From School Library Journal
Grade 9 Up–Winsome orphan Rui is having enough trouble choosing between dreamy class playboy Karou and scrappy boy-next-door Taro, but when the handsome and seductive new teacher, Mr. Eisuke, becomes her new roommate (and personal cupid), anything could happen. Meanwhile, Taro begins to realize that although his feelings for Rui are blossoming, he's bound to lose her unless he steps up his game, and he turns to Rui's best friends for advice on winning her. Although the tone is relatively innocuous overall, there are some mildly suggestive elements and a few instances of underage alcohol consumption. With eye-catching and whimsical artwork,
Orange Planet is a pleasant shojo complement to the usual male-centered harem comedies à la Ken Akamatsu's
Love Hina (Tokyopop), and would make for a good second purchase for a collections in need of solid shojo titles.
–Dave Inabnitt, Brooklyn Public Library, NY END
As a young child, Rui is given a star for a present: after her parents die, a mysterious boy tells her that a certain star will be hers from now on. She believes him. Years later, Rui enters junior high, and a pretty young man moves in with her. Coincidences abound when this same young man turns out to be her teacher, and readers can infer that he is none other than the boy who once gave her that star. Rui is not sure exactly what she feels for him, and at the same time she struggles with her feelings toward other boys in her school. The meaning behind the star as a present isn’t revealed in this opening volume, which stops right in the midst of Rui’s boy trouble. This manga flows over with pensive emotions, romance, and bawdy humor, showing the complexity of Rui’s life and her age. Directed toward a readership of teenage girls, this manga ought to find a home with fans of the shojo genre. Grades 8-11. --Danica Davidson
