Perfect Girl 04

ヤマトナデシコ七変化 [Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge] #4

by Tomoko Hayakawa

Als wäre die arme Sunako nicht schon genug damit geplagt, dass sie in ihrer dunklen Ruhe immer wieder von ihren vier hübschen Mitbewohnern gestört wird, plant ihre Tante nun auch noch eine Party, auf der sie ihren Traummann kennen lernen soll. Make-up, Stöckelschuhe, schönes Kleid, gepflegte Konversation - Hoffentlich kann wenigstens das nahende Halloweenfest Sunako ein wenig düsteren Trost spenden.

Genres: Manga, Romance, Shojo, Humor, Graphic Novels, Comics, Comedy

167 pages, Paperback

First published December 13, 2001

About the author

Tomoko Hayakawa (はやかわ ともこ, Hayakawa Tomoyo) is a Japanese artist and writer, best known for her ongoing manga The Wallflower, which has spawned both an anime and a live action series.

Reviews

[Mir · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the unpredictability of the previous volume, but this just felt nonsensical. It's 100 degrees and they discovered a pool at their house they never noticed. The landlady helicoptors by with an iceberg. It's dirty and they make the girls clean (jerks). They miss Halloween.

[Holly Letson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gotta love how Sunako-chan acts when she misses Halloween.

[Nick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Overall Rating: B
Synopsis: A Shōjo comedy/romance manga created by Tomoko Hayakawa. At the beginning of the manga, Sunako Nakahara confesses her love to a boy, who utterly rejects her and tells her she's ugly. As any reasonably young person would do, Sunako then discards all traces of her femininity, and retreats into odd and morbid hobbies, such as collecting skulls.

Fortunately, Sunako's aunt owns a mansion that four gorgeous boys live in (huh?). Apparently, the boys pay rent to live in the mansion, and the aunt offers them free rent if they give Sunako a Pygmalian-esque makeover, and she becomes a "perfect lady". The boys set to work, and hilarity ensues.

Often, Sunako is shown as an exaggerated version of her true self that looks like a female version Cartman from Southpark. Will these gorgeous boys succeed? Will Sunako's inner beauty shine through?

I passed over The Wallflower several times before checking it out. I'm not a huge fan of the art, but I love the ridiculous plot so far. This works pretty well as a comedy/romance Shōjo, and I'm interested in the characters. The series is ongoing, so I'm not sure how long they can keep the plot interesting, but I'll definitely be reading it for awhile. It has a lot of potential.

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[P.P. Rahayu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect Girl Evolution vol. 4
by Tomoko Hayakawa

5 out of 5 stars

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Cute Sunako when she is celebrating the Halloween~

Finally, Takenaga had made his move regarding to Noi. At least, they are potentially to be a cool couple.

[Evee · Rating 5 out of 5]

This so far has been the most ship worthy volume. GOTTA DAB OFF THE HATERS THO (all the guys ugh) My loyal supporter of the ship Naie finally got what she deserved (her own ship ;))))))) I'm so happy for her!!! Her ship is really cute too so like... #couplegoals Now for the main ship to finally get to together smhhh The false love volume huehuehue! Takano and Sunako had to pretend they were together after going on a date. It was really cute but I can't believe the landlady actually fell for it.... They're not actually together and it was just a scam to not pay the rent but it was still cute. I like how Takano is always supporting Sunako in his own ways. It's so cute omyyyy

[Rosemarie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Thought I'd give this series a try again since there are a bazillion chapters available to read but, 4 Volumes in and I can't, for the life of me, figure out what the fuss is all about. It's literally much ado about nothing. Seriously, how long can you beat a dead horse. I'm praying that I start to see some growth from Sunako or I'm going to end up dropping this series again.

[Stéphanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un tome sympa mais sans plus. L'histoire devient un peu répétitif et j'ai peur que ça ne se renouvelle pas (sachant que y'a 35 tomes actuellement). L'humour sur le fait que Sunako fasse absolument tous le ménage ne me fait pas rire bien au contraire donc c'est un point qui m'a un peu saoulé. J'espère que le manga va évoluer.

[thorn · Rating 5 out of 5]

i would react the same exact way if i missed halloween

[Luna's Little Library · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall series review (mostly) 4 Stars - so far, I’ve still got a few to go…
Additional: Like most long running series there are some duff chapters/volumes

Sunako is my spirit animal. Only she’s not an animal… we’d be ideal friends if both of us came out of our caves long enough to interact.

I re-started The Wallflower series this year and it while I do think it’s too long (36 book total) and doesn’t actually develop much past its initial plot. I also like it for this reason. In a way The Wallflower is comfy for being familiar.

Sunako adores horror, hates the light and struggles with people (establish beautiful creatures) and has a chocolate addiction. Society rejected her and she decided life was better in the darkness. Only her aunt wants her to re-join so the tenants (popular boys) are tasked to give her makeover.

Things that I love about The Wallflower are that Sunako is just as much a hypocrite as the rest of the so-called society that rejected her. She constantly judges people by appearance. The boys, while playing to their looks, love Sunako for who she is and defend her. I feel like I should have more issues with the ‘transformation’ part of the story but every time Sunako gets made up, she returns to her original self by the next chapter. So much of this story is about being ok with who you are.

Just FYI, the art is stunning.

[Christyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Wallflower, Vol. 4 is still bringing on the fun, humor and romance (kinda)!

In this volume we get to see Sunako and the guys deal with a heat wave (while they have a busted air condition), Sunako’s first Tokyo summer heat wave - and her first taste of fear (though probably not in the way you’re expecting it). We also get to see one of Sunako’s Aunty’s (Landlady) plots - this one (taking two chapters) in Matchmaking! This one sends the boys into panic trying to turn Sunako into a lady in time! Including practice date(s) and a pretend relationship that only these two particular characters Sunako and Kyohei could pull off!

Finally in this volume we get to see what happens when Sunako (recovering from a cold) realizes she’s missed the most important day of the year - Halloween! Noi and the boys - let’s just say they have a few realizations of their own.

Overall, it is a fun read and great addition to the series where you never quite know what to expect!

[Yue · Rating 3 out of 5]

The chapter about the swimming pool was funny, although I would have liked to see Sunako as a real person, not as a chibi the whole time. And I realized the background is plain simple... sometimes, it is only white, nothing elaborated.

The matchmaking chapter was good... I think the Aunt is a silly character, and the whole 'hypnotism' thing was also silly, but anyway...

The whole Halloween chapter was kind of sexist... I mean, these guys cannot cook, clean, wash... anything! without Sunako's help. And when the guys were dressed up.. OMG ,they all look so girly! What's up with the net socks or gloves or whatever?

Ahhh the art-style... it still bothers me... the profile of the characters is awful, too prominent mouths IMO. The girls look fine, but the guys... no, no, no, no.

[Ubalstecha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sunako is not your typical high school girl. Fascinated with horror and death, she collects anatomical models and dresses in black as much as possible. Sunako terrifies her classmates, who secretly think she is a daemon. Her aunt is horrified by this, and has tasked her four young renters to turn Sunako into a lady. Handsome and popular, these four bishonen boys know that if they succeed they will live rent free in the aunt's fabulous mansion.

This volume find Sunako and the boys dealing with a record breaking heatwave and Sunako's aunt's attempt at matchmaking. This is a sexist, cliched series that I can't put down. I laugh at the outrageous situations and thrill at how Sunako remains true to herself, in spite of the pressure.

And so I love this series and want more.

[Jeffrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

In this volume, Tomoko Hayakawa brings us three more arcs. Best of these is the middle arc, when the landlady plans to bring a suitor for Sanako and it is up to the guys to convince both Sanako, and the landlady that Sanako is actually dating one of them instead. This involves them attempting to educate her in the art of the date, which does not go according to plan. Of the other two, the first, about a heat wave is cute but not terribly memorable, and the latter, about Sanako missing her favorite holiday, reminds us that the guys are empty-headed, but they do have a heart when reminded.

Entertaining junk food, pretty much.

[#ReadAllTheBooks · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's not a lot of cohesion between the chapters of this volume, but it's still nicely done. A few of the chapters are filler, but it's well done filler. Everything is still original & fresh.

In this chapter Sunako's aunt decides to put her on a (dum dum DUM) blind date. Rather than put her on a blind date that would reveal that Sunako's learned very little about ladyhood, the boys decide that one of them will pretend to be her boyfriend, who of course ends up being Kyohei. Since the two of them are very unwilling, hypnotism is brought into it... with humorous results.

I am constantly finding things to like about this series & I always find myself recommending it to others.

[Jessica-Robyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think I'm starting to platou when it comes to this series. However, it'll be interesting to see if that changes. Recently I watched the Japanese drama adaptation and loved it. I really need to play more attention to the source material before I go off watching every single adaptation of it. :)

As for this volume, I'm really enjoy the art and the off-beat humour, but I could use some actual story development.

[Houa · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's been so hot, the boys don't know what to do , then they realize they can clean the pool & enjoy a cool day. Sunako will have a blind date, unless if her aunt thinks she already had a boyfriend. The guys try to teach Sunako how to act on a date, only when she tries to be herself, things don't turn out so well. The drawings are just so cool & awesome.

[Selena Pigoni · Rating 3 out of 5]

You know, this was funny the first time, but now it's just getting repetitive... And this series is 31 books long (as of this review. I think it's still ongoing!). I don't think I can keep reading the same jokes over and over again for another 30 volumes...

I think I'm just going to quit while I'm ahead...

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's official. I'm in love with the Wallflower series. Sunako-chan charms me, and Yuki-kun is so adorable! A bunch of weird sub-plots, and really not too much progress on lady-likeness... but do I care? No! I've got the guys, and Sunako-chan, and Noi-chan. <3 Sigh.

[Sara]

lol! This series is so funny at first, but I kind of got tired of the same ol' same ol'. The character art is nice, especially the eyes! But there should really be someone concentrating on backgrounds.

[Dexter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed this one more than Vol. 3, which is good because I was worrying about it getting dull. But all the characters are still fun, and the art is still nice. I just wish Sunako appeared fully formed more often.

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this series. I love reverse harem type series especially when the girl is considered to be 'plain.' Nakahara was a hilarious character and I loved all of her creepy ways.

It was similar in my mind to Boys Over Flowers. Same general concept and characters.

[Kala · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm glad I kept reading this series even though I didn't care for the first three volumes. This one redeemed itself (minus the author's ramblings at the end), so let's see if the rest can do the same.

[Tracy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one was good, but didn't have many plots—the stories told were kind of meaningless and silly—one-shots. Also, it had a lot of Chibi!Sunako, maybe too much. Still, I love this manga.

[Erica Nabena · Rating 5 out of 5]

i consist in this comic, the caracter i most love is kyohei..

[Amy Gideon · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was cute. I'm not a fan of the way the romance moves one step forward and then is pushed two steps back. It's a bit tedious.

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one had a lot of funny scenes in it. I laughed throughout the whole manga.

[Katt Hansen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh, glimmerings that Sunako actually interacts with this world...sometimes I wonder if she's autistic, only because I've been around autism. High functioning maybe?

[Lonely Panda · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Date!!!!! Ho My God I was laughing so much and at the same time I was so happy to see them like this!

[Vera Neves (Sinfonia dos Livros) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gostava mais de ver a Sunako de uma maneira normal do que como uma bonequinha anã e desconchavada.....

[nidah05 (SleepDreamWrite) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another good volume.