Kyousuke Motomi (最富キョウスケ Motomi Kyōsuke) is a Japanese mangaka whose stories have frequently been published in the monthly Betsucomi magazine. She is most currently working on Dengeki Daisy.
She uses a male pseudonym and draws herself as a man, but she's actually female."If my stories can touch you, make you laugh, forget unhappy things, or even give you that 'good job' feeling, then I'll be super, super happy!" - Kyousuke Motomi
This book belonged to the best shoujo manga ever! Actually, there are lots of factors that bring out it's awesome-ness, (1)With its strong heroine, (2)conflicted hero, and (3)story -- OF COURSE that does both humor and emotion well, it is still most definitely a series worth reading.
I took a break from this series for a few months to avoid burnout, but now it's time to come back for the final stretch!
I still adore this series. The age difference is still a little weird to me now as someone in her mid-twenties, as opposed to when I first found the series online (before it was licensed here), when I was in my late teens, I guess, and didn't really think much of it.
Regardless, Kurosaki behaves himself, and the way he cherishes Teru is just really pure and beautiful. The way friendships, romantic love, and other relationships are portrayed in this series remains one of its greatest strengths. The main cast of characters have all grown and continue to grow into really great people, while the villains grow ever more interesting and complex.
This volume had some of the usual goofiness, but there was more action than usual, as our heroes underwent a rescue mission with a side of subterfuge. We saw more of Kurosaki's past in the last few volumes, but this time, we see that not all of it has stayed in the past.
I was feeling like this series was going on too long before, and I still feel that it could have been wrapped up much sooner, but I'm enjoying every volume regardless.
I will be giving 5stars to all the volumes because I really love this manga. It's my second time reading it. My love for Kurosaki and Teru is beyond the limit. This manga is light-hearted, warming and gives you life lessons that you didn't think you might be needing. It's not a typical shoujo manga.
To be fair, I took a long break between starting and finishing this volume, but any time I picked it up, I didn't feel like reading it. I know I like the story and the author, and have liked the previous volumes. I don't have much to add for this one except that for as serious as this story gets, and with the action in this volume, the comedic entries are awkward. I feel the same way about Queen's Quality, where the story is often serious and yet there'll be a quip about panties that doesn't match the tone.
Meeting the big boss: Antler. Found out about his past with our main male character. We also learn how all the villainous characters are connected. The pieces of the puzzles are slowly revealed to the readers. It’s interesting, but I also wanted more. Saving Rena was sweet. 3.75/5.
Boring. Akira is alive, is sick, escapes. They save Rena. Jack frost is still out there. Old baddies appear. Snore. Ugh now we have to find M’s last testament!? WHY!? Just have them kiss and walk into the sunset. Have Teru go to college god this series.
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This volume ended one battle, only for a new/old enemy to show up instead. So, the conclusion to Rena’s kidnap and engagement came. It was very exciting, and very well done, as well. I was expecting it to be, but it was still nicely done and thought out. Teru, in particular, had a very nice part in it.
The group gets home, and they celebrate, rejoicing a job well done and all that. Then we meet Kuwagata, also known as Antler, among other names. He’s the one who manipulated Kurosaki into giving over the Jack Frost virus all those years ago, and now he’s back, planning, manipulating, scaring Kurosaki. Kurosaki is freaked out, and trying very hard not to show it, and he does that much better after he has a very sweet, hugging moment with Teru that was just fantastic.
Then the next big hacker problem seems to be finding out M’s Last Testament, which is apparently deeply coded in a chip that Antler sneakily gave Teru. I’m not really sure what the Testament is supposed to be, but it’s big, and has everyone on the edge. Antler tells them some stuff, goading them into doing what he wants, as well as trying to get them pissed off and paranoid about each other. During that, too, I was unsure. I didn’t think it was right, as it was such a surprise to even think about, and I was wondering if the author was really throwing in such a huge curveball. I shouldn’t have been taken so easily, though.
Oh, also, Akira is apparently sick. Kurosaki finds this out by chance, and even helps a little for some reason. It seems like the Enemies don’t have a whole lot of more use for Akira, and Akira knows this, as he disappears from their place of business as Chiharu goes to give him medicine. I’m not really sure what’s going to happen with him, as I’m thinking maybe he’ll join Teru and the others, but that would be a little weird, considering what he’s done. I’m intrigued, though.
Overall, I’m looking forward to whatever happens next. I’m not sure what it’s going to be, but it’ll be drama, and I hope there’ll be more sweet moments between Kurosaki and Teru, and I’m excited for it.
(stejná recenze u každého dílu) Kresba byla ze začátku trošku kostrbatá především anatomie. To, že hlava byla oproti tělu opravdu velké mi zase tak nevadilo, ale ruce byly opravdu malé, což bylo v některých momentech dobře vidět. Naštěstí se to postupem času zlepšovalo a manga se po vizuální stránce stala nádhernou. Hlavní hrdinku Teru - btw moc hezké jméno- jsem si oblíbila, i když mě z počátku trošku štvalo její neustálé fňukání. Po čase se ale už naučila bránit a její důvody k breku jsem zažínala chápat, takže mně to přestalo vadit. Obdivoval jsem její optimismus a naivitu, protože nikdy nepochopím, jak někdo může mít takové štěstí. Také jsem ji litovala kvůli tomu, že ji neustále nikdo ubližoval. Sice ji pak ihned přiběhl zachránit její princ na bílé koni, ale i tak jsem jí to nepřála. Hrozně moc jsem ocenila to, že nám dali důvod, proč litovat smrt Teruina bratra a neudělali tím způsobem, který spočívá v úmrtí postav pro zesmutnění děje. Na druhou stranu ten konec byl opravdu divný. Vlastně ten celkový závěr a Akirou a ostatními postavami. Nemám ráda, když se na konci prostě ukáže, že všechny postavy byly ve skutečnosti kladné. Pak ta jejich zlomyslnost nemá ani smysl. Příběh byl jinak celkově mírně nadprůměrný, celkem mě ale štvalo, že trvalo hrozně dlouho, než se dali dohromady, protože i těch chvílí k polibku bylo jak mraků, a stále nic. :'( Jako né že by se tím něco změnilo, jen to bylo maličko otravné. :D Já nevím, co si mám myslet. Teď když o tom tak přemýšlím, tak se mi ten příběh zas tolik nelíbil a zdál se mi poměrně hloupoučký. :D Asi mám prostě ráda občasné slaďárny. :D Mimochodem dost postav mi nedávalo smysl. To mi ale nějak nevadilo, neboť hloubkou postav se nikdy moc nezajím. I když samozřejmě hloubka povznese příběh na úplně jinou úroveň. Obálky se mi zrovna dvakrát nelíbí. Jako jsou pěkně nekreslené, ale nelíbí se mi to zasazení do pozadí, okolí a někdy i hlavní výjev.Pár obálek ale vypadá hezky. Hodnotím 68% Jazyk: Aj
Love and Friendship: Operation Rescue Rena! Teru and friends launch a multipronged attack to take down Morizono’s Neo Jack Frost. The plan goes off without a hitch – until a new villain rears its head. Motomi-sensei sets the stage for a new, more dangerous challenge with the appearance of Antler and the key to M’s Last Testament!
The Review
This being a romance between an impoverished high school student and the school custodian, Motomi-sensei doesn’t have much occasion to draw our main couple in formal attire. So part of me thinks she cooked up this particular arc so she could show Teru and Kurosaki all dressed up. Actually, several characters get that opportunity although others wind up in server uniforms for “Love and Friendship: Operation Rescue Rena.” The story takes on an action spy flavor as Teru and company foil bad guy Morizono’s Neo Jack Frost plot. Motomi-sensei throws in several comic elements such as Teru’s shock-tenna, and as stupid as Morizono is, everything goes exactly according to their plan. That is, until our newest bad guy takes the stage.
The appearance of Antler took me completely by surprise and causes a large shift in the villain roster. Morizono pretty much drops from the lineup, which isn’t surprising considering he was just a rich dumb bully. Akira, on the other hand, is starting to look more like a pathetic victim rather than evil personified. That role gets passed over to Antler, a shadowy figure involved with the original Jack Frost virus.
And he takes on that mantle fairly strongly. Morizono might have had Neo Jack Frost, but Antler claims to have the key to M’s Last Testament. It’s enough to throw not only Kurosaki but Riko, Ando, and Boss into turmoil. And interestingly, Antler’s got a hold on Chiharu and Akira as well. As connected as he is with so many characters, he looks like he’s really going to shake up the story.
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In this volume, we get our super awesome rescue of Rena. Teru and her friends all work so hard to find out whatever they can that will lead them to Rena's whereabouts. They even manage to get Rena's parents on board. It was dangerous, but they did it. But in the process, their real enemy makes himself known and it really shakes Tasuku up. I was glad that he didn't try to hold all of that in for too long. When Teru asks him about it, he tells her. And after being able to talk to Teru about it, he confides in the others as well. I'm just really glad that they aren't all trying to do the go it alone route. There's a lot of emphasis on teamwork in this series and it can get sappy at times, but I love it.
Things really get ramped up when Antler gives the group a call not long after Teru finds the mini SD card he slipped into her hairpin when she had lost it during Rena's rescue. That guy is manipulative and I very much dislike him. I can't wait until Teru and the others put him in his place. It seems that Antler is the one Chiharu and Akira are working for. I didn't get the impression that Antler gives a damn about Akira at all, though. He seems to just be using him for his brain and a source of entertainment. Things are about to get a little more dangerous now, though. Akira knows who Antler gave the key to decoding the encryption that will lead to finding M's Last Testament and we all know how crazy that dude is. Watch your back, Teru!
The drawing was actually 5+ stars, so many beautiful and moving frames spread thought the entire volume. Love the screens and just tonal quality of the art. For art alone people should read this series!
I liked this story. I liked how the rescue of Rena went down, it was cute and funny and rather shocking when Morizono wasn't the end of the matter. I didn't love the rescue though. I was a little heavy and lacked the charm that the series has typically. So I downgraded this volume half a star, it doesn't seem like much except that for me who feels most volumes are perfection it just wasn't.
I did love seeing Kurosaki vulnerable and the moment with Teru was beautiful. A top grade version of this type of scene in Dengeki Daisy - I just wanted more of such scenes. Also loved the cute - its getting back to normal scene with master's new servants, so, so adorkable. The latter half of the volume was definitely 5 star material. Love the intro of Antler, and seeing how he effects the villainous players so far.
BOTTOM LINE: Worth reading for the art alone, but a great continuation of Kurosaki and Teru's story.
In this volume, we're wrapping up the current arc of Rena's kidnapping rescue, which of course, in Dengeki Daisy style includes a few conspiracies and some mad computer hacking skills. This is story-telling at Motomi's best, with great action that moves the plot forward, but also some quiet moments that continue to reveal Kurosaki's vulnerability and why Teru truly is his strength.
Dengeki Daisy really is in a league all its own in the current offerings of shoujo manga these days. Every time I pick up a new volume, I am reminded of how fun and good shoujo manga really can be, especially when you have a mangaka who can move beyond the tired cliches and offer the reader something refreshing and smart. Recommended.
I honestly really liked this series at first but now I can't even finish the series because I am so bored. I had trouble keeping up with the plot and also trying not to get annoyed every single time Teru cried (which is SO MUCH). I finished volume 12 and after that I just decided that I would go on wikia and read the chapters synopsis. I'm glad that I didn't actually read through the rest of the volumes because honestly it would have been a waste of my time. The only thing I really liked about Dengeki Daisy is the humor. There were definitely some parts that had me cracking up. In my opinion the plot was dragged on for far too long created boring plot twists and lots of confusion. Wikia told me everything I needed to know including the ending.
I am officially finished with this series.
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Mir war's zu wenig romantisch und zu actionlastig. Auch kam der Humor, der viele vorherige Bände geprägt hat zu kurz. Irgendwie kann mich die Reihe immer weniger reizen, auch wenn die Story an sich interessant ist und die Zeichnungen super, geht mir einfach die Beziehung der Protagonisten zu wenig voran und auch die Handlung insgesamt. Ich sehe einfach kein Ziel, keine Linie auf die die Reihe zu steuert. Einen Band werde ich wohl noch lesen und wenn mich der nicht richtig überzeugt, wird wohl auch die letzte Manga-Reihe, die ich aktiv verfolge nicht mehr weitergelesen. Schade... aber man merkt, kürzere Manga-Reihen sind meist reizvoller als zu lange...