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Platinum Garden Volume 1

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Platinum Garden is a real treat for shojo lovers. When her grandfather dies, Kazura finds out that instead of being left an inheritance, she has been left to Mizuki's household. She agrees to move in, thinking that she is there is earn back the money that her grandfather owed Mizuki, and is shocked to learn that she has actually been left to him to be his fiancee. She is also shocked to find that Mizuki is a teenage boy and that he lives alone with Saito, who is the housekeeper, in a rich mansion.

Mizuki is a shojo lovers dream - goodlooking, sexy, elusive, charismatic in public, but rude, abrupt and tormented by hidden secrets while at home. Fujita brings us lots of bishonen characters with Kaito - goodlooking, polite, quiet and Nanase, Mizuki's cousin, goodlooking, energectic, and very forward. We follow Kazura as she meets these characters, tries to run away from home arrest, and generally work out the mystery behind the household.

Platinum Garden is really funny and the mystery element make is an addictive page-turner. The art is attractive and similiar to Hana Kimi. Really recommended.

A great Shoujo manga! As the summary states, it starts out with a girl, Kazura, who hates rich people because they think they can do whatever they want. Mizuki (a rich, and handsome, young man) proves her right by "buying" her from her family so they can pay off the debt they owe him for paying for her grandpa's healthcare. Kazura is furious when she finds that he "bought" her to be his Fiance! As the story goes on, Kazura tries to escape a couple times (to no avail) and soon she finds that Mizuki has a secret, he can revive dead people! But it costs him, he gets very sick after reviving a person and sometimes just collapses! Meanwhile, Kazura who is still determined to escape finds that she knew Mizuki when they were kids and they were very good friends, but other than that she knows nothing of Mizuki.
Shoujo/comedy lovers will be pleased with this manga!! I know I was!!!
~Hana-Chan

PLATINUM GARDEN is a promising shoujo manga that has all the key elements of a great story: the plot is unique, the art is okay, and the chemistry between the two main characters is there. However, I feel as if TOKYOPOP did an injustice on the packaging as it is atrocious. The blurb is not true to the story after two volumes (when is she going to ask him about bringing back her grandfather? She has not yet! Why advertise that?). I also feel as if something is missing in the mangaka's choice of paneling, because the pacing is strange at key parts and I had to go back numerous times to figure out what was going on. The art is good, but nothing memorable. And while the plot is unique, I feel as if it is going nowhere fast and quite boring. As for the chemistry... it exists, but seems almost abusive and domineering. The main character is practically sold into slavery without any real conflict involved. I believe this sends a bad message, and is not funny at all like it seems meant to be.