own "Call Me Princess" and "Princess Prince", I have read "Aquarium", and I want "Let's Stay Together Forever", all of which are by Tomoko Taniguchi. The art of "Call Me Princess" didn't appeal to me as much as the art of "Princess Prince", and the storyline itself was on a par with "Aquarium". I have not seen but glimpses of "Let's Stay Together Forever", so I can't compare. This is a wonderful story and I am not sorry I bought it. So, go out and get it!
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Summary: Should be a best seller!
Review: I truly enjoyed this book. The plot was sweet, the characters even more so and it was easy to relate to. Though, I must admit, I found it a tad boring. Compared to some other manga out there it's no big deal. This story is about a young girl learning about love, friendship and growing up.
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Summary: Let's be honest...
Review: Ryu isn't Makato's cousin at all... they're not even blood relatives. Ryu's brother is Makato's brother-in-law, which makes Ryu something like her in-in-law. I found the book to be the extremes of mediocre Manga. There was nothing creative about it, and any humor relied on lukewarm anime cliches. Too many elements present fall under familiar areas; Makato meets her love interest while being the typical flustered, clutzy schoolgirl who accidently hurts him; her shared living conditions with him meets obstacles such as her being embaressed handling her feminine laundry around him. Her relationship with her friends is ouright boring, and the drama in Ryu's family hardly moves the readers. Reading the aprox. 6 pages on Ryu's past gave me something of a "so what?" reaction. The art wasn't great- it was cute, but the cute is misused when the story is supposed to focus on conflict. The character design wasn't distinctive, but passable. In short, the art is acceptable, but the plot, from beginning to ending, is droll and predictable (there's barely a point to reading it- it's what someone would use to mock teen drama stereotypes). I completely advise against buying call me princess- there's nothing innovative in it at all. At best, it offers a story that a reader can feel "comfortable" in, having experianced it a thousand times before. ONe good thing is that it consists of only one book- cheaper than buying a series. But if you want a story about family and love, you might want to try Marmalade Boy or Kare Kano instead.
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Summary: Call me Princess
Review: The only bad thing about this book is that the main Character(Mako) falls in love with her cousin, Ryu.
Other than that it is a very good book. The illustrations are wonderful, and the story(besides the above) is captivating. I couldn't put it down till I had finished reading it. It has some very funny parts in it as well.
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