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Kitchen Princess 1

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The Amazon review covered the plot really well so I'm just going to give some of my impressions after reading. Alright, I picked up Kitchen Princess unsure of what to expect and ended up being really happy I purchased it! KP may rely on some typical shoujo plot devices, but it still manages to feel fresh and cute. The emphasis on cooking was great. Najika uses her kitchen skills to make others happy in a sweet, non-sappy way. The art was fitting for the story. I personally enjoy Natsumi Ando's style. Her characters are all attractive with a wide range of expressions and poses. The backgrounds are well- rendered and are more detailed then I've seen in other shoujo lately. And the food looked delicious ^_^

Del Rey hasn't done a lot of (if any) shoujo, so I was really happy to see them publish this. The translation reads nicely and I didn't spot any obvious spelling errors. In the back they included their standard translators notes and a preview for volume 2. Also included in the back of the book are recipes! You can find out how to make all the tasty treats Najika made.

In the end, Kitchen Princess was a really enjoyable book. If you like shoujo, KP is a great title to add to you collection. It's cute with good art and a lot of promise for future volumes (I can't wait to find out who her prince is!).

From the title and the cover, I thought this was going to be some socially backwards Stepford-wife-in-training manga. I was wrong. In actuality, the story is about an orphan girl who discovers her extraordinary talent for taste and cooking. In some cases she proves herself as good if not better than professional chefs of Tokyo.

The story emphasises the meaning of having a strong and compassionate heart, caring for others, and selflessness. From making colorful soda for others on a hot day, to baking a pie for a friend with an eating disorder, KP touches alot of bases with food :) Great manga. I recommend it for all ages.

I love this series. As a mom, I was looking for a Manga series that I could feel good about my 13 year old daughter reading. The heroine of the series is a plucky girl who overcomes adversity with cooking ! I love the art work and story line. The characters are charming and grow as the series progresses.

I like the author's emphasis on healthy food and taking care of yourself, while making food fun too. Together my daughter and I have made some of the recipes in the back of the book. On my own, I'm cooking all the recipes as I read my way through the books.

You want to know the summary, read Amazon. These are my own feelings.

This series is a nice addition to the world of shojo. Najika's warm personality doesn't go too overboard (she has moments of frantic energetic-ness and even poutiness), making her a fun, relatable heroine. Both love interests are worthy of our heroine's affections, and her rival is interesting and multi-dimensional as well.

In this series, the author has created a multi-dimensional world just off the beaten path of reality. The cooking motif really glues the story together nicely, and it's not played off as a "females belong in the kitchen" sort of thing: Najika really loves to cook and has a purpose for her cooking.

Beautifully illustrated (same manga-ka as Zodiac P.I.) and easy to follow. If you want something warm and sweet and undeniably shojo, grab Kitchen Princess.

I'm not a big fan of shoujo stories but I came upon this manga in the library and started to read it out of boredom. I'm glad I gave it a chance! it's one of my favorites and I will buy the volumes, it's only 10 volumes after all and this will make a nice title in my collection.

The main character is not annoying, she's sweet and makes me happy^^ in the story she tries to make people smile with her food and she certainly makes me smile with her attitude: heart warming, energetic, positive, honest and she stands up for herself. Volume one is packed with interesting characters, it's funny, refreshing and it conveys what the main character wants: making people happy^^

One problem I have with manga is that I easily get bored or rolls my eyes at the cliche circumstances but with this manga I got surprised at some twists and it makes me keep reading either to find out who's Najika's "prince" from her childhood and why the brothers don't get along or just to enjoy Najika's everyday life. There are no annoying characters, I like them all and I think that's why I love this manga so much. Plus we get some nice recipes at the end hehe <3

I Highly recommend it!

I recieved Kitchen Princess as a gift. I thought it was a very cute and lovely manga! It has great art and a heart warming storyline. I also liked the special extras at the end. They were recipes with "tips from Najika".

10/10

This is a great book if you want the beginnings of a possible romance comedy manga. A poor little girl, whose been orphaned since her great chef parents died, gets into a prestigious school. She has a knack for eating as well as baking, anything she tastes she can bake without needing to know anything else. She catches the eyes of two siblings who find themselves befriending her, little does she know their father is the one who runs the school. Great book! Can't wait to wrap it up for my friend!

I found Kitchen Princess at a bookstore and just picked it up, you know, to just skim through it. I didn't expect much out of it at all. However, when I saw some of the artwork, I was really captivated and decided to buy it. Najika is an orphan in Hokkaido. When she was little, this one boy saved her and gave her a flan, but then left her. She starts going to a new school where she thinks he is. She's really good at cooking. I liked the recipes at the back and I did use some of them. The plot is sort of weak, but I don't like to think too much so I liked it. I appreciated Najika because she really cares about people, even the ones who are mean. It's a sort of average story, but something about it tells me otherwise.

When I borrowed this book from a friend, it turned out to be better than I thought. It contained a good story and a few pages of great recipes (I made the non-acoholic Cinderella for my friends from the recipe in this book).
It's a shame that it's only 10 volumes long. They should make a whole recipe book with all of the items in it for all the Kitchen Princess fans out there.

The first volume, I borrowed from my friend. I feel bad now, because I kept it forever. I must have re-read just this first volume over 20 times!!
It even made me get up in the middle of the night, wanting to cook.
I read it from start to finish and counted down the days until the next volume came out. I'm not even that interested in cooking, and I wasn't before, but it was such a great story. If you love to cook, then that's a bonus; you're in for a real treat!
It went nice and slow, and was easy to understand. The art is fun to watch, because there are obvious improvements from volume 1 to 10, but it doesn't start out bad at all. Just gets better. And who doesn't like that?
10 volumes packed a lot in. I won't spoil, but there are a couple plot twists in here that are very heartbreaking. They are not bad in the way, however, that you ever lose hope for bigger things.
The main character is fun and bubbly. You will feel like you're good friends with her by the time it's over- that's how much it grabs you. I've never forgotten any of the character's names for a second. If you never read another manga, please just read this one! It's been my favorite for years!