by Aya Kanno
Just normal. Asuka is nice, with his girly tastes and girly behavior, and Tashibana is also a nice friend. It is interesting that Tashibana gets inspiration in Asuka to write his manga shoujos, behind Asuka's back. Asuka is very serious, and kind of naive, which I find a little refreshing. So far I ...
This is a very simple, light, and pretty fluffy romance, but it wins points for its characters. Asuka is a tough and stoic jock at school, but he secretly loves cooking, crafts, and shojo manga. I really liked seeing a male character interested in stereotypically feminine hobbies, without the narrat...
This first volume was definitely cute and actually made me chuckle out loud a few times. This series tells the story of Asuka, a boy who loves girly stuff but since he was little his mother told him he had to be masculine and couldn't like those things because he's a boy. He's constantly warring wit...
This first volume was definitely cute and actually made me chuckle out loud a few times. This series tells the story of Asuka, a boy who loves girly stuff but since he was little his mother told him he had to be masculine and couldn't like those things because he's a boy. He's constantly warring wit...
I liked Aya Kanno's Blank Slate and wanted to try this series. Happily, the library had volume 1. Unfortunately, I could find no other volumes on the shelves - I loved this volume, and definitely plan on reading more. The only issue I can see is that this could end up being a one-note series that ge...
While it's not going to replace Fruits Basket as my favorite shojo, I loved this light comedy about a straight high school boy struggling to hide his love of cooking, sewing, shojo, and all things kawaii by putting on a kendo-practicing mask of machoness. Asuka kicks butt and makes bento lunches wit...