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manga: Tears of A Lamb Vol 1
May. 21st, 2009 01:32 amWhen Kanzaki moved into his older sister’s super-girly apartment right after she moved out, he had no idea that his neighbor and classmate, Kei, would be obsessed with getting into the apartment, to the point where the entire school is convinced that it’s because she likes him, and that they’re going out. In truth, she lost something belonging to someone important to her there two tenants ago, and is desperate to find it.
Hey! A Hidaka Banri manga with an age appropriate pairing! (Though it’s only really problematic in her other series in early volumes of I Hate You More Than Anyone.) On the surface, this is a fluffy shoujo comedy with a genki heroine and a cranky, possibly too serious hero, but it’s surprisingly angsty under the surface. Both Kei and Kanzaki have trauma in their pasts. While Kei’s past and her illness are delved into here, Kanzaki’s is only hinted at so far.
Of the three series by Banri Hidaka I’ve read, this one probably has the strongest start. There’s a greater sense of equality between the leads than in her other series, and they and their supporting cast are easy to like. Her fondness for stories about family isn’t as evident here as in her other works, though, but it is still present. I’m particularly fond of how Kei attempts to explain her complicated family tree.
Interestingly, the book has an add for V.B. Rose, which is published by Tokyopop, but none by CMX, which publishes Tears of A Lamb and I Hate You More Than Anyone. Does anyone know if V.B. Rose is still being put out by Tokyopop? Vol 5 is supposedly out, but I can’t seem to get ahold of it, and the last time I checked, there was no listing for Vol 6.
Hey! A Hidaka Banri manga with an age appropriate pairing! (Though it’s only really problematic in her other series in early volumes of I Hate You More Than Anyone.) On the surface, this is a fluffy shoujo comedy with a genki heroine and a cranky, possibly too serious hero, but it’s surprisingly angsty under the surface. Both Kei and Kanzaki have trauma in their pasts. While Kei’s past and her illness are delved into here, Kanzaki’s is only hinted at so far.
Of the three series by Banri Hidaka I’ve read, this one probably has the strongest start. There’s a greater sense of equality between the leads than in her other series, and they and their supporting cast are easy to like. Her fondness for stories about family isn’t as evident here as in her other works, though, but it is still present. I’m particularly fond of how Kei attempts to explain her complicated family tree.
Interestingly, the book has an add for V.B. Rose, which is published by Tokyopop, but none by CMX, which publishes Tears of A Lamb and I Hate You More Than Anyone. Does anyone know if V.B. Rose is still being put out by Tokyopop? Vol 5 is supposedly out, but I can’t seem to get ahold of it, and the last time I checked, there was no listing for Vol 6.