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GALS! #2
Gals! Vol. 2
Follows the crime-fighting adventures of Kotobuki Ran and her friends in their quest for fun, shopping, and romance.
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 14, 2000
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About the author
Mihona Fujii
27 books34 followersMihona Fujii (藤井みほな in Japanese) is a Japanese shōjo mangaka. Her debut work was Mujaki na mama de, published in the 1990 autumn issue of Ribon Original. Her works have been published in Ribon and, recently, Margaret, where her latest series, Tokyo Angels runs.
She is best known for her manga GALS!, which was adapted into a TV anime series under the name Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran
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She is best known for her manga GALS!, which was adapted into a TV anime series under the name Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran
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March 18, 2022
THEIR OUTFITS 😩💘
February 4, 2019
Once again, it's a delight to dive back into this series, especially given it's been years since I last read it! Following where we last saw Ran and company, we meet up with them again, this time getting an introduction to Ran's younger sister, Sayo, and Sayo's best friend-boyfriend Masato.
This volume focuses a lot on the introduction of two rival kogals, Mami Honda and Harue Kudoh, the latter of whom turns out to be more of a threat, having once been a member of a rival gang to the gang that Miyu led in middle school. Most of the stories in this volume focus on Mami and Ran's growing rivalry, the tension between Harue and Miyu, and (somewhat in the background) Aya trying to come to terms with her growing feelings of first love for Rei Otohata. With Sayo and Masato carrying on their own unique brand of fun and mischief along the way, naturally!
As with the first installment, this volume does an excellent job of having fun and keeping the majority of its stories light-hearted, but still doesn't shy away from serious topics and how the girls continue to deal with it to the best of their ability. Once again, I always, always highly recommend this manga series to everyone! It's worth the read.
This volume focuses a lot on the introduction of two rival kogals, Mami Honda and Harue Kudoh, the latter of whom turns out to be more of a threat, having once been a member of a rival gang to the gang that Miyu led in middle school. Most of the stories in this volume focus on Mami and Ran's growing rivalry, the tension between Harue and Miyu, and (somewhat in the background) Aya trying to come to terms with her growing feelings of first love for Rei Otohata. With Sayo and Masato carrying on their own unique brand of fun and mischief along the way, naturally!
As with the first installment, this volume does an excellent job of having fun and keeping the majority of its stories light-hearted, but still doesn't shy away from serious topics and how the girls continue to deal with it to the best of their ability. Once again, I always, always highly recommend this manga series to everyone! It's worth the read.
August 3, 2025
Sayo es muy linda aunque un poco monotema (???
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August 5, 2017
Ik wilde toch eens verder lezen, helaas is de manga moeilijk te vinden. In het Engels is hij out of print/publisher is er niet meer, en veel succes met de Nederlandse/Belgische vertaling te vinden. Gelukkig had bibliotheek #3 een aantal delen in het Nederlands/Belgisch.
Ah ja, ik was even vergeten waarom ik Nederlandse (of is het Belgische) manga niet meer lees. Het is gewoon echt hilarisch en ik lag regelmatig dubbel om de vertaling. Ik zat regelmatig stukjes hard op te lezen gewoon omdat ze zo slecht klonken, zo nep. :P
Maar verder was het verhaal wel goed. Ik heb Ran gemist, ze is gewoon zo geweldig. Laat niks haar tegenhouden, en gaat door tot het einde. Slechte cijfers? Eh, geen probleem (ook al heeft ze wel even een stressmomentje, maar daarna gaat madam gewoon lekker door met het leven). Ze is een pietsje geweldadig, maar ach, ik moet zeggen dat het wel bij haar personage past.
Ik vond het leuk (en lief) om te zien wat Aya koos (ik kon me ook zo voorstellen hoe ze zich voelde), en hoe Ran haar hielp. Ik was het eens, Aya moet kiezen. Gaat ze voor haarzelf of voor wat anderen van haar willen. Je moet soms ook gewoon nee zeggen.
Plus ik hou gewoon van de kleding die de meiden in deze serie dragen. Ik zou die kleding ook wel willen hebben!
Alleen jammer dat haar zusje (en diens vriendje) zoveel voorkwamen. Die vond ik ook al strontvervelend in the anime, en ze zijn net zo erg in de manga. Ik moest wel lachen toen ze begon over sex/meer doen met haar vriendje terwijl de familie zat te eten.
Het hele gedoe tussen Ran en die meid van het andere district? Echt, was dat nou zo nodig? Ik vond het net ietsje te veel, en ook erg jammer dat die meid niet op hield maar het gewoon ging uitlokken (door steeds naar Ran's district te gaan, of door stennis te trappen als Ran even weg was).
Maar ga ik verder lezen? Mm, ik heb geen idee. Misschien moet ik toch eens kijken of iemand de Engelse vertaling te koop heeft staan.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
Ah ja, ik was even vergeten waarom ik Nederlandse (of is het Belgische) manga niet meer lees. Het is gewoon echt hilarisch en ik lag regelmatig dubbel om de vertaling. Ik zat regelmatig stukjes hard op te lezen gewoon omdat ze zo slecht klonken, zo nep. :P
Maar verder was het verhaal wel goed. Ik heb Ran gemist, ze is gewoon zo geweldig. Laat niks haar tegenhouden, en gaat door tot het einde. Slechte cijfers? Eh, geen probleem (ook al heeft ze wel even een stressmomentje, maar daarna gaat madam gewoon lekker door met het leven). Ze is een pietsje geweldadig, maar ach, ik moet zeggen dat het wel bij haar personage past.
Ik vond het leuk (en lief) om te zien wat Aya koos (ik kon me ook zo voorstellen hoe ze zich voelde), en hoe Ran haar hielp. Ik was het eens, Aya moet kiezen. Gaat ze voor haarzelf of voor wat anderen van haar willen. Je moet soms ook gewoon nee zeggen.
Plus ik hou gewoon van de kleding die de meiden in deze serie dragen. Ik zou die kleding ook wel willen hebben!
Alleen jammer dat haar zusje (en diens vriendje) zoveel voorkwamen. Die vond ik ook al strontvervelend in the anime, en ze zijn net zo erg in de manga. Ik moest wel lachen toen ze begon over sex/meer doen met haar vriendje terwijl de familie zat te eten.
Het hele gedoe tussen Ran en die meid van het andere district? Echt, was dat nou zo nodig? Ik vond het net ietsje te veel, en ook erg jammer dat die meid niet op hield maar het gewoon ging uitlokken (door steeds naar Ran's district te gaan, of door stennis te trappen als Ran even weg was).
Maar ga ik verder lezen? Mm, ik heb geen idee. Misschien moet ik toch eens kijken of iemand de Engelse vertaling te koop heeft staan.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
July 7, 2018
i really liked this sequel! i mostly loved sayo and yuya in this volume (but i like the rest too). sayo is so cute and fun! and i feel so bad for yuya, everyone always abandons him and whenever he cries otohata reacts so harsh and cold, like literally no one cares about him? even though he’s always so sweet to everyone? i’d give him a hug and let him cry on my shoulder :( he low key deserves better friends, i hope they’ll treat him better and stop taking him for granted in the next volumes
October 6, 2019
Best series. Feminism at its finest. Made me into the woman I am today. Ran is so like-able and unapologetically herself.
December 11, 2023
Tokoh baru yaitu Sayo diperkenalkan di sini. Dia adalah adik Ran yang bercita-cita menjadi detektif. Bersama temannya, dia membuntuti Ran ke mana-mana sambil berlagak seperti detektif tapi pada akhirnya selalu tersandung dan jatuh hingga hidungnya mimisan.
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Aya dapat masalah dengan orangtuanya karena nilai ujiannya jatuh. Orangtua dan para guru menganggap itu gara-gara dia sering main dengan Ran dan Miyuki sampai bolos les. Aya pun memutuskan untuk menjauhi Ran.
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Miyuki mendapat prank SMS dari nomor tak dikenal yang mengatakan bahwa jati diri Miyuki sebagai mantan preman akan disebarkan. Ancaman itu benar-benar dilaksanakan. Pada pelajaran komputer, seisi sekolah mendapat e-mail berisi pesan soal daftar catatan hitam perilaku Miyuki di masa lalu. Gosip pun menyebar luas. Ternyata pelakunya adalah Harue, teman Honda Mami dari grup Ikebukuro Gal. Harue dulu adalah anggota geng Eagle yang menjadi musuk geng Resistance yang dipimpin Miyuki. Dia ingin membalas dendam.
Masalah menurutku selesai terlalu mudah karena Harue langsung minta maaf setelah ditegur Ran dan Mami. Bagaimana dengan gosip yang sudah kadung menyebar di sekolah? Nggak dilanjutkan lagi. Selesai begitu saja.
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Aya deg-degan karena ingin confess pada Rei. Tapi sayangnya Rei tak bisa menerima perasaannya.
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Aya dapat masalah dengan orangtuanya karena nilai ujiannya jatuh. Orangtua dan para guru menganggap itu gara-gara dia sering main dengan Ran dan Miyuki sampai bolos les. Aya pun memutuskan untuk menjauhi Ran.
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Miyuki mendapat prank SMS dari nomor tak dikenal yang mengatakan bahwa jati diri Miyuki sebagai mantan preman akan disebarkan. Ancaman itu benar-benar dilaksanakan. Pada pelajaran komputer, seisi sekolah mendapat e-mail berisi pesan soal daftar catatan hitam perilaku Miyuki di masa lalu. Gosip pun menyebar luas. Ternyata pelakunya adalah Harue, teman Honda Mami dari grup Ikebukuro Gal. Harue dulu adalah anggota geng Eagle yang menjadi musuk geng Resistance yang dipimpin Miyuki. Dia ingin membalas dendam.
Masalah menurutku selesai terlalu mudah karena Harue langsung minta maaf setelah ditegur Ran dan Mami. Bagaimana dengan gosip yang sudah kadung menyebar di sekolah? Nggak dilanjutkan lagi. Selesai begitu saja.
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Aya deg-degan karena ingin confess pada Rei. Tapi sayangnya Rei tak bisa menerima perasaannya.
August 26, 2024
Cute, funny and really entertaining, the life of ran Kotobuki is great to follow. I like how the story is going deeper piece by piece.
December 27, 2011
I was pretty fond of the first volume of this manga, but as the series went on the intense focus on consumption as entertainment really started to bother me. This manga is hardly an accurate reflection of the actual 'gal' subculture, nor can it be given the young readers that it's targeted at, but even so it trades on the counter-cultural idea of 'gals' to create a model that's really just as implicated in cultural problems as the values it's protesting against.
Saying that more simply: Gals are cool because they aren't doing that girls are supposed to do. They're not studying hard, they're not being polite to their parents, they aren't planning their future, and they aren't trying to find the perfect boyfriend. They goof off, stand up for each other, hang out on the streets, dress outrageously, and worry more about having a good time than anything else.
I get why this is attractive, and the way the girls look out for each other & defend each other is *awesome*. But... the way that the girls goof off and have fun is by spending money. They want to *buy things* and they feel like what they buy defines who they are. What's important in being a gal is to buy the right Gal-style clothes, accessories, make-up, etc. and then display them.
So while the gal culture in this manga is counter to a certain set of cultural expections, it just reinforces the problems of consumer culture, and argues that girls can 'be themselves' by buying into a packaged lifestyle. Which annoys me. So I didn't like the manga, and was pretty disappointed in it.
Saying that more simply: Gals are cool because they aren't doing that girls are supposed to do. They're not studying hard, they're not being polite to their parents, they aren't planning their future, and they aren't trying to find the perfect boyfriend. They goof off, stand up for each other, hang out on the streets, dress outrageously, and worry more about having a good time than anything else.
I get why this is attractive, and the way the girls look out for each other & defend each other is *awesome*. But... the way that the girls goof off and have fun is by spending money. They want to *buy things* and they feel like what they buy defines who they are. What's important in being a gal is to buy the right Gal-style clothes, accessories, make-up, etc. and then display them.
So while the gal culture in this manga is counter to a certain set of cultural expections, it just reinforces the problems of consumer culture, and argues that girls can 'be themselves' by buying into a packaged lifestyle. Which annoys me. So I didn't like the manga, and was pretty disappointed in it.
May 26, 2024
This fun series continues with our favorite gals running into more trouble and excitement. Ran makes another enemy Mami who both want to be the best GAL in all of Japan. Ran manages to show Mami that she can't push Ran around. We also meet Ran's sister Sayo who also wants to be a cop when she grows up and follow in the family footsteps. Miyu's past catches up with her when she is threatened by several emails sent to her phone. Everyone does their best to find the culprit before they find Miyu alone. Fortunately, for Miyu the culprit is found and quickly dealt with. Aya's grades are falling which leaves her parents very disappointed. She blames her new friends Ran and Miyu and calls their friendship quits. Rei helps her realize that she needs to live for herself not her parents and to live in the here and now like Ran was trying to say. This little talk not only gains back her friendship, but also increases her feelings for Rei. He unfortunately turns her down because he feels like being her first love would be too much responsibility. The manga is quite different from the show, but I wish the show was more like the manga in some ways.
August 5, 2019
2019.08.04
In tre ore son riuscita a leggere solo due volumi di manga. Direi che entrambi avevano un sacco di scritte…
Gals! non è un capolavoro ma è simpatico e si ride per tutte le cretinate che combina Ran. Certo che non ce n'è uno di normale da quelle parti. Perfino la sorellina - quella che sogna di diventare un poliziotto - è fuori con le carte.
Mi sta simpatico Otohata, che sempre il più normale della compagnia. Cretina io che mi son fatta spoiler da sola e ho letto con chi va a finire. Speta che cerco di dimenticarlo!!
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2013.04.01
Faccio un po' fatica a leggerlo. Un po' perché la rilegatura si è mangiata parecchie battute ma anche perché c'è tanto testo. Però sono determinata a leggermi tutta la serie.
In tre ore son riuscita a leggere solo due volumi di manga. Direi che entrambi avevano un sacco di scritte…
Gals! non è un capolavoro ma è simpatico e si ride per tutte le cretinate che combina Ran. Certo che non ce n'è uno di normale da quelle parti. Perfino la sorellina - quella che sogna di diventare un poliziotto - è fuori con le carte.
Mi sta simpatico Otohata, che sempre il più normale della compagnia. Cretina io che mi son fatta spoiler da sola e ho letto con chi va a finire. Speta che cerco di dimenticarlo!!
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2013.04.01
Faccio un po' fatica a leggerlo. Un po' perché la rilegatura si è mangiata parecchie battute ma anche perché c'è tanto testo. Però sono determinata a leggermi tutta la serie.
December 15, 2007
the story about a gals girl name Kotobuki Ran from Hounan High School in Tokyo that really energic and a little deliquent. She have a big brother name Yamato, he is a police officer.
December 14, 2012
Ran still awesome :DD
May 8, 2020
2,5 stars
January 6, 2009
I like the art. That's it.
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