PxP

by Wataru Yoshizumi

Ruri Himeno es la vicepresidenta del consejo escolar del instituto Seiô Gakuin. Un día, en la sesión del consejo se discute la reciente aparición en el instituto de P, un ladrón de guante blanco que, por alguna razón, se dedica a robar fruslerías. ¿¡Quién es en realidad este individuo envuelto en un halo de misterio!?

Genres: Manga, Romance, Shojo, Comics Manga, Comics

184 pages, Paperback

First published October 15, 2007

About the author

Wataru Yoshizumi (吉住渉) is a Japanese mangaka. She was born as Mari Nakai (中井 真里, Nakai Mari) on June 18, 1963 in Tokyo, Japan. She graduated with a degree in economics from Hitotsubashi University.

Yoshizumi started her career as a mangaka while working as an office lady. Her debut manga was a yomikiri (short story) called "Radical Romance" that was published in 1984, in the summer issue of Ribon Original. She is known as a social mangaka, and is a good friend of fellow mangakas Naoko Takeuchi, Ai Yazawa, Miho Obana, and Megumi Mizusawa.

Yoshizumi currently (as of 2007) has her works published in both Ribon and Chorus.

Reviews

[Bibliothecat · Rating 3 out of 5]

P x P was my first read and purchased work by Yoshizumi Wataru. And I'm glad that I gave her other series a try afterwards as this particular work did not exactly blow my mind. Don't get me wrong - it's ok. There's not much worth mentioning but there's also nothing gravely wrong with it. The volume includes the title story P x P along with another short story Baby, It's You - of which the latter is definitely my preferred story!

P x P follows high school student Ruri who has made a hobby of becoming the school's thief for hire. Of course, her identity is kept a secret and the mysterious thief 'P' soon becomes a school legend. Ruri is a cute character but not very remarkable. I mean, the story is just way too short to go anywhere. There doesn't seem to be much of a plot beside Ruri stealing a couple of items for classmates. I can only assume that the author might have had more ideas and cut it short.

Just looking at the title - Ruri's thief alias 'P' stems from her nickname 'Princess'. And because her friend's nickname is 'Professor', some make the assumption that he is 'P'. There was some minor romance between the two which is why I assume 'P x P' stands for 'Princess x Professor', which then again leads me to believe that the author really did have more ideas. The romance between the two was such a minor part of the plot that I find it strange that the title would even be related. Then again, my title theory could be wrong altogether.

Baby, It's You isn't even half as long but delivers a much more solid plot. Kumi is tall and popular and has been asked to perform in a Takarazuka, a play that is performed solely by female actors, as the lead male character. Kumi is not all that thrilled but agrees to do it anyway. To her dismay, her maths teacher, whom she has feelings for, promises to come and see the performance.

It's a cute and your not-so-untypical story of a girl who has feelings for her teacher. The Takarazuka was a nice and interesting bit to read about - too bad it was more of a background element. I also preferred the art of this story - for some reason, P x P's art was different from Yoshizumi's other works...

As long as you don't expect anything mind blowing, this manga is a fine read for in between.

[Melody · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lels... the heroine's a thief and the Hero is the accomplice. The End.

[Shiritaku · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ich mag Wataru Yoshizumi sehr gern und auch dieser OneShot gehört mit zu meinen Favoriten.

Es gibt die Hauptgeschichte über eine Highschool Schülerin, die früher Leichtathletikerin war und zusammen mit einem Mitschüler - dessen IQ bei 250 liegt und praktische Dinge erfindet - Gegenstände aus dem Schulgebäude klaut (die keinen materiellen Wert besitzen). Natürlich gegen eine kleine Gebühr der Auftraggeber.
Ein wenig erinnert es an Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne und Kaito Kid, aber es ist dann doch etwas anderes.
Der Zeichenstil ist schon etwas älter, ja, aber ich mag ihn und er passt auch wunderbar. Die Charaktere sind sowohl sehr detailliert, als auch skizzenhaft, je nach Situation. Außerdem sehen die Charaktere unterschiedlich aus und so kommt es zu keiner Verwechslungsgefahr.
Die Story ist zwar noch ausbaufähig, aber sehr schön erdacht und beim Lesen hatte ich viel Spaß.

Zusätzlich gibt es noch eine kleine Zusatzstory mit dem Thema "Takarazuka" (eine Theatergruppe, die nur aus Frauen besteht und auch männliche Rollen übernehmen, oft als Musical).
Hier ist unsere Protagonistin ehemalige Volleyballspielerin und wird überredet, den männlichen Hauptdarsteller zu spielen - die Proben fallen ihr nicht leicht und dann gibt es da noch jemanden, der ihr zusätzlich nicht aus dem Kopf geht..

[Cristina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Volume unico, doppio divertimento a leggere!

Due racconti di cui il primo da nome all'albo: PxP e che ho trovato bellissimo! Finalmente nulla di banale o di ritrito come opere precedenti ma dove la storia d'amore è solo il finale e tenuta a margine del resto della vicenda breve ma caruccia.
L'altro racconto: Baby it's You ha la stessa mimica nuova dei personaggi con le pettinature comprese e sarà stata la brevità o non so che ma comunque ha avuto altrettanto successo.
Quattro stelle conquistate a pieno merito si!

[Ariadna Álvarez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Este es uno de los casos en los que me gustaría poner un 3,5/5 ⭐. La primera historia, PxP, me gustó, pero había momentos en los que perdía un poco de fuelle. La segunda, Baby It's You, me pareció mejor de ritmo, pero el final se me hizo simplón. Con todo, me ha tenido entretenida el tomo y tengo curiosidad por empezar alguna historia más larga de la autora porque he leído opiniones de que se le dan mejor.

[Rahmah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sebenarnya mau kasih rate 2.5, tapi karena tidak ada dan nggak mau membulatkan ke atas, jadi kasih 2 bintang aja XD

Ceritanya lumayan sih, nggak jelek, tapi nggak bagus juga. Macam shoujo kebanyakanlah. Dan mungkin karena bukan masanya lagi shoujo kayak gini, jadi sudah tahu gimana cerita dan akhirnya. *butuh yang lebih menantang hahaha*

[Travis · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a cute, but ultimately forgettable story about a high school girl who steals worthless things for people (things that have some worth to them, but are not valuable). I like some of the author's other works, but this wasn't her best.

[Husti]

Un tomo muy divertido con unas protagonista estupendas. No esperaba que me fuera a gustar tanto.

El chico de la primera historia y lo del Takarazuka en la segunda (con esa pedazo de "rival"), un enorme plus.

Estupenda traducción.

[Hapsari Darmastuti · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh. Nothing bad about it but the storyline is just meh and never grabbed me.

[Yukino · Rating 4 out of 5]

CARINO!

Sarà che è estate, fa caldo e sono stanca e nn ho voglia di leggere cose troppo impegnative, ma questo Volume Unico (il primo tra l'altro..visto che sono un'amante delle serie iper lunghe - vedi Inuyasha..) mi è piaciuto.

é stato davvero un piacere leggerlo.

Sono due storie di amori liceali, la prima che dà il nome al volume è stata simpatica...lei ladra e lui suo complice...

L'altra è stata carina...lei innamorata del prof giovane (di cui tutte le ragazze al liceo sono pazze di lui).

Come dicevo storie senza troppi problemi, da leggere per passare il tempo in modo piacevole...consigliato ovviamente a chi piace il genere.

[GiveMeCoffee · Rating 1 out of 5]

While the art is not particularly bad, just like every regular shojo manga, the story is poor and most characters are too cliche. The main idea (having a burglar high school girl stealing certain objects in order to solve other highschooler's problems, while she's secretly in love with the teacher who helps her) lacks a proper introduction and it just shows several stories that end abruptly.

This particular manga shows that Wataru Yoshizumi is an author more suited to long stories rather than short ones.

[Verónica · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ruri Himeno es la vicepresidenta del consejo escolar de su instituto. La última novedad es que un extraño ladrón llamado P está robando artículos sin importancia de sus propietarios y el consejo escolar debe descubrir quién está detrás de estos hurtos.
La verdad es que fue una tontería de tomo. Es demasiado obvio quien es P y la trama se desarrolla de una forma muy infantil.
Tiene un último capítulo que nos cuenta la vida de otro protagonista del manga, que comencé a leer y abandoné porque era aburridísimo.

[dot · Rating 4 out of 5]

i really liked the last story (excluding the weird student-teacher relationship) and i wish it had its own proper volume. i wasn't expecting that plot twist at all and it left me wondering if something would happen with hikari :')

[Helena · Rating 4 out of 5]

weird. kewl. weird. kewl

[Valeria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Carino e leggero, peccato si trattasse di un solo volume!

[Nina {ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ} · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very Cute!!! For a short story, this is very cute. I liked the concept and definitely wouldn't have minded reading more!

[Eve Lumerto · Rating 2 out of 5]

I remember there was something refreshing about this.

[Andrea Moreno · Rating 2 out of 5]

I only read 'Baby its you' and it was ok.

[Steph · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually really liked this!!

[Book'a'croc · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ma chronique :

http://bookacroc.blogspot.com/2011/06...