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まもって！ ロリポップ [Mamotte! Lollipop] #1
Mamotte! Lollipop, Vol. 01
BOY CRAZY
Junior high schooler Nina is ready to fall in love. She’s looking for a boy who’s cute and sweet–and strong enough to support her when the chips are down. But what happens when Nina’s dream comes true . . . twice? One day, two cute boys literally fall from the sky: they’re both wizards and they’ve come to the Human World to take the Magic Exam. The boys’ success on this test depends on protecting Nina from evil, so now Nina has a pair of cute magical boys chasing her everywhere she goes! One of these wizards just might be the boy of her dreams . . . but which one?
Junior high schooler Nina is ready to fall in love. She’s looking for a boy who’s cute and sweet–and strong enough to support her when the chips are down. But what happens when Nina’s dream comes true . . . twice? One day, two cute boys literally fall from the sky: they’re both wizards and they’ve come to the Human World to take the Magic Exam. The boys’ success on this test depends on protecting Nina from evil, so now Nina has a pair of cute magical boys chasing her everywhere she goes! One of these wizards just might be the boy of her dreams . . . but which one?
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First published July 4, 2003
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February 16, 2018
An average, normal girl who accidentally swallows a pearl thinking it to be a cherry on the pastry. Well, that's not a big deal, right?
Wrong.
The pearl is part of a competition to clear the Wizard exams that is going on in other planets. Ichi and Zero are a team looking for the pearl. Knowing that the pearl is inside Nina, rather than killing her they decide to protect her. Where their stories lead them is interesting to watch!
Recommended for shoujo manga fans.
Wrong.
The pearl is part of a competition to clear the Wizard exams that is going on in other planets. Ichi and Zero are a team looking for the pearl. Knowing that the pearl is inside Nina, rather than killing her they decide to protect her. Where their stories lead them is interesting to watch!
Recommended for shoujo manga fans.
May 1, 2012
Mamotte! Lollipop has kind of a slow start for me. It feels like Michiyo Kikuta needed to get that first chapter under her belt, because it gets better as it goes. The first chapter is a little over the top in its silliness, while still being kind of generic. But by the end of the volume, it seems like she's settled in to her own style. Still kind of silly, but toned down a bit. The characters are also improving. And honestly, I think the interior art is a bit nicer than the cover makes it seem. It's getting three stars for the lackluster start, but by the end I liked it enough to continue.
October 17, 2012
This Manga was so cute! So there's a test to become professional sorcerers, and all they have to do is find the crystal pearl. Simple right? No not reall since they drop it into the human world and only 1 team of 2 (whoever finds it first) becomes professional. Nina, a human, just happened to think it was a hard candy and ATE the pearl so know Zero and Ichii (2 sorcerer's) have to protect her from the others (because everyone wants the pearl that's inside of her) until the head sorcerer can fix up some medicine for Nina to take to un-bond the pearl from her body.
One of their rival teams, San-chan an Fo-chan (even though Forte is a guy), dress up as girls and attend Nina's school to try and capture her! Fo-chan makes SUCH an adorable girl it's unbelievable haha
One of their rival teams, San-chan an Fo-chan (even though Forte is a guy), dress up as girls and attend Nina's school to try and capture her! Fo-chan makes SUCH an adorable girl it's unbelievable haha
May 6, 2009
this series is adorable! after i started this series, i started seeing "mamotte" series everywhere! now, don't be fooled, this is lighthearted fluff with virtually no intellectual food for thought. but that's okay, zero and ichi keep the story moving along in a fast paced world of magic and fighting to become wizards.
December 27, 2012
I didn't even know what this manga was about when i bought it but i'm glad that I did because it is amazing and funny and I loved it
April 5, 2019
Ahhhhh nostalgia~
October 18, 2008
Junior high schooler Nina is ready to fall in love. She's looking for a boy who's cute and sweet-and strong enough to support her when the chips are down. But what happens when Nina's dream comes true . . . twice? One day, two cute boys literally fall from the sky: they're both wizards and they've come to the Human World to take the Magic Exam. The boys' success on this test depends on protecting Nina from evil, so now Nina has a pair of cute magical boys chasing her everywhere she goes! One of these wizards just might be the boy of her dreams . . . but which one?
July 22, 2012
from my opinion, i thught the book was really good! its my type of book because its adventure mixed with romance, two of my favorite geners. literally once i started reading the first book i just coulnd have put it down. after that i just to finish every volume :) and it was pretty much one of the best books i ever read.
November 24, 2008
An average girl accidentally swallowed a pearl which she thought was a candy.Two wizards called Ichi and Zero come falling from the sky to find the pearl for an exam.They are to protect her from other wizards trying to get the pearl as well.
November 27, 2008
The start of this manga was very weak but is showed some progress during the book and I actually ended up liking it. Still it's a so-so manga with average artwork and I don't think I'll be bying next volume.
January 11, 2013
This book was so good, I loved it an when they told her she is going to be protected by evil people until Christmas comes she was like i don't believe it and she fell in love with the two boy's omg it was perfect.
March 23, 2008
I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have even liked this title when I was the appropriate age for it. It was amusing in a couple of places, but by and large it wasn't interesting.
January 21, 2009
looks good :)
January 27, 2010
Cute and actually kinda fun to read.
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February 14, 2010Very good book! I love Michyo Kikuta! Totally original! I absolutley loved the bonus story, it is one of my favs!
October 12, 2011
One of my top fav. manga series<3
Loved the ending
And enjoyed the anime
Loved the ending
And enjoyed the anime
January 14, 2012
zero is so cute!!!!!! nina should be zero
August 20, 2008
Love it!
February 4, 2019
So for a brief moment in 2018 I thought I was going to get into manga. I volunteered to help a friend work at a comicon, because that's her job and I newly love comics. It turned out the only week I could volunteer was for an Anime convention. It was weird, wonderful, and awesome....and I had no idea what was going on. I picked up a bunch of series there to try and finally this weekend sat down with the stack. An hour later, here's what I know: I like the idea of manga, but I do not like manga. Mamotte! Lollipop purports to be about wizard shenanigans, but in what I now know is typical of shoju manga, it was mostly a weird vaguely sexualized prolonged chase of a 12 year old girl who swallowed a pearl that has wizarding powers. So the two wizards who find her first decide to live in her closet, despite being much older, in order to "protect" her from the other wizards who are mad she swallowed this pearl (what?) and are now hunting her. Inevitably, it becomes a love triangle with the 12 yo girl and the two older wizards hiding in her closet for 6 months. It was not for me haha! I debated giving 2 stars to compensate for my novice to manga, which probably is keeping me from appreciating some of the cultural nuance (?) here, but if I'm being totally honest, I just really hated it. It was cool to look at though.
April 5, 2021
Mamotte Lollipop revolves around a young 12 year old girl named Nina Yamada who wants to find a boyfriend who will protect her (eye roll) and she accidentally swallows a crystal ball, which was actually part of a exam that two magical wizards, Zero and Ichii, need to find that ball in order to pass their exam, which if they pass, they will become professional magical wizards. Unfortunately, there are other examinees that are after Nina as well.
Before I go on, I just want to say that the three main characters make a cameo appearance in Mermaid Melody volume 1 chapter 3, as Michiyo Kikuta was an apprentice of Hanamori for a while. I found this manga to be inane and childish, which I'm pretty sure was the purpose here. The art wasn't too great either. I know that this was one of Kikuta's earlier works, but the faces are wonky and off-model (In Volume five, there is a side story where the characters faces look really off).
Overall rating: 0/5. Really childish and dumb. Wouldn't recommend it to read.
Before I go on, I just want to say that the three main characters make a cameo appearance in Mermaid Melody volume 1 chapter 3, as Michiyo Kikuta was an apprentice of Hanamori for a while. I found this manga to be inane and childish, which I'm pretty sure was the purpose here. The art wasn't too great either. I know that this was one of Kikuta's earlier works, but the faces are wonky and off-model (In Volume five, there is a side story where the characters faces look really off).
Overall rating: 0/5. Really childish and dumb. Wouldn't recommend it to read.
October 24, 2024
The story follows Nina, a young girl that mistakenly ate a dragon ball while eating a cake. That dragon ball was the key to magic exam that last for 6 months, all the participants are trying to get back to her in order to retrieve the dragon ball. Having it at the end of the competition will allow the magicians to become professionals.
Some contestants are eager to get it back and do not care after her safety but some of them will try they best to put Nina under their protection until they will create a formula to get the dragon ball out of her body.
Teams :
-Ichii & Zero : 2 boys that befriended Nina
-San & Forte : Mixed-team
-Rokka & Gou : Rokka is 5 and has feelings for Ichii. Gou is the assistant of Rokka.
The character of Nina makes me think of Kirarin Revolution, I think they both quite look the same.
Some contestants are eager to get it back and do not care after her safety but some of them will try they best to put Nina under their protection until they will create a formula to get the dragon ball out of her body.
Teams :
-Ichii & Zero : 2 boys that befriended Nina
-San & Forte : Mixed-team
-Rokka & Gou : Rokka is 5 and has feelings for Ichii. Gou is the assistant of Rokka.
The character of Nina makes me think of Kirarin Revolution, I think they both quite look the same.
May 10, 2023
This is the shoujo-est shoujo manga I've ever read. It's hysterical and unhinged. When I read it for the first time some ten/eleven years ago, I, myself, was twelve or thirteen and it gave me all the feels. Now, a decade later, I'm in hysterics at the middle-grade indulgence of it all. I'm sorry, I can't take a twelve-year-old shirtless boy seriously. Respectfully, I'm in stitches!!
But it was fun and funny, nostalgic and cute. One of those cases where I don't care for the complexities of a story. I just had a darn good time reliving an old favourite.
But it was fun and funny, nostalgic and cute. One of those cases where I don't care for the complexities of a story. I just had a darn good time reliving an old favourite.
March 21, 2020
Another re-read of an old childhood favorite!
I forgot how self-aware this series can be but of course this is still targeted towards a younger audience so some stuff made me cringe a bit. Still really enjoyed it and I know the art and plot get better as we go on so I can't wait to pick up the next volume!
I forgot how self-aware this series can be but of course this is still targeted towards a younger audience so some stuff made me cringe a bit. Still really enjoyed it and I know the art and plot get better as we go on so I can't wait to pick up the next volume!
March 15, 2025
This was a fun read! The start was really sudden, especially compared to other manga but I think that works here, given the target demographic. My inner tween sensibilities absolutely adore the love triangle, the fun world building and the spirited female protagonist. It was a fun read with an interesting premise, and I definitely want to read more volumes in the future!
January 2, 2018
good
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 29, 2020
Damn, unearthed this series from when I bought it when I was 12 😂 Time for a nostalgia re-read!
September 24, 2021
Esta muy divertida esta historia, bastante relajada y muy recomendable a los que les gustan las RomCom!!
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March 6, 2022[Finished]
January 29, 2013
I absolutely loved this volume. Since I don't own any other volumes, I hope I can find scanslations of the other volumes.
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Nina is sitting at lunch, discussing her type of "perfect" man....one that would protect her and be handsome....when--all of a sudden--two men that fit the bill come rushing right in, and take her away.
The guys, the dark-haired Ichi and the light-haired Zero, are there to find the pearl for their wizardry exam. Trouble is, Nina had thought the pearl was a candy, and ate is as a part of her cake. Now, the guys have to keep a watch on Nina, in order to keep the other examiners from stealing her to get the pearl.
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Lots of fun but disastrous adventures take place, before the exam-giver appears to test them by stealing Nina and making them come retrieve her. Through awesome teamwork, Zero and Ichi take Nina back and win his trust, earning everyone passing grades.
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There's also a short story after the main story about a girl who does the doctor's job using magic. She ends up finding out that the missing ingredient, clear drop, is a maiden's tear.
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Nina is sitting at lunch, discussing her type of "perfect" man....one that would protect her and be handsome....when--all of a sudden--two men that fit the bill come rushing right in, and take her away.
The guys, the dark-haired Ichi and the light-haired Zero, are there to find the pearl for their wizardry exam. Trouble is, Nina had thought the pearl was a candy, and ate is as a part of her cake. Now, the guys have to keep a watch on Nina, in order to keep the other examiners from stealing her to get the pearl.
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Lots of fun but disastrous adventures take place, before the exam-giver appears to test them by stealing Nina and making them come retrieve her. Through awesome teamwork, Zero and Ichi take Nina back and win his trust, earning everyone passing grades.
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There's also a short story after the main story about a girl who does the doctor's job using magic. She ends up finding out that the missing ingredient, clear drop, is a maiden's tear.
February 17, 2016
Nina is a 12 year old school girl with a very sweet tooth who dreams of prince charming, a boy who is kind, good looking and will protect her. She eats a piece of cake with an odd pearl shaped candy on top.
Immediately two trainee wizards, Zero and Ichii appear out of the sky. They are in the middle of a wizarding entrance exam - the goal of which is to find and keep a magic pearl - one big problem - Nina's just swallowed it. Now she's a target for all the trainee wizards, some who have no qualms about killing to get it. Zero and Ichii vow to protect Nina and even move in with her creating a magical room in her closet. So now Nina's got two cute boys dogging her every move, but is either one her soul mate?
Super cute BESM artwork very reminiscent of "mermaid melody pichi pichi pitch" - Indeed even the magical pearl quest story line is similar. Very silly premise, but the pace is fast and the story line lively. Will appeal to fans at the younger end of the manga market. Fun, perfect example of its genre.
Immediately two trainee wizards, Zero and Ichii appear out of the sky. They are in the middle of a wizarding entrance exam - the goal of which is to find and keep a magic pearl - one big problem - Nina's just swallowed it. Now she's a target for all the trainee wizards, some who have no qualms about killing to get it. Zero and Ichii vow to protect Nina and even move in with her creating a magical room in her closet. So now Nina's got two cute boys dogging her every move, but is either one her soul mate?
Super cute BESM artwork very reminiscent of "mermaid melody pichi pichi pitch" - Indeed even the magical pearl quest story line is similar. Very silly premise, but the pace is fast and the story line lively. Will appeal to fans at the younger end of the manga market. Fun, perfect example of its genre.
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