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Photo was taken in Bali, Indonesia. Image editor was using Cymera and photoeditor mobile apps. :)

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Title: Kuseni Narisou (Indo ver. Be Yourself!)

Mangaka: Yayoi Nakano; An Yoshimura

Year: 1993

Synopsis:

a.       Be Yourself!

Who knows that Shiratori Nagisa, the top teenage idol, is actually a very skilled judoka. She becomes an idol not just for her love in dancing and singing, but to find a lot of pupils for her father’s dojo back in the village. Their dojo doesn’t have any single pupil to teach to, in crisis, her father teaches judo to some animals. Unfortunately, crowded schedules make Nagisa difficult to find one. Thus, she has a crazy idea where she cuts her hair in a boy-ish style, wears boy’s school uniform, and enrolls public school! Moreover, the school that she chose is full of bad kids. In her way to the school, she encountered a gang. Refuses to pay the “road’s fee”, Nagisa ready to fight them, but got rescued by a mysterious boy. At that moment, Nagisa swears to make the boy become the pupil in her dojo, and if possible, her boyfriend.

b.      Momoki Kanoko!

Momoki Kanoko is the chief’s daughter of Momoki gang generation 11th. She got expelled from her previous school due to a fight. Today, she enters a new school and swears to become a feminine girl. Kanoko accidentally bumps into Yotaro the president of her new class and falls in love with him. Yotaro doesn’t like violence which makes Kanoko afraid that he will knows about her one day. Everything is about to change when jealousy of her classmate whom also likes Yotaro towards her and Momoki rival, Sakura gang, comes to her school will reveal her true self.

c.       I wanna be a Princess!

Living in a small restaurant, doing house’s chores, got scolded by dad, and has everyday fights with her childhood friend make Koharu wants to be a princess even just one day. In her way home after school, she rescues a woman from robbery. To her surprise, the women and her husband are the owner of a very high-class and popular restaurant which means they are super rich. With no time to waste, the couple wants to adopt Koharu because she similar with their late child whom passed away 5 years ago. At first she hesitates with the decision, but since her father and childhood friend mock her, she finally accepts the offer.

Impression:

Don’t expect too much about story depth and romantic relationship because I think the manga is more into comedic. A fun, easy, and light read.

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o1. Title: Teddy Bear Tengoku (Eng. Teddy Bear Paradise)

o2. Mangaka: Shoko Kuriki

o3. Year: 1993

o4. Synopsis:

The manga consists of 5 one-shots:

a.       Teddy Bear Tengoku

In the opening ceremony of Teddy Park, Nao can’t wear the princess uniform’s head because it’s too small for her.  When she’s in panic because the parade will begin in 15 minutes, suddenly a teddy ribbon rescues her by re-sewing the size so it could fit her. Fall in love with the teddy, Nao pursues her love by moving to the Teddy Ribbon’s division.

b.      School Ring

Love story of all girl school’s and all boy school’s students. Due to the strict rules, the girls and the boys can’t meet with each other. Since for them rules are mean to be break, once a week they arrange a meeting. One day, there is no news about the meeting from the boy’s side. Then Nao as a representative from the girl’s side disguises as a boy to sneak into the boy’s school in order to know the truth. She also asked to do ring-changing with Taka, the boy that she likes, to announce as a mascot couple for both sides.

c.       Strawberry 11

Seiho high is popular with its soccer club. The school has the boy and the girl clubs. Nozomi who likes soccer very much join the school. Unfortunately, the girl club is not as strong as the boy. Moreover, the club only has 11 members (include her) and the members are way more enthusiastic to watch the boys playing soccer. One day, the girl club has a match with other school and lost. Nozomi asks for a re-match. The rival school agreed as long as Nozomi and friends willing to bet on the Seiho boy soccer’s uniform which is the pride of the school. Thus, as the captain of the club Nozomi will fight and train the members to their limit!

d.      For My Princess

Kanna, the captain of the basketball club, has an extraordinary habit. When she feels intense, stress, or confuse, she will changes into a sleeping beauty. She will sleeps in any time and any where whenever her body unconsciously feels one. Thus, her club lost a few times. Then, the match with a club which has 4-years consecutive wins in state scale is on the way. Kanna either must conquer her habit to win or she will lose her first love in a bet that she made.

e.      Princess of Dragon

Sae falls in love with her own big brother, Hinatsu. One day, an accident gives her a dream. In the dream, she sees several events where she always dies and beside her there is Hinatsu always holding her with a sad face. When she tells Hinatsu about the dream, Hinatsu says that truthfully they’re not related by blood, instead they’re originally a couple. A horrible magic is punished upon them that whenever they’re born again they’ll always become a brother and sister. The punishment isn’t stop there, Sae will always die when she reaches 16 years old leaving Hinatsu in a painful agony as he watches Sae dies. That day is her 16th birthday and she willing to turn back her horrible fate that awaits her.

o5. Impression:

The ending of each stories is very predictable. We will already know who the MC will ended up with. Despite the fact, the mangaka gives us a unique story’s theme. Teddy bear, soccer, basketball, and supernatural all in one book. I think this is very fun. Another thing is the MC can be categorized as strong which is very interesting to follow. Overall the manga is okay. I like it.

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o1. Title: 

Sora ni Koishite Goran (Indo ver.: Look! Love in the Sky) by Akabane Michie

o2. Synopsis:

Maki, an 18 year-old girl, dreams to be a carpenter. She wants to build her own house one day. After her parent died, she lives with the Motohari. Motohari family is her father’s friend whom also works as a carpenter just like her father was. Thus, she begins her days with various excitements–from laughing together to love matters with Motohari’s only son, Seiya, who also her childhood friend.

o3. Impression:

The manga consists of 4 chapters: Church for Us, Under the Blue Sky, Maki’s House, and But, I Love You (additional story). The first chapter tells about Maki falls in love with her neighbour, Yuichi, whom works as a doctor in the hospital. She begins to like the doctor when he tries to make a bird house (which in the end fails). So Maki helps the doctor to build one since she’s very skilled.  

Maki is surprised by the truth that the doctor is already has a fiance whom has been hospitalized due to illness. The fiance refuses to accept the bird house because she thought that a nest (bird house) without a bird is useless. The fiance is just sad because she can’t be together with Yuichi. Despite the harsh truth, Maki once again build another bird house. This time there are two bird statues inside it. When she gives it to Yuichi, she hopes that the house can become the nest of their (Yuichi and his fiance) true love symbolically. She thought that although two people separated but as long as their hearts are one, love will always be there.

I especially love the first chapter because it has bitter-sweet end. The other two chapters will tells about love and dream conflicts between Maki and Seiya. As for the additional story is about a girl who can’t tell her true feeling to the boy that she likes. Overall, the manga is okay. I like how the Motohari family verryyy kind towards Maki. Well, imho, the ending is a little bit disappointing because if I were Maki I wouldn’t decided like that. But, since she has a family background like that (her parents died and she has to moved to Motohari), at that moment, it’s natural.

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Gradually marching toward books, watercolour, anime, and manga again. :)

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I think deep inside we are lonely, that is why we socialize--whether with human, animal, or plant.

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I thought Suisei no Gargantia's main topic is about Hideauze and Intergalactic Alliance………….. =_=

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Finally finished reading Genius Family Company. It was weird and funny. And most importantly, wish one day I had family members like Sousuke and Haru. :D

At first, I reluctantly read the comic. I thought it was going to be boring family drama story. I was wrong. From having new bizarre family members (and their friends), company’s scandal and politics, mafia, until building your dreams again. The romance is also a bit unusual? But, I love it. Well, it succeeded kept me reading it in only 3 days (my siblings finished it in only a day).

My concerns are those ingredients are kinda hit and miss for me. In the beginning, it tells about school, romance, and silly yet fun side of Sousuke and Haru. Then, it stirs into a different ways. I thought it was going to turn a mess, but the more I read it, the more everything placed in where they belong. Although I thought there were gonna have more complex plot, especially about Yano + his friends, and Sousuke and Haru. I expected something that make me gonna say, “I knew it!” Or “OMG! I didn’t expect that.” The plot actually has a lot of potential, but it just doesn’t nail it. Something is missing.

Things that I get from the story are there is no such things as coincidence. Know when to get help from someone or friends. In the end, you can’t do everything alone.

Score: 7.5

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“It’s okay to be strong, but just don't crumble.” - Katsuyuki Natsuki, Genius Family Company, Ch. 30.

Note: Better translation is welcome.