Forum - View topicDel Rey goes shoujo
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littlegreenwolf
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Del Rey just recently aquired the two shoujo titles Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge and Othello.
http://www.animeondvd.com/news/pr.php?pr_view=361 Both are, well, I guess you can describe them as slice of life shoujo manga, so this is an intresting step to see Del Rey take, though not at all unexpected. It really seems that the manga distro companies really are finding girls to be a goldmine. I haven't been able to read any of Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge *been meaning to* but I have been following Othello, and really like it, and it gives quite an insight to the life of a normal Japanese highschool girl who's into hobby of J-rock/EGL cosplay *not anime cosplay, the dressing up in weird clothes cosplay*. Summaries of the manga are at the link, but I'll post them here anyway: The Wallflower (Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge) by Tomoko Hayakawa tells the story of four handsome boys who have been given the chance to get free rent, but only on one condition: They must transform the landlady's niece into a proper lady! Enter Sunako Nakahara, the agoraphobic, horror-movie-loving, pockmark-faced, frizzy-haired, fashion-illiterate hermit who has a tendency to break into explosive nose bleeds whenever she sees anything attractive. This project is going to take far more than our four heroes ever expected; it needs a miracle! Othello, by Kodansha Manga of the Year award winner Satomi Ikezawa, stars Yaya, the nicest girl in high school-and everyone's favorite doormat. No one treats her well, but Yaya is just too shy and trusting to believe the worst of her friends. When it all gets to be too much, Yaya goes away... and a new personality, Nana, emerges! Nana is ready to show Yaya's false friends for the slime they are, and to kick some serious butt in the process. But can Yaya understand what's happening to her mind? |
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molloaggie
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They both sound really cute and fun. Do you know how many volumes they are? I don't feel like getting into many long series right now.
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littlegreenwolf
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Wallflower is right now at about 7 volumes in Japan. I'm not sure if it's ongoing, but I could look it up. Othello... well, at least 6 volumes long. Not sure if it's still ongoing in Japan too.
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