ISBN: 978-142153727 $9.99 192 pages Rated: Older Teen
Genre: manga/graphic novel, shojo, romance, school life, comedy, drama, slice of life
Summary:
Orphaned and alone after her computer-genius brother dies, Teru Kurebayashi is almost a person to be pitied. One can say "almost" because she has her very, treasured friend, DAISY. While Teru has never met her mysterious benefactor, his kind and friendly texts have been her support.
In this first volume, Teru and her classmate accidently break a window after escaping a bullying incident. It isn't long before the school janitor, Kurosaki, catches up with two and Teru ends up doing chores to help pay for the damages. While Kurosaki may be a brute and her classmates snobs at least Teru has DAISY whom she suddenly suspects may be closer to her than she thought.
Pros & Cons:
This first volume and the series as a whole has amazing characters with spunk and the plot is deliciously complicated. I'm on the latest volume (#11) and still could not tell you about the sinister motives of the the main antagonist, Akira. Like other fans, I can tell you it has something to do with her deceased brother and DAISY somehow but that's about it and you'll have to wait with the rest of us to find out more.
The romance is slow developing but pure and sincere. It reminds me a lot of the Daddy Long Legs tales. I also respect that becuase Teru is still a high schooler that things haven't gotten near PG-13 yet but it's a bit frustrating too. For example, the only time Teru and her love interest ever touch lips is when he's giving her mouth-to-mouth after she's attacked and drowned. Kiss her already, you fool! lol
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Read right to left! <----- Teru vs. Kurosaki: Round 1: Teru! (page 189)
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