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Marmalade Boy
Marmalade Boy... a charming, little story. Miki was a normal, teenage
girl, happy with the life she had. Then one day her parents went on a
vacation. They came back with a big surprise, new parents.
Step-parents that is. When there were on vacation they met a lovely
couple, swapped partners and re-married. This came as quite a shock
to poor Miki, but what surprised even more was that she had a new
step-brother, Yuu. (Here age too.) Yuu has the looks, brains... he's
the "perfect guy." Miki slowly falls in love with Yuu, but
Ginta (one of Miki's classmates) has something to say about that. Not
to mention Arimi, Yuu's jealous ex.
Let's add a school president who's a little too friendly, a
student-teacher affair and some cool tennis matches just for fun.
That's Marmalade Boy!
Marmalade Boy really appealed to me. It a love-octagon, and I like
all the lovey dovey series. The art is just beautoful, in my opinion.
It's a fun read, and fairly easy to relate to. This book will mostly
appeal to certain tastes. (Mainly romance-lovers.) There isn't a lot
of action or adventure, but it's still interesting. (And suspenseful
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It was created by Wataru Yoshizumi. It has been published in English
by TokyoPop. It's 8 volumes long. There is an anime series that is
70+ episodes, I believe. It has not currently been officially dubbed
or subbed, but TokyoPop has plans to.
Umm.... there is very "slight" swearing. Some mature themes
(student-teacher affair, whole joke thing about everyone thinking Yuu
and Miki are "shacking up" and stuff like that.) I guess it
would be 12+.
Characters
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Miki Koshikawa: Warm-hearted Miki. She loves tennis and is on the
school's team. Miki spends a lot of time worrying about her guy
troubles. She is somewhat clueless and naive. She is very open with
her feelings and you can tell that she truly loves the person she
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Yuu Matsuura: Yuu is sweet, athletic, smart and unable to keep a
relationship. -_- Yuu loves to tease Miki, though when she needs him
he can get serious and be supportive. He can be a bit harsh
sometimes... but he's all together a really kind guy. His family's
feelings and well-being are very important to him. He tends to deal
with issues by himself, which causes him to (at times) push people away. |
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Meiko Akizuki: Miki's best friend. She is quiet, polite and comes
from a rich family. Though, she is very unhappy with her family life
because her parents are always fighting. Meiko never goes on dates
with any of the guys that ask her and Miki can't figure it out. She
is always there for Miki, and listens to her. She even gives her
advice on what to do about her "boy-troubles." |
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Ginta Souo: Yuu's sworn enemy. He had a crush on Miki since middle
school, but due to a misunderstanding he blew his chance. He goes out
with Yuu's ex, Arimi, to make Miki jealous (as well as Yuu.) He has a
bad temper and is easily manipulated, but other then that a really
nice guy.
NOTE: I do not know where I got these pics. I do NOT claim
them to be my own. I'm terribly sorry to whoever's these are. If they
belong to you e-mail me, and I'll give you credit. |
Links: Marmalade
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