The Wallflower
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Itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny silly light-deprived girl, we all called Wallflower!
Okay, that’s some crappy poetry, agreed but Wallflower is a kind of book that can get you started on Manga. It tells the story of an extremely weird and awkward teenager called Sunako, who lives in her own shell and takes pride in looking ugly. When she is forced to share a house with four charming young boys, her life becomes hell. The four stylish boys want to turn her into a lady and forfeit paying the rent to Sunako’s aunt.
Pick up the book to experience Manga, especially if you are a girl who is even remotely interested in comics. The art is very curious; it changes with angles and perception. As usual, it is drawn in black and white. And, it is always fun to read a book backwards. Go for it. A very simple Manga that can open a whole new world of graphic-storytelling for ya!
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Sudakshina Mukherjee
September 15, 2006 - 4:12 pm
This is the best!!! Eversince I read the vol. 3 & 4 OF THE WALLFOWER, I’VE BEEN WISHING TO BUY ALL OF ITS SERIES. TO BAD I CAN’T FIND ANY VOL. 1 & 2 AT THE MALL. BUT MY LUCK MAKES ME REALLY HAPPY FOR GETTING A CHANCE TO BORROW IT FROM A FRIEND WHO REALLY LIKE THE STORY OF IT AND THE GRAPHICS (JUST LIKE ME,.. SO ADDICTED TO IT.(“,) WELL,,, ALL I CAN SAY IS, TOMOKO HAYAKAWA-SAMA, yOUR MY IDOL!!! YOU’RE SUCH A GENIUS FOR CREATING THIS MANGA! I WISH I COULD GET YOUR E-MAIL AND BE ABLE TO CHAT WITH (EVEN JUST TO RECIEVE A MESSAGE FROM YOU… MWAAH). THE GRAPHICS IN THESE ARE SO WONDERFUL. ESPECIALLY SUNAKO NAKAHARA WHEN SHE SHOWS HER TRUE FACE(I MEAN SHE REALLY REALLY REAALY IS SO BEAUTIFUL!!!) AND KYOHEI TAKANO (WHO IS SO HANDSOME, AND SO COOL!!!) AND EVERYBODY ELSE. THE STORY IS REALLY EXCITING AND WONDERFUL, THAT AS SOON AS YOU READ A VOL. OF IT(EVEN JUST A PEEK) YOU WILL SURELY BE IN LOVE WITH ITS STORY(HOW DEEP!!!). WELL… TOMOKO HAYAKAWA-SAMA, GOOD LUCK AND CONGRATULATIONS FOR BEING ABLE TO MAKE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL WORK! I’LL CALL IT A MASTERPIECE!
February 1, 2007 - 12:52 am
I loved this book when I picked it up and can’t wait till the next volume. I can relate a little to Sunako, When I was in 6th grade in middle school a guy a year older made me think he liked me for a few months then I found out it was a joke. I didn’t date till I turned 21. I didn’t trust any guys in school.