The Wallflower 4: Yamatonadeshiko Shichihenge (Wallflower: Yamatonadeshiko Shichihenge) [Paperback]

Tomoko Hayakawa (Author)

Book Description

Series: Wallflower: Yamatonadeshiko Shichihenge | Publication Date: June 28, 2005

A BACHELORETTE WITH BANGS

Four gorgeous yet determined guys are still struggling to turn their reluctant, homely housemate Sunako into a proper lady. So far, the dreamy quartet have miraculously managed to cover up Sunako’s total lack of progress from their landlady, Sunako’s aunt, who is eager to see results. She has even set Sunako up on a blind date! If the aunt finds out that Sunako is still clinging to the darkness, their rent is sure to skyrocket. It looks like the only way out is to convince the meddling relative that Sunako already has a boyfriend. But which of the four guys could possibly pull off such a demanding role?

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 16 and up
  
• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Del Rey (June 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345480015
• ISBN-13: 978-0345480019
• Product Dimensions: 4.8 x 0.6 x 7.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #750,313 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is Halloween, This is Halloween!, June 29, 2005

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K. Johnson "e_nesbit" (Seattle, Wa USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Wallflower 4: Yamatonadeshiko Shichihenge (Wallflower: Yamatonadeshiko Shichihenge) (Paperback)

One of the things that used to bother me about this series is that in spite of its imminently lovable heroine (heh heh heh) none of the episodes are very serious, or plausible, or even very much about students so much as about four (five, if you count the moments when Sunako casts off her chibi exterior) hot people united for a more or less coherent purpose -- make Sunako a lady and win free rent at a supercool mansion!
But then with this volume I realized that following the usual pattern of shojo comics is not really what Hayakawa is about. She's all about having fun with goth-hood and letting us look at lots of handsomely drawn people, and yes, being outrageously irreverent in spite of some of the more genuinely bloodcurdling situations she has her heroes get into (a serial rapist at Christmas and a vicious murder at a hot spring are two incidents in previous volumes that left me just this side of uncomfortable; I'm impressed, however by Hayakawa's ability to generate real character-based humor from such situations). Yes, all the kids are students, and their reasons for being together are rather tenuous, but the quibbling details of school iife and total plausibility are mere blips on the radar, as they should be.
Anyways, in this volume Hayakawa seems to have more fun with her characters, placing them in such outlandish situations as: what four guys will do in the heat of a broken-air-conditioner summer, the boys' individual attempts to give Sunako dating practice, and gorgeous, popular Noi's reaction when Sunako suffers a mysterious collapse that renders her unable and unwilling to do housework.
Sunako spends most of this volume in chibi form, as the storylines don't really require her to go human. I sort of missed her transformations, but sort of didn't. Chibi-Suna-chan has grown on me, I guess. She does have hilarious moments as a ghastly apparition during her breakdown -- some of Haywakawa's most well-executed fright drawings yet. I also appreciated Noi's extra character development.
Check out the back pages where the author drools like a charming teenager over her favorite bands and chatters about her deep interest in goth fashion. The bands will be unfamiliar to non-Japanese readers, but it's interesting to see what's going on over there in the way of pop culture.
On the whole, this was a cute book and a fun read. I highly recommend it for those looking for goofy gothness!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The previous volumes were better, August 10, 2005

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Oda May - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wallflower 4: Yamatonadeshiko Shichihenge (Wallflower: Yamatonadeshiko Shichihenge) (Paperback)

This is the fourth volume of the wallflower, and to be honest, I wasn't too impressed with it.
Sunako still looks cute , especially since she was the size and shape of a beach ball all throughout the manga. In the previous ones, she appeared as a lady much more frequently. I managed to read the whole thing in 20 minutes, it didn't have much to read, all the pages had a couple or three talk baloons.
The story this time was about getting Sunako to become a lady in order to go out with the blind date her Aunt was bringing back. So they try as usual..
Having said that , the drawings are very nice, which is why I bought this volume, and it is extremely funny at times. I will definitely buy the fifth also, because I want to know what happens!
Up to you to decide :)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars First date, January 12, 2007

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kagsbigfan (Connecticut USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wallflower 4: Yamatonadeshiko Shichihenge (Wallflower: Yamatonadeshiko Shichihenge) (Paperback)

Sunako has to find a date before her father arrives but the guys are the only ones who can do the job. Watch Sunako go through all four dates and the one she enjoyed the most. I liked this volume beacuse there was more things in common between Sunako and Kyohei other than their constant fighting. You can see where Sunako gets her strength from when her mother comes to retrieve her father.