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mermaidmoonqueen 's review for:
Not Your Idol, Vol. 1
by Aoi Makino
An advanced copy was given by the publisher on Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I went into this manga expecting something with a fiery heroine and a sweet but idol-obsessed love interest. Instead, I got a deep manga about how women aren't commodities for male entitlement. That's the main theme and I am HERE FOR IT!!!
In such a short volume, this manga addresses so many things, some of which people might consider spoilers sothe effects of being attacked both mentally and physically, how some women drag others down as "not real women", the double standards that women face from society, the sexualization of underage female idols, the groping problem on Japanese trains, and so much more.
We follow the main character Nina, who is not a girly girl and all the guys talk about how ugly she is, except for Hikaru, who is more interested in Judo. Little do we know that Nina has a secret- she's actually an ex-member of popular idol group Pure Club. The main plot of this volume is Nina fighting for girls' rights and becoming close to Hikaru. But everything might not be what it seems.
I was some impressed by this manga and I can't wait to read the second volume. Congrats to Aoi Makino for tackling such a hard topic and doing it so well. I'm excited to see where we go!
I went into this manga expecting something with a fiery heroine and a sweet but idol-obsessed love interest. Instead, I got a deep manga about how women aren't commodities for male entitlement. That's the main theme and I am HERE FOR IT!!!
In such a short volume, this manga addresses so many things, some of which people might consider spoilers so
We follow the main character Nina, who is not a girly girl and all the guys talk about how ugly she is, except for Hikaru, who is more interested in Judo. Little do we know that Nina has a secret- she's actually an ex-member of popular idol group Pure Club. The main plot of this volume is Nina fighting for girls' rights and becoming close to Hikaru. But everything might not be what it seems.
I was some impressed by this manga and I can't wait to read the second volume. Congrats to Aoi Makino for tackling such a hard topic and doing it so well. I'm excited to see where we go!