Life was good for Sumire Iwaya... until the day she discovers her boyfriend is cheating on her, she gets demoted at work and her life spirals toward the dumps. Things take a turn for the better when she crosses paths with Momo, a homeless guy with a colorful past who puts a bounce in her step and a shake in her hips. It takes two to tango, but when Sumire's first love reappears in her life, will this be the last waltz?
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Made into a popular 10-part live-action dramatic series (aka Kimi Wa Pet) on the Tokyo Broadcasting System.
Award-winning manga (27th Kodansha Manga Prize).
Will appeal to fans of I.N.V.U. and Marmalade Boy.
Award-winning manga (27th Kodansha Manga Prize).
Will appeal to fans of I.N.V.U. and Marmalade Boy.
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Looking for a place to belong,
By A&M Junkie (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tramps Like Us, Vol. 1 (Comic)
The title Tramps Like Us could refer to the fact that the main character, Sumire - a girl in her late twenties, offers to take in a homeless young man for a night as a gesture of goodwill ... but I prefer to think it refers to the characters's quest to find their place in the world. All the characters in this series are "homeless" as they are looking for their place to belong, whether it be at work or in a relationship.
Normally in stories featuring a twenty-something girl, like Bridget Jones, the main character deals with problems such as looking slim and trying to cope with work. However Yayoi bravely gives us a main character who is so attractive she resembles a model, is highly educated, and, apart from a few hiccups, has a successful career. Yayoi shows us the inner thoughts of this "perfect" woman, who is actually very insecure and lonely. She has to cope with her workmates misinterpreting her shyness with being an a cold hearted [...]. Women dislike her because she is so goodlooking, while men feel threatened by her high education, tallness, and career success. After being dumped by her boyfriend, when he makes his secret girl-friend pregnant, she makes a vow never to date anyone who is shorter than her, makes less money, or is not as qualified as she is. One night she finds a young man living homeless outside her house. After letting him stay one night and, in a bid to make him leave and as a joke, she offers him the chance to live in her flat as long as he agrees to be her "pet." And to her surprise, he agrees! Sumire names him Momo, the same name as her childhood dog, and treats him exactly as she would a dog. She gives him a home, feeds him, and tells him her problems. As she does not think of him as a "man" she is completely at ease to be herself and does not feel the need to pretend to be "perfect" as she does with the men she dates. However, because she thinks of him as a pet, she does not think of the possibility of a relationship with him. Before she realises it, he becomes her confident and her emotional support. Problems arise when she meets up with her first boyfriend/crush, the goodlooking, successful, and really nice guy Hasumi. Her relationship with him in college ended prematurely in college and they both see this as a second chance. However she cannot admit to Hasumi that she keeps a young man as a pet. Yayoi gives us three dimensional, very human characters. Both Hasumi and Momo, while being completely different in looks and personality, are both sweet, attractive and considerate. Sumire is also very likeable. She is only truly comfortable in jogging bottoms, smoking, playing playstation games, or watching trashy tv. These are her secret vices that only her best-friend and Momo can see. It is a welcome change to read a romance with older characters, from the normal high school stories, and Yayoi delivers honest believable three dimensional characters, attractive art, and a very addictive romantic (and often funny) storyline. The story is about finding companionship, about how the prospect of love can be so close to you that you miss it, about the difficulties a successful career woman has in a male dominated work environment, about how women are faced with the prospect of choosing between marriage and work, and about finding your place in the world. A place where you can be truly free to be yourself, comfortable in the knowledge that you are loved for your faults as well as your successes.
26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Tramps Like Us, Vol. 1 (Comic)
Love the book, but others have reviewed it better than I could. Just a quick comment: this is not a shoujo manga, it is a josei manga. Shoujo means girl, and shoujo manga is aimed at pre-adult girls. Josei means young woman, and josei manga is aimed at college age and young professional women.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another surprisingly great shojo manga title!,
By Jacqueline Splawn "solidjackie" (Sterling, VA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tramps Like Us, Vol. 1 (Comic)
I've been trying not to judge any manga by it's cover, because I find I am almost always pleasantly surprised. Tramps Like Us was the same. I was waiting for my boyfriend in the local book store, and I wanted something to keep me busy, so I grabbed it on a whim. The cover and the name had always turned me off for some reason. It seemed a little trashy, and the art style was different than what I was used to.
Tramps Like Us opens with the lead girl meeting up with her ex boyfriend. It's obvious that they just broke up, and she's giving all kinds of inner monolouges- like, "I'll never let anyone see my cry..." or the like. And she is really strong and rude to the guy. Which is deserved, he had been cheating on her, and got the girl pregnant, so it's understandable she's bitter. You learn that she's been demoted at work because, she has no friends, and everyone is gossiping about her love life. So at the end of a terrible day she is walking home and she finds an adorable boy in an alley in a dumpster. At that point, I was hooked. For some reason she allows him to stay, on the condition he be like a pet. She even names him Momo (the name of her now dead dog). Momo is a crazy character. He reminds me a lot of Shuichi from Gravitation. So maybe it will get cliched from here on out, and he'll rejuvenate her, and make her a better person- but the road will be fun, and I can't wait to read it. Tramps Like Us is incredibly fun and a unique addition to shojo manga.
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