ISBN 978-1421527550 $9.99 216 pages Rated: Teen
Genre: manga, comedy, romance, shojo, drama, school life, slice of life
Summary:
This shojo/shoujo favorite features Sawako who bears an unfortunate resemblance to the ghost in the Ring movies. Her classmates fear her as her appearance is gloomy and there is that rumor if you stare into her eyes for more then 3 seconds you'll be cursed. That is everyone except for popular Kazehaya whose personality can't help but include Sawako in his sphere of warmth and friendship. In turn, she can't help but admire him and when a class seating change puts her beside him, a friendship begins to blossom between the seemingly unlikely pair.
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Pros:
I often recommend this series to tweens and my more pure-hearted romantics. Sawako is a typical hard-working, sincere Mary Sue type and many find her endearing. The artwork is clean, the story flows nicely, and the underlying themes are positive and empowering.
Cons:
Like the more humorous and cliché Wallflower series (where the main character is actually creepy and gloomy), the premise that a girl would scare others off with her appearance is far fetched as is how incredibly "lovely" everyone is. The story does move a bit slowly but that is to be expected regarding the pure characters involved. If you were expecting cat fights and high drama, this is certainly not the series for you but I would certainly recommend it to many as it is a sweet series with lots of great moments.
As you may have guessed this series has been turned into an anime! You can view a little of it online before the the series is repackaged for the States. Here's the opening:
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