Just when I can forget about high school, I started to read this manga series.. and reading it makes me think about an idyllic youthful period. If that is what you want to think about, you can definitely pick up this book to read.
Haruna is a tomboy who made a goal to get a boyfriend, so this is a series on her journey of embarking in a teen romance at high school with Yoh, a really cute boy. She faces challenges in ex-girl friend’s, Yoh’s sister, and the rest of the world trying to get either Yoh’s or her’s attention. Also there are the issues of what makes dating an issue over just being regular friends.
I am reading through this series at a pretty much a snails pace, but man if I am in the mood for some high school romance.. then sit down and read through 13 volumes of this romantic comedy from Shojo Beat.
What can make you want to pick up this book?
- Feel apathy for some characters.
- First time I ever see a male lead depicted all the times with lines under his eyes, indicating long hours, and no sleep.
- Want to probably learn about what makes a young girl click.
- If you want to see what a girl’s response to learning about love, by reading manga… there is a parody on manga within a manga, like what they mention in Otomen, Junjou Romantica etc.
- Other manga read alike probably to this book… Absolute Boyfriend, Otomen, Gals, Love.com or any other teen teen romances.. like Glee or High School Musical…. (Monkey High is another possible title, since they are both Shojo Beat releases, but not really.. since High School Debut, it is the awkward girl chasing after the cool “perfect” guy.. instead of the the other way. >_< )
What can make you not want to pick up this book?
- What another shojo title… and you reeaalllly got something else to do.
- Repetitiveness of themes. I was really not impressed with how much cliche or beauty tips there is.
- This is a verrrry girly book.
Ah! I’ll definitely read this one :). I’ve already read Koukou Debut, so yeah ^.^ thankies
Hehe. I’m an idiot. Just realized that this is not a sequel, but the same book. THANKS ANYWAYS, THOUGH! 😀
No worries.. just glad that you have read this to enjoy it. Thanks fort the comments!
Interesting title. Koukou debut! There’s a slang Daigaku Debut (college debut), meaning that a girl not so popular in high school tries to be popular in college by changing fashion style to tacky one, since nobody knows her in college, her high school buddies all go to different universities. Boys do that too, and go to Go-kon, (arranged group dating).
Haha, facing ex-girlfriends, well, the dude must have been really popular…how envious. Just like Scot Pilgrim has to fight ex-boyfriends of his crush in Canadian high school, a punk girl from America.
The dude has dark circle under his eyes. He probably lacks sleep. Maybe I should sleep less then, so I can be popular. Are sleepy eyes attractive to girls?
I just started reading Saruyama now. That little monkey is naturally kind and caring, innocent (not sophisticated like intellectuals), and has accepting smile. He doesn’t brag or be boastful about anything like other dudes. The embodiment of nice boy. He doesn’t play game but really straightforward, honest, something that adults have lost, or carefully manage to avoid not to get hurt. But this kind of guy is not popular unfortunately…usually girls don’t see him as prince charming nor knight in shining armor.
I might write an article about Saruyama once I done with reading.
Thanks for the long comment Monsieur!
Let’s see.. There’s always plays on works.. Daigaku Debut is that a real life scenario? Isn’t that opposite to changing fashion to tacky ones, or are you talking about trying to be fashionable? Mostly my memory of college is lots of hoodies/pj pants.. since classes were across the street.
Yep Yoh is quite popular.. and a “jock” in junior high… still Haruna also gets somewhat popular.
You do realize that this is a manga right? I just pointed it out because I have never seen dark circles drawn a lot for characters.. and I kinda find that interesting in the story. Now I know that there was that dark eye kid in a Disney movie, Meet the Robinsons.. but I don’t think that would work in real life. >_Loading...