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Dance Till Tomorrow, Vol. 1 (Pulp Graphic Novel)

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This manga is just great! It features a young student who inherits millions (in condition he graduate and marry) and a woman who probably just wants to get hold of the money. Viz were very brave to publish this book because it doesn't offer violence and fantasy related themes and it targets mature readers while the american comics market is pretty much juvenile. It is a very witty book, but if you want porn or violence look somewhere else.

This book is all about a young college boy who's suddenly came across MILLIONS! But the strict condition of striking it rich is that he better not touch a single dollar bill until he at least graduates from the college and gets a wife. And along comes a very mysterious con artist in the form of a sleek young sexpot to cattily manuipulate and guilt the poor kid into giving in - though he VERY STUBBORNLY refuses to despite the actual sexual scenes which are very titillating indeed as well as home-cooked dinners (which the girl obviously isn't as good at). In addition, the young hero's got a role with a play he's rehearsing and he happens to be IN LOVE with a much older but nevetheless pretty young woman in charge of the whole setup. And what really tangles things up is the sudden involvement of the scar-faced gangsters at the play that the young "harlot" had secretly invited along! Though this stuff is supposed to be from "Pulp", a special new manga for the mature audience, the characters themselves seem to be forever in their pubescent stage as in virtually all the other cartoons from Japan, both hand-drawn and animated.

Without a doubt, Dance Till Tomorrow is an essential manga for the mature and discriminating reader. The story is complex, funny, and sexy all at the same time. Best of all, it portrays realistic characters in realistic situations. While it is not a kids title, all the sexy situations are very tastefully done and unless you have some real problem with sex, you'll have no problems with this title. So go ahead and read it, you won't be disappointed!

A far cry from your typical fairytale wishy-washy romantic-comedies, Naoki Yamamoto's "Dance Till Tomorrow" is a contemporary contentious series that defies the genre. The story revolves around college student, Suekichi Teryama and his struggle to survive in modern Tokyo. Upon the passing of his grandfather, Suekichi is informed he will inherit $4.5 million dollars, under the condition that he graduates college and gets married. The morning after his grandfather's funeral, Suekichi wakes up in the arms of a beautiful mysterious stranger named, Aya. A twisted relationship of love, betrayal, and sin would soon ensue. "Dance Till Tomorrow" is a series that explores the emotional foundation of the human psyche in a comedic manner. It shows the complexities of human relationships and challenges us to distinguish the difference between love and lust. Yamamoto's story is humorous yet serious, straightforward but mysterious, touching yet sexual. It is a story that breaks away from the conventional and shows its readers the ugly side of love and life.

Poor Sueichi- but his situation does make for comic-relief. The author prefers to use everyday life in his stories, the story and art are great! Just enough sexiness to give it that spark of life.

Dance Till Tomorrow is an excellent manga series. The humor is adult natured, but is not the typical romantic-comedy that is prevelant in much manga. The main characters are flawed, complex, and often don't even know what they want themselves. I find that a nice change and fairly realistic. The art is high-quality with little use of filler or stock images.

Fans of manga like Ranma and Ah My Goddess will find the humor to be a little more adult and the characters more complex.