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Summary: Girl Got Game Vol. 1: Bad name, great manga
Review: The story of girl got game goes like this:
Kyo Aizawa is a teenage girl who just wants to live a normal teenage life, but her father, whom used to be a basketball player and wanted to make it to the NBA, is now determined to live his dreams through his daughter. She is going to attend Seisyu Academy, and can't wait to try on the "famously cute" outfit, when she finds out that her father registered her as a boy and cooked up a scheme so that she would play on the boys basketball team and become the basketball play he always wanted to be. Aizawa grew up p,laying b-ball with her father, but all she wants to do now is quit and get a boyfriend and where the GIRLS Seisyu uniform. When she gets to Seisyu, she meets Eniwa Chiharu, a moody guy with a bad temper and a lot of passion for the game of basketball. He ends up being on the basketball team with her, and sparks fly. Then they end up being roomates. They just can't seem to get along, which isn't good when you live in the same room. But there is a secret behind why Chiharu is acting all moody and cranky, and Aizawa wants to get to the bottom of it. And that's part of what bugs Chiharu so much. We've seen the scenario of a woman dressing up as a man or a man dressing up as a woman billions of times. What makes "Girl Got Game" different and worth reading, is that, it focuses on her relationships and girl problems instead of how funny it is to dress up like man like in most of these things. It also centers around Chiharu as well, not just her.And the comedy develops mostly from her trying to behave like like a guy and fit in. So, yes, the description and name of girl got game make it sound like an extremely generic story. And if that is why you were hesitant to get "Girl Got Game", never fear, it is not gerneric, it has a lot of heart, and it is quite funny. I have good feelings about this new manga, its already very good, and I have the feeling that it will only get better with time. Volume 2 can't come soon enough!!!! So *enjoy* & God Bless ~Amy
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Summary: highly enjoyable
Review: This shoujo(girl) manga series was originally released by KC Betsufure(Kodansha) under the name POWER!!, a much more suitable name than "Girl Got Game," and is complete at 10 volumes. This review is based off of the original Japanese version. AIZAWA Kyou is a highschool student who has just moved to a new town with her father. She is entering a new school and couldn't wait to try out the new cute girl's uniform. She opens the box containing the unfirm given to her by her father, and what does she get? The boys uniform! ^^ Her father, being a huge basketball fan, has raised her to be an amazing basketball player, and has enrolled her in this school just so she could be in the championship BOYS team. Well, she can't change anything now, so off with her long hair, and on with the uniform. She really loves to play basketball anyway. ^^ School starts and Kyou(the girls find her quite cool!) soon finds the basketball court with a game of 3 on 3 already going on. One of the players has caught her attention because of his obvious passion for the game, and in her excitement, she immediately goes to join the team. The coach decides to give the new 'boy' a chance, and Kyou is now in the game. To her delight the guy she saw is on her team! However, once the game gets going, she finds that he(ENIWA Chiharu) is just a plain rude guy, and royally pisses her off, leading her to really show her skill. IMAI, captain of the team, is amazed with 'his' skills, as is everyone else on the team, and states that Aizawa and Eniwa to be a great pair. Needless to say, the two aren't happy.
Of course, this being a shoujo manga, this isn't the only time these two will be together, for Kyou finds out, in a rather embarressing way, that Eniwa is now her roommate! ^^ This series is full of comedy, basketball action, romance, and a little drama, all mixing together to make a great shoujo comedy romance. This has been one of my favorite series for several years, and I hope you will enjoy it as well. ^^
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