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infinitelibrary's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
clowdywings's review against another edition
4.0
3.75
This was pretty funny. The overall story is compelling and interesting.
Shuichiro, a surgeon, is walking home from work after taking a very long shift. He sees what he thinks is a doll in the bushes. The doll gets attacked by crows so Shuichiro saves the doll. It turns out to be an angel (in miniature form) and they owe Shuichiro a wish because he saved them. But Shuichiro doesn't really want anything.
I think most of the characters were pretty well developed. Except for Shuichiro, which I find strange. Shuichiro is more of a logical man than anything else and then it gets pretty vague. The angel Kohaku is an airhead but means well.
• The "angels and demons don't have genders" is a pretty cool idea but the author or translator ruined it by giving them gender specific pronouns. Typically, the angels went by the female pronouns, devils male. Angels looked slightly more feminine than the demons, but still looked male. The demons leaned towards the opposite side.
• A lot of the characters were cliche but had some unique elements to them.
For a shojo manga to have a male main character (I think? I could be wrong) is pretty rare. This is the only shojo manga I've read like this before and so I enjoyed it.
The art style is pretty iconic. It looks really good, except for the male foreheads and shoulders. The attention to details is well done. The wings look realistic, which happens when you know how to do it.
• Male foreheads are pretty small. They are like three-four inches. That's what really bugs me the most out of all of this.
• The very wide male shoulders is straight from the '90-'00s, which is when this series was released. Annoying, but understandable.
Quite a good reread. I'll have to search around to see if I can find the next volumes.
This was pretty funny. The overall story is compelling and interesting.
Shuichiro, a surgeon, is walking home from work after taking a very long shift. He sees what he thinks is a doll in the bushes. The doll gets attacked by crows so Shuichiro saves the doll. It turns out to be an angel (in miniature form) and they owe Shuichiro a wish because he saved them. But Shuichiro doesn't really want anything.
I think most of the characters were pretty well developed. Except for Shuichiro, which I find strange. Shuichiro is more of a logical man than anything else and then it gets pretty vague. The angel Kohaku is an airhead but means well.
• The "angels and demons don't have genders" is a pretty cool idea but the author or translator ruined it by giving them gender specific pronouns. Typically, the angels went by the female pronouns, devils male. Angels looked slightly more feminine than the demons, but still looked male. The demons leaned towards the opposite side.
• A lot of the characters were cliche but had some unique elements to them.
For a shojo manga to have a male main character (I think? I could be wrong) is pretty rare. This is the only shojo manga I've read like this before and so I enjoyed it.
The art style is pretty iconic. It looks really good, except for the male foreheads and shoulders. The attention to details is well done. The wings look realistic, which happens when you know how to do it.
• Male foreheads are pretty small. They are like three-four inches. That's what really bugs me the most out of all of this.
• The very wide male shoulders is straight from the '90-'00s, which is when this series was released. Annoying, but understandable.
Quite a good reread. I'll have to search around to see if I can find the next volumes.
mehsi's review against another edition
4.0
Review when I re-read this manga in 2014:
I first read this book 5 years or so ago (if not longer) and decided I wanted to re-read the series again, to see if I still liked it as much as I did years ago.
And did I like it? Yes I did. So lovely to see all the characters again, to see them interact. I really love Kohaku, though she (or is it a he, you can't really tell) is a real ditz and does many things wrong. She/he really needs protection from various things. Luckily Shuichiro doesn't mind saving her/him. I can't wait to see what will happen again, it has been quite a few years, so I don't exactly know what happens at the end. Really excited though, and I will be sure to keep cheering for Kohaku and Shuichiro to get together!
Of course they aren't the only characters, we also have demons/devils and more angels. It is a real chaos at time, and I felt like it could have been executed better. Suddenly we got a whole revelation and a whole new story just in one volume. But that is to be expected of CLAMP, who likes to have lots of characters and various stories in their manga. :)
I will be sure to continue reading, and also patiently waiting for other CLAMP manga to come out (xxxHolic Rei, I am looking at you). :)
I first read this book 5 years or so ago (if not longer) and decided I wanted to re-read the series again, to see if I still liked it as much as I did years ago.
And did I like it? Yes I did. So lovely to see all the characters again, to see them interact. I really love Kohaku, though she (or is it a he, you can't really tell) is a real ditz and does many things wrong. She/he really needs protection from various things. Luckily Shuichiro doesn't mind saving her/him. I can't wait to see what will happen again, it has been quite a few years, so I don't exactly know what happens at the end. Really excited though, and I will be sure to keep cheering for Kohaku and Shuichiro to get together!
Of course they aren't the only characters, we also have demons/devils and more angels. It is a real chaos at time, and I felt like it could have been executed better. Suddenly we got a whole revelation and a whole new story just in one volume. But that is to be expected of CLAMP, who likes to have lots of characters and various stories in their manga. :)
I will be sure to continue reading, and also patiently waiting for other CLAMP manga to come out (xxxHolic Rei, I am looking at you). :)
gwhg's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
CLAMP has been breaking gender since 1996.
yuusasih's review against another edition
3.0
This rating and review are for all completed volumes.
Now, when I'm biased, I can't give those authors stars less than three, and CLAMP is one of my biases so.
And I put my Yaoi-Shoai shelf, thank you, why no one notice that the Angel (who his name? I forgot) who lives with Shuichirou is actually genderless, and more so that Hisui and Kokuyou refer him as a 'he'?
Ah well, it's a romance after all. Light and funny, like CLAMP's other works when they decided to do some light story. And the ending! So much CLAMP typical soulmate!
Now, when I'm biased, I can't give those authors stars less than three, and CLAMP is one of my biases so.
And I put my Yaoi-Shoai shelf, thank you, why no one notice that the Angel (who his name? I forgot) who lives with Shuichirou is actually genderless, and more so that Hisui and Kokuyou refer him as a 'he'?
Ah well, it's a romance after all. Light and funny, like CLAMP's other works when they decided to do some light story. And the ending! So much CLAMP typical soulmate!
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I kinda sad when Shuichiro died after he confessed his feeling, though. Poor man. But soulmate linked forever, CLAMP's rule, eh?tobyyy's review against another edition
3.0
This was a cute story, and it made me laugh out loud a couple times, but the story movement was slow and I don’t really feel much of an impetus to continue the series. The theology was interesting too — though I took it more as a fantasy theology rather than a specific take on Christian theology. (Had I viewed it as some offshoot of Christian theology, I’d probably be less satisfied.)
The illustrations were adorable also and definitely contributed significantly to my enjoyment of the story. I loved the facial expressions throughout the book, specifically.
May continue this series, may not. We shall see!
The illustrations were adorable also and definitely contributed significantly to my enjoyment of the story. I loved the facial expressions throughout the book, specifically.
May continue this series, may not. We shall see!
1hollieb's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0