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월요일 소년 #1
Moon Boy Volume 1
Apart from the fact that the color of her eyes turn red when the moon rises, Myung-Ee is your average, albeit boy crazy fifth grader. After picking a fight with her classmate Yu-Da Lee, she discovers a startling secret: the two of them are "earth rabbits" being hunted by the "fox tribe" of the moon! Five years pass and Myung-Ee transfers to a new school in search of pretty boys. There, she unexpectedly reunites with Yu-Da. The problem is, he mysteriously doesn't remember a thing about her or their shared past at all!
196 pages, Paperback
First published May 25, 2005
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January 6, 2013
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This was a strange story.
DON'T GET ME WRONG. I didn't hate it. (Even though...you know, my rating for this book is a 1 star...)
It's not that I didn't like it.
It's that I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE HECK WAS GOING ON ABOUT 99% OF THE TIME. The only bookshelf this book is on besides "read" is MANHWA.
And that's because it's OBVIOUSLY a manhwa.
First of all, this is the first manhwa I've ever read. I thought it was pretty cool because all the sound effects are written in Korean instead of Japanese, it just looked so different! And about 99.9999% of the comics I read are manga, so all I usually see are Japanese names and Japanese characters and things referring to JAPAN.
Not to mention the cover. You HAVE to admit...it looks pretty. And I'm this magnet that sort of gets sucked towards the prettiness of pretty covers. PLUS, I got this book from the library and I was totally willing to check this series out! It's FREE!
(Freeloader...)
BUT when I opened the book, I seriously had no idea what was going on! Even the blurb in the back looks......uhhh...
Myung-Ee is your average, albeit boy-crazy 5th grader. After picking a fight with her classmate Yu-Da Lee, she discovers a startling secret: the two of them are "earth rabbits" being hunted by the "fox tribe" of the moon!
Five years pass and Myung-Ee transfers to a new school in search of pretty boys. There, she unexpectedly reunites with Yu-Da. The problem is he mysteriously doesn't remember a thing about her or their shared past at all!
....................Okay. THAT BLURB JUST EXPLAINED THE WHOLE ENTIRE BOOK.
AND that's a pretty weird plot!
A boy-crazy 5th grader?? I do admit that 5th graders can be boy-crazy, but the weird thing is...at the very beginning of this story, she was swooning over a 10th grader and that's a little...
I mean I know a bunch of girls that ARE IN LOVE WITH MUSCLY BOYS. (*Sigh...) High school girls...
And I'm the same age as them, but I'm not attracted to guys with abs. It makes them look like their insides exploded...
But this girl...who is an ELEMENTARY SCHOOLER...likes a 10th grader--okay, I'm not judging her!
Maybe some 5th graders are boy-crazy, I dunno!
THEN it says, "Five years pass and Myung-Ee transfers to a new school in search of pretty boys."
Girlfriend, really?
I should have read the blurb in the back before checking out this freaking book. (Note to self: NEVER EVER EVER fall for pretty covers without looking at the back of the cover too....)
It's like that one cheesy joke.
Guy walks up to girl: "Are you an angel that fell from heaven?"
(*Girl turns around)
Guy: "Because it looks like you fell on your face."
THIS might be the book! Just before I started this review, I glanced at the pretty cover wondering why such a pretty cover...would contain such a straaaaange story.
And then I turned the book over and WHOA. WHAT IS THIS?!
So you can clearly tell that she's obsessed with pretty boys...
And THEN it says that she suddenly runs into Yu-Da again...but he doesn't remember who she is OR their past together...
Dude, there was no past. Here is basically what happened:
(*Myung-Ee bumps into Yu-Da*)
Yu-Da: "Watch it. mop top!"
Myung-Ee: (*Gasps dramatically) "MOP TOP?!"
Theresa: HOW is she a mop top?
Myung-Ee: "What a jerk!"
That's all I remember. That's not a memory, that's more like an unfortunate encounter.
THEN when she sees him again in high school, he says he doesn't remember her, and she's like, "YOU DON'T REMEMBER HOW BIG OF A JERK YOU WERE TO ME?!?!?!!?!?!"
What on earth is the big deal? (Is she one of those girls that freaks out over nothing, gaaaaaah...)
.................so yeah. Even the PLOT of this book is strange, with the moon rabbits and the moon foxes and foxes eating rabbits and her getting randomly engaged to somebody--yeah.
........ I hope all manhwa isn't like that.
I love K-Dramas though.
This was a strange story.
DON'T GET ME WRONG. I didn't hate it. (Even though...you know, my rating for this book is a 1 star...)
It's not that I didn't like it.
It's that I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE HECK WAS GOING ON ABOUT 99% OF THE TIME. The only bookshelf this book is on besides "read" is MANHWA.
And that's because it's OBVIOUSLY a manhwa.
First of all, this is the first manhwa I've ever read. I thought it was pretty cool because all the sound effects are written in Korean instead of Japanese, it just looked so different! And about 99.9999% of the comics I read are manga, so all I usually see are Japanese names and Japanese characters and things referring to JAPAN.
Not to mention the cover. You HAVE to admit...it looks pretty. And I'm this magnet that sort of gets sucked towards the prettiness of pretty covers. PLUS, I got this book from the library and I was totally willing to check this series out! It's FREE!
(Freeloader...)
BUT when I opened the book, I seriously had no idea what was going on! Even the blurb in the back looks......uhhh...
Myung-Ee is your average, albeit boy-crazy 5th grader. After picking a fight with her classmate Yu-Da Lee, she discovers a startling secret: the two of them are "earth rabbits" being hunted by the "fox tribe" of the moon!
Five years pass and Myung-Ee transfers to a new school in search of pretty boys. There, she unexpectedly reunites with Yu-Da. The problem is he mysteriously doesn't remember a thing about her or their shared past at all!
....................Okay. THAT BLURB JUST EXPLAINED THE WHOLE ENTIRE BOOK.
AND that's a pretty weird plot!
A boy-crazy 5th grader?? I do admit that 5th graders can be boy-crazy, but the weird thing is...at the very beginning of this story, she was swooning over a 10th grader and that's a little...
I mean I know a bunch of girls that ARE IN LOVE WITH MUSCLY BOYS. (*Sigh...) High school girls...
And I'm the same age as them, but I'm not attracted to guys with abs. It makes them look like their insides exploded...
But this girl...who is an ELEMENTARY SCHOOLER...likes a 10th grader--okay, I'm not judging her!
Maybe some 5th graders are boy-crazy, I dunno!
THEN it says, "Five years pass and Myung-Ee transfers to a new school in search of pretty boys."
Girlfriend, really?
I should have read the blurb in the back before checking out this freaking book. (Note to self: NEVER EVER EVER fall for pretty covers without looking at the back of the cover too....)
It's like that one cheesy joke.
Guy walks up to girl: "Are you an angel that fell from heaven?"
(*Girl turns around)
Guy: "Because it looks like you fell on your face."
THIS might be the book! Just before I started this review, I glanced at the pretty cover wondering why such a pretty cover...would contain such a straaaaange story.
And then I turned the book over and WHOA. WHAT IS THIS?!
So you can clearly tell that she's obsessed with pretty boys...
And THEN it says that she suddenly runs into Yu-Da again...but he doesn't remember who she is OR their past together...
Dude, there was no past. Here is basically what happened:
(*Myung-Ee bumps into Yu-Da*)
Yu-Da: "Watch it. mop top!"
Myung-Ee: (*Gasps dramatically) "MOP TOP?!"
Theresa: HOW is she a mop top?
Myung-Ee: "What a jerk!"
That's all I remember. That's not a memory, that's more like an unfortunate encounter.
THEN when she sees him again in high school, he says he doesn't remember her, and she's like, "YOU DON'T REMEMBER HOW BIG OF A JERK YOU WERE TO ME?!?!?!!?!?!"
What on earth is the big deal? (Is she one of those girls that freaks out over nothing, gaaaaaah...)
.................so yeah. Even the PLOT of this book is strange, with the moon rabbits and the moon foxes and foxes eating rabbits and her getting randomly engaged to somebody--yeah.
........ I hope all manhwa isn't like that.
I love K-Dramas though.
December 22, 2012
I wasn't into it at first...and trust me, a fifth grader harping over a tenth grader is quite off-putting...but...the story picked up and besides a few odd moments...a lot of odd moments...the story was actually something I was looking forward to. I can't wait to read the next book--maybe we'll learn more about the rabbit people! How are they going to survive the foxes? Meeeh--I'm excited X)
June 1, 2012
This was a pretty good read. The story line in a way is sort of different then most. I loved the artwork. Can't wait to read the second.
April 10, 2020
I don't think I ever heard of this title prior to my bestie Nicole mentioning it, and even if I'd somehow seen it around in bookstores when I was younger, I don't know if I would have been that interested or drawn to give it a try. Honestly, I can say that I'm glad I picked this volume up! Of the three backlisted manwha titles from Ice Kunion that I've recently read, I think this one has to be my favorite so far.
Moon Boy has a lot of mythological background and set dressing to its story, and this has entrenched the plot in a way that to me, feels somewhat reminiscent of the very first arc of Sailor Moon with the Dark Kingdom and Queen Beryl. While our main characters all feel very much like they've not settled into roles yet, they do have very unique and colorful personalities that help them to stand out from the background faces.
I'm unsure yet what I think about character relationships, but the dynamics that are starting to build are intriguing and juicy, and the art style is absolutely fun! I look forward to trying to hunt down the rest of the series in the future and see what's in store!
Moon Boy has a lot of mythological background and set dressing to its story, and this has entrenched the plot in a way that to me, feels somewhat reminiscent of the very first arc of Sailor Moon with the Dark Kingdom and Queen Beryl. While our main characters all feel very much like they've not settled into roles yet, they do have very unique and colorful personalities that help them to stand out from the background faces.
I'm unsure yet what I think about character relationships, but the dynamics that are starting to build are intriguing and juicy, and the art style is absolutely fun! I look forward to trying to hunt down the rest of the series in the future and see what's in store!
October 7, 2020
criminally underrated, how could anyone pass up a series that opens with "once upon a time, rabbits lived on the moon?" this is for real one of the best manhua out there, with beautiful and pop art and a cast of characters that draw you in. some of the wonky "boy love crazy" elements are way overplayed and a little cringeworthy, but it dies down after the first volume and doesn't take away from the super fun story lee young you crafts.
September 24, 2017
Not sure if I'll continue this or not. The story is interesting and has a lot of elements I generally like so I'll have to see.
June 13, 2018
It was an amazing and funny story!!
June 6, 2020
Good story.
February 17, 2022
it was good
July 29, 2019
Einst lebten die Mondhasen auf dem Mond in Frieden. Doch als die Himmelsfüchse der Erde über sie herfielen, da ihre Leber ihr Lebenselexier ist, mussten sie den Mond verlassen und auf die Erde flüchten. Dort vermischten sie sich mit den Menschen der Erde und es gab nur noch wenige Mondhasen, dafür aber Erdhasen, welche jedoch nicht so mächtig waren wie die Mondhasen.
Die Geschichte beginnt mit Myeongi (der Einfachheit halber My), welche es liebt Jungen nach einem System zu kategorisieren, je hübscher desto besser. Bereits zu Beginn gerät sie mit Yuda Lee in Streit. Als die beiden nach Hause gehen, stellen sie fest, dass sie beide rote Augen bekommen, wenn der Mond aufgeht und ihnen die Augen tränen. Dies bekommt der Schulschwarm von Myeongi mit und verabredet sich mit ihr. Während My begeistert ist, dass sich ein Junge für sie interessiert, steckt hinter dem Schulschwarm ein Himmelsfuchs, welcher sich flux an Lee vergreifen will. Dieser bekommt jedoch schnell Hilfe von einem Unbekannten und verschwindet darauf spurlos. Niemand kann sich an ihn erinnern, außer My.
Zwei Jahre später zieht My mit ihrem Vater in eine andere Stadt und muss dort eine neue Schule besuchen. Unerwarteter Weise läuft sie Yuda Lee über dem Weg. Doch er kann sich nicht an sie erinnern. Bald erfährt sie, dass Lee ein schwarzer Mondhase ist, etwas besonders und die Himmelsfüchse ihm seiner Erinnerungen beraubt haben, um ihn später, wenn er ausgewachsen ist, zu fressen. Denn die Leber des schwarzen Hasen verspricht Unsterblichkeit. My schwört Yuda zu beschützen und ihr ist dafür jedes Mittel recht.
Der Manga ist nicht nur sehr niedlich gezeichnet, die Geschichte und auch der Storyverlauf sind herzallerliebst und spannend. Am Anfang hatte ich sehr viele Probleme mit den vielen Namen, die alle gleich klingen, doch mit der Zeit nimmt sich das und dann ist es der reine Lesegenuss. Den Manga kann ich euch nur wärmstens ans Herz legen. Es ist von allem etwas dabei. Freundschaft, Humor, Liebe und Mut.
Taschenbuch: 192 Seiten
Verlag: Egmont Manga; Auflage: 1 (März 2007)
Sprache: Deutsch
ISBN-10: 3770465873
ISBN-13: 978-3770465873
Vom Hersteller empfohlenes Alter: 12 - 15 Jahre
Größe und/oder Gewicht: 12,4 x 15 x 18 cm
Die Geschichte beginnt mit Myeongi (der Einfachheit halber My), welche es liebt Jungen nach einem System zu kategorisieren, je hübscher desto besser. Bereits zu Beginn gerät sie mit Yuda Lee in Streit. Als die beiden nach Hause gehen, stellen sie fest, dass sie beide rote Augen bekommen, wenn der Mond aufgeht und ihnen die Augen tränen. Dies bekommt der Schulschwarm von Myeongi mit und verabredet sich mit ihr. Während My begeistert ist, dass sich ein Junge für sie interessiert, steckt hinter dem Schulschwarm ein Himmelsfuchs, welcher sich flux an Lee vergreifen will. Dieser bekommt jedoch schnell Hilfe von einem Unbekannten und verschwindet darauf spurlos. Niemand kann sich an ihn erinnern, außer My.
Zwei Jahre später zieht My mit ihrem Vater in eine andere Stadt und muss dort eine neue Schule besuchen. Unerwarteter Weise läuft sie Yuda Lee über dem Weg. Doch er kann sich nicht an sie erinnern. Bald erfährt sie, dass Lee ein schwarzer Mondhase ist, etwas besonders und die Himmelsfüchse ihm seiner Erinnerungen beraubt haben, um ihn später, wenn er ausgewachsen ist, zu fressen. Denn die Leber des schwarzen Hasen verspricht Unsterblichkeit. My schwört Yuda zu beschützen und ihr ist dafür jedes Mittel recht.
Der Manga ist nicht nur sehr niedlich gezeichnet, die Geschichte und auch der Storyverlauf sind herzallerliebst und spannend. Am Anfang hatte ich sehr viele Probleme mit den vielen Namen, die alle gleich klingen, doch mit der Zeit nimmt sich das und dann ist es der reine Lesegenuss. Den Manga kann ich euch nur wärmstens ans Herz legen. Es ist von allem etwas dabei. Freundschaft, Humor, Liebe und Mut.
Taschenbuch: 192 Seiten
Verlag: Egmont Manga; Auflage: 1 (März 2007)
Sprache: Deutsch
ISBN-10: 3770465873
ISBN-13: 978-3770465873
Vom Hersteller empfohlenes Alter: 12 - 15 Jahre
Größe und/oder Gewicht: 12,4 x 15 x 18 cm
November 25, 2016
The summary spoke of the rabbits fleeing from the moon because of foxes, but manga here speaks of wolves.
What works and doesn't work here makes no sense, what people do usually makes no sense, the way it portrays YAOI shippers is downright insulting and I have my suspicions that the story is slightly homophobic, at least.
I will definitely not continue with this. The characters are idiots and assholes, the story is uninteresting and the premiss might have worked but the way it is, it is way too idiotic and not treated serious enough to work.
What works and doesn't work here makes no sense, what people do usually makes no sense, the way it portrays YAOI shippers is downright insulting and I have my suspicions that the story is slightly homophobic, at least.
I will definitely not continue with this. The characters are idiots and assholes, the story is uninteresting and the premiss might have worked but the way it is, it is way too idiotic and not treated serious enough to work.
October 30, 2016
I just re-read this, and I can say it was a lot better than I remember it being.
The first time I had read it, I remembered that I didn't quite understand it. I also saw a lot of people saying they didn't understand it in the reviews... But, now that I've read it again, I actually understood it fully-- And I loved it! Now I'm on to the next volume. (I get them from my local library.)
The first time I had read it, I remembered that I didn't quite understand it. I also saw a lot of people saying they didn't understand it in the reviews... But, now that I've read it again, I actually understood it fully-- And I loved it! Now I'm on to the next volume. (I get them from my local library.)
April 12, 2012
The art was good, I guess, but it wasn't good enough to make up for the plot.
December 21, 2015
um... lowest score i have ever rated so far
it is really strange :/
and confusing @_@
it is really strange :/
and confusing @_@
July 24, 2015
I thought this book was going to suck completely, But i actually really liked it. And i well be reading the 2 book in the series.
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