I.N.V.U
Sey just wants a normal life, but that's not going to happen any time
soon. When Sey's mother decides to move to Italy Sey chooses not to
go with her. Sey must now stay at her mother's friend's (Mrs. Kang)
house. The family Sey is now staying with is far from normal. Hali,
Mrs. Kang's daughter, dresses and acts like a boy, which Sey just
can't figure out. Mr. Cho, Sey's teacher and crush, seems to have
some kind of relationship with Hali, other than a student-teacher
one. Sey's friend Rea starts dating bad boy Siho, and Sey is becoming
steadily closer to him. As Sey becomes tangled in Siho's mysterious
life she starts to wonder what he means to her.
I.N.V.U (I Envy You) is not a manga, but a Korean comic. I took a
poll and all of the votes were for making a page on I.N.V.U even
though it's not really manga. I thought this was really fun to read.
There is a lot of focus on the side stories, which helps you
understand the characters very quickly.
I.N.V.U was created by Kim Kang Won. There are four volumes. It is
currently being published in English by TokyoPop. |
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There is a student-teacher romance (kind of ^_^;) and Siho is known
for moving fast. It is rated 13+, which I would agree with.
Characters
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Sey Hong- Sey is the main characters, a high school girl. She is a
little dense, stubborn, independent and innocent. Sey has a somewhat
wild mother that caused her to have a "sickness" of boys.
She has a huge crush on Hajun, but slowly finds herself falling for Siho.
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Siho Lee- He's one of Sey's classmate and Rea's boyfriend. He lives
alone, but his family is very powerful and rich. Siho owns a gas
station where he gets Sey a job. He obviously cares about Sey. Siho
is a player and "bad boy". He really enjoys rollar blading
and is very good at it, which first caught Sey's attention.
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Hali Kang- Hali is the daughter of the family Sey is staying with.
She is pretty forward, a little rude, doesn't care much for rules and
has a large crush on Hajun. Hali dresses like a boy and has seemed to
taken the identity of her dead brother.
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Hajun Cho- Hajun is Sey and Hali's teacher. He's also Hali's former
tutor. Hajun is very popular with the female students. He's kind,
handsome and smart. |
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Rea Yoo- Sey's friend and Siho's girlfriend. She uses people to get
what she wants and has no problem with that. Rea is trying hard to be
a model and uses Siho's ties to help her. She is a little
self-centered and vain. ^^; (*Note* In volume three Rea's name starts
to be spelt differently. Can anyone explain this?) |
Links:
Innocence:
Summary 1
Innocence:
Summary 2 |