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Tomonori Iwaki was a typical 15-year-old boy—until he arrived home from school one day to find that he was married. Rizel is the result of the secret Protoman Kind project; she is the first human made entirely of nanobots. But her development has halted at a 12-year-old stage, and the only thing that can help her become human is love. So her "Papas," three government agents devoted to Rizel's safety, approve her marriage to Tomonori, who is dismayed at his marital state—he'd rather be hitched to his sexy homeroom teacher. Rizel -bumbles and pines for Tomonori's affection, and at each rebuff disaster ensues. But though he tries to flee his unwanted wife, a secret trauma in his past binds the two of them together. Rizel is a modern-day Pinocchio, but her quest for humanity is swallowed in a frothy, cloying cuteness and incoherent action. She's as persistent and annoying in her pursuit of Tomonori as a Tamagotchi Virtual Pet. Since Rizel's only reference for romance is the shojo manga she reads, perhaps that's not surprising. Though Rizelmine spawned a popular anime, this irrational and unsettling love story will disturb all but the most dedicated shonen manga otaku. (Sept.)
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Grade 8 Up–Girl sees boy. Girl falls in love at first sight. Girl wants to marry boy, but he wants nothing to do with her. Factor in that the girl is a one-of-a-kind being made entirely of nano-machines (or so the story goes) and things start to get out of control. Now add in that other countries are making copies of this girl, and they're all in love with the same boy, and all bets are off. Iwaki Tomonori spends most of the book trying to escape Rizel's overly affectionate clutches, to no avail. Of course, when the government has already issued their marriage certificate, there's only so much that he can do. Part of the problem is that the government is trying to appease Rizel because she has superhuman qualities: her tears are powerful enough to blow up buildings and she can change her appearance at will. One of the funniest scenes is one in which Rizel has a fight with Lux (one of her knockoffs) while wearing teddy bear underwear. Watching these girls throw one another into buildings moves a bystander to exclaim, Aaahh!! They're so cute, but they possess such awesome powers of destruction! A funny, fluffy, and unusual romance/fantasy.–Andrea Lipinski, New York Public Library
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Tomonori Iwaki was a typical 15-year-old boy—until he arrived home from school one day to find that he was married. Rizel is the result of the secret Protoman Kind project; she is the first human made entirely of nanobots. But her development has halted at a 12-year-old stage, and the only thing that can help her become human is love. So her "Papas," three government agents devoted to Rizel's safety, approve her marriage to Tomonori, who is dismayed at his marital state—he'd rather be hitched to his sexy homeroom teacher. Rizel -bumbles and pines for Tomonori's affection, and at each rebuff disaster ensues. But though he tries to flee his unwanted wife, a secret trauma in his past binds the two of them together. Rizel is a modern-day Pinocchio, but her quest for humanity is swallowed in a frothy, cloying cuteness and incoherent action. She's as persistent and annoying in her pursuit of Tomonori as a Tamagotchi Virtual Pet. Since Rizel's only reference for romance is the shojo manga she reads, perhaps that's not surprising. Though Rizelmine spawned a popular anime, this irrational and unsettling love story will disturb all but the most dedicated shonen manga otaku. (Sept.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From School Library Journal
Grade 8 Up–Girl sees boy. Girl falls in love at first sight. Girl wants to marry boy, but he wants nothing to do with her. Factor in that the girl is a one-of-a-kind being made entirely of nano-machines (or so the story goes) and things start to get out of control. Now add in that other countries are making copies of this girl, and they're all in love with the same boy, and all bets are off. Iwaki Tomonori spends most of the book trying to escape Rizel's overly affectionate clutches, to no avail. Of course, when the government has already issued their marriage certificate, there's only so much that he can do. Part of the problem is that the government is trying to appease Rizel because she has superhuman qualities: her tears are powerful enough to blow up buildings and she can change her appearance at will. One of the funniest scenes is one in which Rizel has a fight with Lux (one of her knockoffs) while wearing teddy bear underwear. Watching these girls throw one another into buildings moves a bystander to exclaim, Aaahh!! They're so cute, but they possess such awesome powers of destruction! A funny, fluffy, and unusual romance/fantasy.–Andrea Lipinski, New York Public Library
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