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Call Me Princess

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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!

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.

Tomoko Taniguchi is a master at shoujo stories.

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

The only bad thing about this book is that the main Character(Mako) falls in love with her cousin, Ryu.

Other than that it is a very good book. The illustrations are wonderful, and the story(besides the above) is captivating. I couldn't put it down till I had finished reading it. It has some very funny parts in it as well.

First off, let me say that this is certainly a girl's manga. The sap flows like a river, the characters all have wide-eyes and bright smiles, and the happiness/anguish is written on every character's face. But that's not a bad thing. I happen to love shojo manga.

Others have detailed the plot, so I will just critique the art and story. Now, I own "Call Me Princess" and "Princess Prince", I have read "Aquarium", and I want "Let's Stay Together Forever", all of which are by Tomoko Taniguchi. The art of "Call Me Princess" didn't appeal to me as much as the art of "Princess Prince", and the storyline itself was on a par with "Aquarium". I have not seen but glimpses of "Let's Stay Together Forever", so I can't compare.

This is a wonderful story and I am not sorry I bought it. So, go out and get it!

I cannot even begin to imagine why this book isn't far more popular than it is. Charming doesn't begin to describe this tale of young, high school love, a shy girl and the beautiful boy who catches her attention. The art absolutely sparkles and is more "finished" than the art in many manga. It is adorable. Highly recommended for young girls, it will induce any reluctant reader to pick up a book and enjoy! A perfect gift! Far more appropriate for American audiences than many manga, it contains no objectionable or adult material whatsoever. Absolutely charming!

I truly enjoyed this book. The plot was sweet, the characters even more so and it was easy to relate to. Though, I must admit, I found it a tad boring. Compared to some other manga out there it's no big deal. This story is about a young girl learning about love, friendship and growing up.