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Loading... Mars, Vol. 1 (1996)by Fuyumi Soryo
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Kira Aso is a shy, quiet, Shrinking Violet type of girl who has no friends, hates boys, and loves to draw. Rei Kashino is a loud, boisterous Bad Boy who plays the field and rides a motorcyle (a Ducati Monster). One day, when Kira stays after school to work on a drawing, her English teacher tries to molest her. Luckily, Rei comes to her rescue. Thus begins a 15-volume, drama filled romance about two high schoolers finding love amid all the perils and darkness of the world. This series chronicles the romance between high school students Kira and Rei. Kira is a shy artist, who does not fit in at school and prefers to keep to herself and her drawings. Rei is an outgoing, popular guy who loves the thrill of motorcycle racing. The two are drawn to each other and must find a way to make their love work, while encountering obstacles of all kinds. This is your typical shoujo romance, but it's wonderful and sweet--and luckily, fairly short as far as manga series are concerned. Good for an introduction to shoujo manga. -Natalie Sapkarov "Mars" is embarrassingly shoujo (girly), melodramatically angsty, often sexist...and somehow very satisfying for some part of myself I don't like to admit to. Placed in modern Japan, it tells the story of Kira, a conservative, painfully shy art student, and Rei, a brash, charismatic near-delinquent, and how they are drawn together despite every obstacle known to mangakind. This is the series that really confirms that cliches are cliches because, originally, they had emotional impact. It's also the thing that convinced me that, yea verily, motorcycles can be damn sexy. Wow. no reviews | add a review
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A boy and girl from different worlds battle the odds, each other and their peers in pursuit of love. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)741.5952The arts Graphic arts and decorative arts Drawing & drawings Cartoons, Caricatures, Comics Collections Asian JapaneseLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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I give this volume a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought with manga with my own money. ( )