| | |  | MANGA | Home » » » » Otomen, Vol. 1 (v. 1) | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | R to L (Japanese Style)Asuka Masamune is a guy who loves girly things--sewing, knitting, making cute stuffed animals and reading shojo comics. But in a world where boys are expected to act manly, Asuka must hide his beloved hobbies and play the part of a masculine jock instead. Ryo Miyakozuka, on the other hand, is a girl who can't sew or bake a cake to save her life. Asuka finds himself drawn to Ryo, but she likes only the manliest of men! Can Asuka ever show his true self to anyone, much less to the girl that he's falling for? Asuka Masamune is a guy who loves girly things--sewing, knitting, making cute stuffed animals and reading shojo comics. But in a world where boys are expected to act manly, Asuka must hide his beloved hobbies and play the part of a masculine jock instead. Ryo Miyakozuka, on the other hand, is a girl who can't sew or bake a cake to save her life. Asuka finds himself drawn to Ryo, but she likes only the manliest of men! Can Asuka ever show his true self to anyone, much less to the girl he's falling for? | | | Features: | |
• ISBN13: 9781421521862
• Condition: New
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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Aya Kanno | | Paperback:
| 208 pages | | Publisher:
| VIZ Media LLC | | Publication Date:
| February 03, 2009 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1421521865 | | Package Length:
| 7.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.35 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 9 reviews |
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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 top 5 manga I've ever readDec 13, 2009
I read a ton of manga, but I recently stumbled across this one & picked it up because of the cutsey artwork. The characters are very well made, it is very funny, and the relationship aspect is very sweet. I wouldn't be into it if the main character acted 'girly' but he just has girly hobbies.. he is actually quite manly in the way he speaks and treats others.
I HIGHLY reccommend this manga to anyone looking for something funny with great characters. The artwork is just great too :)
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Cute, funny and entertainingNov 27, 2009
Otomen is about Asuka, a cool, handsome high school student, who's been forced by his mum to do `manly' things all his life. At heart, he actually loves cute things, cooking, shojo manga etc, so he's always had to suppress his true nature. The story is about Asuka slowly coming to accept himself, trying to reconcile what seem to be conflicting interests.
Overall, the series is really light-hearted and fun. The characters are all well developed and likeable- especially Asuka, whose innocence and sincerity are really cute. The two other main characters are Ryo, a new girl who Asuka befriends and has a crush on, and Juta, an outgoing classmate who knows Asuka's secret.
I really enjoy reading this series. It always makes me laugh- somehow watching Asuka strive to accept himself is inspiring, moving and hilarious all at once. The storylines are sometimes a bit crazy and exaggerated but I think that's part of the series' charm. The artwork and characters are beautiful as well. As far as I'm concerned, everything just comes together and something about this series really works.
If you're looking for a shojo series that's light-hearted, fun and entertaining, I definitely recommend picking this up!
0 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Not the greatest manga in the world.Nov 19, 2009
This book isn't that great, for all the good reviews it sucks major. The main love interest is stupid and annoying you never learn anything about her (believe me I'm on vol 4) and the main guy himself is never fully fleshed out. The only character that keeps me reading is the main characters best friend, a mangaka. In my option this would have been a great manga if it was a Yaoi, who knows? Maybe it will turn out to be one, there is obvious attraction between the main guy and mangaka. But so far, this book sucks and I highly DON'T recommend it to any fan of shojo.
Unique Unuique Unique !!!!Nov 13, 2009
Instead of all those manga where the girl has guy hobbies and wants to get a boyfriend, its the other way around! This guy has girlish hobbies! The story plot is so surprising and unpredicatable, and the art is great! I would reccomend this to anyone who absolutely loves a great story with a great purpose. When I first saw this book at the bookstore, i thought,"hmm the art looks intresting, but the books description doesnt sound exciting". So I put it down. That was a mistake. 3 weeks later the library got it, I read it and was hooked forever!
So to simple things up:
Unique book
Great art
Surprising story
AMAZING for ANYONE to read.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
"I can't believe its not yaoi!"Aug 24, 2009
"Gasp!"
I'm actally happy about that since I'm not a fan of yaoi... but anyway onto the review!
I do not like to give any of the story but the basic plot is about a guy who likes to do things that are considered "girly" like "knitting, sewing, cooking,reading girly manga, and enjoying cute stuff animals!
I personnally love this story because its not yaoi, he doesn't want to be a girl, theres a chick who can't cook (yeah I'm not the only one), there are knitting scenes (yay! I love to knit), and well its diffrent.
That is book is Craft-friendly! I just wish knitting could be seen as an activity done by both genders...but that has noting to do with the manga.
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