Call Me Princess [Paperback]

Tomoko Taniguchi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2008

Mako has dreams of being swept off her feet by a handsome prince. She wants to forget about her high school trials and tribulations...but mostly she just wants someone to love her and call her princess.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 5-8--In this graphic novel, Makoto witnesses her older sister's courtship and marriage to Shin, a gentle and sensitive man who nicknames his wife "Princess." His personality, combined with his good looks, makes him Makoto's ideal, much to the annoyance of her longtime male friend, Yo, whose feelings for the girl have recently deepened. Enter Ryu, Shin's sullen but handsome younger brother who bears the emotional scars of being left with his unstable mother at the time of their parents' divorce. Ryu moves in with Makoto and her family since his brother and sister-in-law are moving to Hawaii and he needs to stay and finish school. After being initially attracted to him, Makoto finds his attitude to be surly and secretive until she begins to know him better and his inner self is revealed. Done in pen and ink, Taniguchi's black-and-white illustrations are well rendered and convey a great deal of emotion. The plot is well developed and romantic while steering clear of any sex, making this book a great addition for younger manga fans.--Courtney Lewis, Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School, Kingston, PA
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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: CPM Manga (April 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1586648985
• ISBN-13: 978-1586648985
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 4.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,661,359 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great shoujo buy for anyone!, July 24, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Call Me Princess Volume 1 (Paperback)

Tomoko Taniguchi is a wonderful shoujo manga artist. She has a great design and drawing technique, as well as the ability to truthfully tell her stories in a touching, but true to life, way.

Call Me Princess is the story of a high school girl named Mako. She has always wanted someone to love her, and take care of her, and call her "princess" just like her brother in law Shin calls her sister. But so far she hasn't found anyone. But then Ryu, Shin's younger brother comes into the picture. He looks just like Shin but Mako soon learns that they are nothing alike. Where Shin is kind and polite Ryu is blunt and rude. Mako can't stand that now he will have to be living with her family and she!

But, over time, Mako learns there is more to Ryu, his friends and his past, then meets the eye, and begins to develop a crush on him. But her old friend Yo won't stand for this, as he likes Mako too. Then there is Mako's friend Maki as well who has a crush on Yo!

What will happen...? I guess you'll have to read the book to find out. This is a really wonderful, sweet story. There is not a whole lot of deep depth to it but it is a very true picture of high school life and the problems with guys and girls high school kids go through. (I know, I'm in HS).

So go, go, buy this very sweet story!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Let's be honest..., July 9, 2004

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tami "pinkboxcutter" (chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Call Me Princess (Paperback)

Ryu isn't Makato's cousin at all... they're not even blood relatives. Ryu's brother is Makato's brother-in-law, which makes Ryu something like her in-in-law.

I found the book to be the extremes of mediocre Manga. There was nothing creative about it, and any humor relied on lukewarm anime cliches. Too many elements present fall under familiar areas; Makato meets her love interest while being the typical flustered, clutzy schoolgirl who accidently hurts him; her shared living conditions with him meets obstacles such as her being embaressed handling her feminine laundry around him. Her relationship with her friends is ouright boring, and the drama in Ryu's family hardly moves the readers. Reading the aprox. 6 pages on Ryu's past gave me something of a "so what?" reaction.

The art wasn't great- it was cute, but the cute is misused when the story is supposed to focus on conflict. The character design wasn't distinctive, but passable.

In short, the art is acceptable, but the plot, from beginning to ending, is droll and predictable (there's barely a point to reading it- it's what someone would use to mock teen drama stereotypes). I completely advise against buying call me princess- there's nothing innovative in it at all. At best, it offers a story that a reader can feel "comfortable" in, having experianced it a thousand times before. ONe good thing is that it consists of only one book- cheaper than buying a series. But if you want a story about family and love, you might want to try Marmalade Boy or Kare Kano instead.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shoujo manga never looked better!, March 29, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Call Me Princess Volume 1 (Paperback)

Tomoko Taniguchi is a master at shoujo stories.

If you like romance and stories with depth and emotion give this a try!