The Gay Of Devilish Charms

Title: Antique Bakery

Author(s): Yoshinaga Fumi

Artist(s): Yoshinaga Fumi



















Genre(s): Comedy, Shounen-ai, Yaoi, Drama

Length: 4 volumes

What it's about: A middle-weight boxing champion, a rich 30-something, and a gay baker! What more could you ask for? The story revolves around 32-year-old Ono Yusuke, an amazingly good-looking baker who has a knack for snagging any guy who is his types. A regular 'Gay of Devilish Charms'. Tachibana Keiichiro, the store manager and owner, and the only guy to ever escape Ono's grasp! Ono confessed his love to him at graduation time in high school, only to be coldly rejected and told to 'Go to hell Homo'. And then comes in the cute and 21-year-old Kanda Eiji. This kid, despite being the youngest, has the most colorful past and the brightest future. Now an apprentice of Ono's, things are sure to heat up when customers and old friend alike come to the shop!

My Opinion: Well, being so much like Ono, I can find sympathy in this manga so well. There are many laughs, and you can't help but squeal sometimes. But like any good story, it's not all fun and games. Everyone has a past, all inevitably getting worse after worse -- but not the story! This has got to be one of my favorite manga's of all time, it rivals the structure of a true story as well. Ono has a flair for being a whore, and he pulls it off better than anyone else around. All the guys and girls drool after him, but sour Tachibana still eludes. A story worth reading because it's more than just pictures -- it's a novel within itself.

The Great,
Schizo

-Filling in for a sick Blue 'cause I'm a good friend like that xP-

All in the name of Beauty

Title: Beauty Pop

Author(s): Arai Kiyoko

Artist(s): Arai Kiyoko



Genre(s): Comedy, drama, romance, school life, shoujo, slice of life

Length: 10 volumes 

What it is about: Just because she's talented, doesn't mean she wants to be famous. Kiri Koshiba is a talented hair stylist. While she doesn't want fame and fortune using her talent of cutting hair, the three popular boys in the 'Scissors Project” wants it all. Since they've join up the three boys give showy makeovers to only 'select girls'. When Kiri gives a makeover to a girl that the boys rejected, they soon realize they have competition and start trying to track down this mystery stylist and have them join S.P.

My Opinion: This is another manga I like personally. Its simply a cute and funny manga. I like how the art is, and the storyline is great too. The one thing I don't like is how quick it goes by! Its a fast and easy read in my opinion. It's one of those manga's you could finish up the whole series in only a couple of days. A page turner.

Shoujo Manga for the Masses.

Well, look's like I'm updating early! ^-^ Here are my first two Manga reviews for Hana-kimi and Family Complex, look for more in the future!


Title: Hana-kimi (the title in Japanese is Hanazakari no Kimitachi e)

Author(s): Hisaya Nakajo

Artist(s): Hisaya Nakajo


Genre(s): comedy, drama, romance, school life, shoujo, shonen-ai

Length: 23 Volumes and complete.

What it is about: Hana-Kimi centers around a girl name Ashiya Mizuki, she is a Japanese girl currently living in the U.S. One day, while she is watching TV, she see’s a track and field completion and becomes attracted to one of the high jump competitors, Izumi Sano. After she starts to idolize this athlete, she eventually transfers to attend the same school that Sano attends. Now, what is so different about this picture? The high school that Sano attends is actually an all-boys school called Osaka Gakuen, and Mizuki needs to dress and act like a boy to enter.

My Opinion: I absolutely love it! I found out about it while looking around on a website, and I almost instantly fell head over heels for it. I recommend it to anyone really, but, if you’re the type to be a bit bias on things that contain even the slightest bit of malexmale relationships then this manga is NOT for you!

Title: Family Complex

Author(s): Tsuda Mikiyo, Zaou Taishi

Artists(s): Tsuda Mikiyo


Genre(s): comedy, shoujo, slice of life

Length: 1 Volume

What it is about: Akira Skamoto is the second eldest son of the Sakamoto Family and he seems to be the only -normal- person. The rest of his family is made up of beautiful people, from his parents to his older brother to his two sisters. Akira feels out of place, like he shouldn’t belong to his family. After trying to hide this for so long one day it finally comes flooding out. How does his family react to his confession of feeling like an ugly duckling among the beautiful swans? Each chapter in this short but hilarious manga is dedicated to each family member starting with Akira.

My Opinion: While I like this manga sometimes it can get a little confusing, I found myself re-reading parts (though, that could have been due to how late I was reading it). Family Complex is a short and sweet manga that only consists of the one volume. While in a way, I wish it was a little bit longer to tell what happens to the family later on in their lives, I was till satisfied with the one volume. I feel if it it was drawn out into an actual series, it would have been too long and cause people to loose interest. All in all, I do recommend this but do read the first couple of pages before purchasing it to make sure you actually would like it.

Happy Reading!

~Rozen~