High school is difficult for most kids. But for Kayano, a shy girl whose single mother seems to work all the time, it’s even worse than usual. She’s so afraid of drawing attention to herself, in fact, that she can’t tell the handsome Kamijo how much she loves him—until one day she finally gets up the courage to write him a letter confessing her feelings. But her plans go awry when the letter falls into the hands of the school’s most notorious student, Edogawa Takeru. To Kayano, Takeru seems to be Satan himself. Not only is he devilishly handsome, he is the son of the school’s principal. Even the teachers dare not stand up to him. Kayano, appalled by how badly her first attempt at a social life has gone, thinks she can struggle through, and get her letter back. But, Takeru enjoys watching her suffer. Just when she thinks she’s solved the problem, her mother comes home to announce she’s getting married—to principal Edogawa! Now Kayano will have to live with this devil Takeru 24/7! How will she cope with this literal "living hell?"
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Kayano has a crush on basketball captain Yuichi, but when she tries to give him a love letter, school bully Takeru intercepts it. Of course, Kayano is mortified, and her despair deepens when her mother announces that she's engaged to Takeru's father, making the tormenter her brother. Takeru's father is the school principal, so he's used to getting everything he wants, and even the teachers are afraid of him. Takeru's a manipulator, arranging things so that he's on the basketball team along with Yuichi, and Kayano is the team manager, forced into proximity with both of them. Both boys pressure and confuse Kayano, and at times, it seems like she's less a character and more a prize. Mitsuba's art in this teen-centered shojo (which does contain some mild profanity) is full of cute faces, domestic settings and closeups that emphasize expression and emotion. Decorations are added around the edges to clarify the mood, such as hearts or flowers or skulls (when things are going particularly badly). Thin crossing lines on characters' cheeks, rather like facial pick-up sticks, frequently indicate embarrassment. Although the parents are significant characters, they appear to be the same age as their children due to the artist's generally youthful faces. Fans of Hot Gimmick will find this a similar read with less complexity and distinction. (Apr.)
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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Pleasantly Surprised,
By J Valentine (Atlanta, Georgia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Devil Does Exist (Paperback)
OK I admit it; I picked this title up and started reading it without looking at the synopsis. The name `The Devil Does Exist' drew me to the series, and the art on the front cover was enough to make me buy it and read it. I'm not sure exactly what I was expecting but what I got was a story that was entirely different than anything I have read before. Mitsuba Takanashi has woven a beautiful tale of forbidden love and the trials that one must go through.
Second year student, Kayano is a sweet, shy girl with a crush on the captain of the basketball team, Yuichi. After laboring over a love letter, and gathering all the courage she could, she pops out of an alleyway and confesses her love. Unfortunately, it seems that Kayano has terrible luck and instead of offering her love letter to Yuichi, she offers it to the principal's son, Takeru. Even though Takeru is only a first year student he has garnered a considerable amount of attention, for being the school bully and for being extremely attractive. Kayano is mortified, and rightfully so since she worked so hard to gather the courage to confess her love and she already lacks self-confidence. Of course, if Takeru was a nice person he would have let it go, he would have given her back her letter, turned around and just let it slide but, there wouldn't be much of a plot if that happened. The story moves quickly after this, Takeru obviously does not give Kayano back her letter and all sorts of hell breaks loose. It seems Takeru is a sadist and Kayano is such an easy target because she is so sensitive and easily bothered. Kayano is drawn to Takeru's good looks and air of mystery and Takeru, though hard to read, seems to like Kayano in his own way. Takeru joins the school's basketball team and appoints Kayano the team manager; this makes things incredibly awkward for her because she has to deal with her lingering feelings for Yuichi and her budding feelings for Takeru at the same time. Then when Kayano finally figures out her feelings, and admits them, her mother announces that she is engaged to be married to the principal of her school and Takeru, the same boy that has been causing her all kinds of emotional turmoil, is going to be her step brother. Talk about drama! I have already read up to volume 7 and I must say that the series keeps you on your toes, while you have a small level of predictability (anyone who reads shoujo understands this), The Devil Does Exist, is vastly different then anything else that you would pick up at the store. Kayano could use a bit more backbone, but with all that she's going through, I really don't blame her. I am a true romantic at heart and reading about these star-crossed lovers definitely made me feel their pain and smile at their triumphs. Not much of a comedy in my opinion, though there are some humorous parts. I feel like this is a more of a serious romance read. The Verdict: If you have been looking for love in all the right places and still wound up falling for the wrong person, read this. B+
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Does the Devil Exist,
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This review is from: The Devil Does Exist (Paperback)
I am a big fan of Mitsuba Takanashi. I got into her Crimson Hero manga and have read everything they've released in Japan so far. I decided to check out her earlier work because of that. While her art style has definately grown, her characters are great and; being the sappy romantic that I am, I love her stories. When you've got a character who gets hounded by a guy younger than her and yet turns it all around, you gotta love it. Sorry, no spoilers here. Buy the manga and check it out for yourself.
15 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
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I really enjoyed this manga due to the intersting story plot and out of the box characters. Though there is a good guy and a sweet crybaby girl they also have human traits of mistakes and anger. I loved the sort of punked feeling and rebellion through out the manga. Also one of the main characters actually has a different look each day which is a new concept for manga!
So the story starts off with a girl trying to confess her love to the the sweet boy she been eyeing but instead confess's it to the the wild and seductive new principals son. From there it gets crazy.
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