Alice 19th, Vol. 1: Lotis Master
Alice Seno is a seemingly shy and meek girl who always seems to be outshined by her older sister Mayura. One day, Alice has an encounter with a mysterious and magical rabbit girl, and her life is turned upside down. Alice discovers that certain words have power, and that she has the potential to...
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Alice Seno is a seemingly shy and meek girl who always seems to be outshined by her older sister Mayura. One day, Alice has an encounter with a mysterious and magical rabbit girl, and her life is turned upside down. Alice discovers that certain words have power, and that she has the potential to be master of a set of sublimely powerful words called the Lotis Words. But power always comes with a price, and the price may turn out to be Alice's sister Mayura...
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781591162155 (1591162157)
ASIN: 1591162157
Publish date: 2003-10-22
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
Alice 19th is a shojo romance story of Alice Seno, known around school as “Mayura’s little sister.” She’s pining for Kyo, a boy whom both Alice and her older sister love. Along the way, she meets a bunny that isn’t any bunny. She appears to be a mystical bunny who turns into a person with rabbit ear...
This is an interesting spin off of the Alice in Wonderland tale. While it is not really a retelling, more of a re-imagining and a very loose one at that. This is a girl likes boy and doesn't have the guts to say anything story. Of course, what makes it worse is that her sister also likes the same...
I couldn't quite get into this one. Alice herself just didn't engage me. It wasn't that she was shy and a doormat, though that didn't help. I think the point that I disconnected with her was when she decided to go out with a boy she didn't like, so she could try to get over her feelings for her sist...
Interesting concept. I really enjoy reading books that explore the way that the Japanese think about words and the power behind them (Her Majesty's Dog was another one that I enjoyed) and of course nothing can be easy when you are dealing with a girl who is constantly outshined by her older sister; ...
I originally thought this was going to be a retelling of Alice In Wonderland some sort - after all, the main character is called Alice, and everything starts to get strange after she encounters a magical rabbit - but that is not the case. Apart from those two little bits (a nod to the story by Lewis...
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