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RDG レッドデータガール #1
RDG レッドデータガール はじめてのお使い
15 year Izumiko Suzuhara has been raised at Tamakura Shrine by her grand parents and protectors. One day she cuts her hair and a chain of events starts that draws her closer t her destiny. She is tiny and shy but strong and sincere peson. She can't operate electronic devices as she breaks them if she uses them!!
Her father and her Guardian Yukimasa Sagara recommends that she enroll at Hojo High School in Tokyo, where she can be accompanied by Yukimasa's son Miyuki Sagara, who also happens to be Izumiko's childhood friend. Although Mizuki disagrees but is forced by Yukimasa to stay by Izumiko's side.During a school trip to Tokyo it becomes clear that Izumiko has spiritual powers like her mother and she is a very important person as she is "vessel" to a Kami spirit. Miyuki finds out that he is a yamabushi, a warrior monk and it's his task to protect Izumiko.
Her father and her Guardian Yukimasa Sagara recommends that she enroll at Hojo High School in Tokyo, where she can be accompanied by Yukimasa's son Miyuki Sagara, who also happens to be Izumiko's childhood friend. Although Mizuki disagrees but is forced by Yukimasa to stay by Izumiko's side.During a school trip to Tokyo it becomes clear that Izumiko has spiritual powers like her mother and she is a very important person as she is "vessel" to a Kami spirit. Miyuki finds out that he is a yamabushi, a warrior monk and it's his task to protect Izumiko.
253 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 4, 2008
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July 9, 2013
It's been awhile since I tackled a non-English book and this took me quite a few days. (Granted, I only read a few hours a day..)
The anime (episode 1-3) was a decent adaption of this volume. It had all the key scenes but not the little details from the novels, which really fleshed out the characters and the story. I sympathized with Izumiko and liked her a lot more. Miyuki wasn't as bratty and randomly mean because the novel gives insights on his relationship with Yukimasa that wasn't in the anime. The Himegami's descent was also much better explained.
The anime (episode 1-3) was a decent adaption of this volume. It had all the key scenes but not the little details from the novels, which really fleshed out the characters and the story. I sympathized with Izumiko and liked her a lot more. Miyuki wasn't as bratty and randomly mean because the novel gives insights on his relationship with Yukimasa that wasn't in the anime. The Himegami's descent was also much better explained.
February 17, 2017
Red Data Girl volume one is a nice, imaginative opener for a supernatural series with a modern backdrop.
The heroine Izumiko, is a painfully awkward and sheltered 15 years old girl who was raised by her grandfather in a remote shrine (both her parents are away 'for work'). Her ordinary life changes after she reunites with a 'childhood friend' whom she barely has any memory about and freak incidents start taking place around her. Can this awkward girl finds her own footing when she has life choices to make and strange supernatural power lurking around her?
Izumiko and her withdraw, dependent attitude can be annoying at time, but I'm glad she is leaning more toward changing herself through the progress of the story. The male lead, her 'childhood friend' is quite a massive jerk in the beginning but I guess Izumiko needs someone to point out her flaws directly and shake her out of her comfort zone.
The supporting characters are doing great too, plus the supernatural power and the strange events in the story are also well based and explained, and I like that.
I'm looking for the next volume.
The heroine Izumiko, is a painfully awkward and sheltered 15 years old girl who was raised by her grandfather in a remote shrine (both her parents are away 'for work'). Her ordinary life changes after she reunites with a 'childhood friend' whom she barely has any memory about and freak incidents start taking place around her. Can this awkward girl finds her own footing when she has life choices to make and strange supernatural power lurking around her?
Izumiko and her withdraw, dependent attitude can be annoying at time, but I'm glad she is leaning more toward changing herself through the progress of the story. The male lead, her 'childhood friend' is quite a massive jerk in the beginning but I guess Izumiko needs someone to point out her flaws directly and shake her out of her comfort zone.
The supporting characters are doing great too, plus the supernatural power and the strange events in the story are also well based and explained, and I like that.
I'm looking for the next volume.
August 1, 2025
I remember watching the anime adaptation of this novel back in 2015 and really enjoying it and since it wasn't adapted fully, neither was i able to find the novel translated in English i had just given up on being able to finish it. Now a decade later I had the sudden urge to read it again just to know what happened. I was finally able to find the 6 novels fully translated in English on Tumblr by "Agirlinjapan". The novel was translated beautifully (some minor mistakes but thats to be expected) and I really enjoyed reading it a lot. Now the novel itself had such a unique storyline, i really liked the character growth of Izumiko and her evolving relationship with miyuki. The novel fleshed out the characters and their interactions much more than the anime, which makes sense, and I really liked that. It made me empathize and understand both miyuki and Izumiko on a deeper level. I am excited to continue the series and finally finish it.
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January 18, 2026
I'm not sure it's fair to rate this as I read a fan translation, but I don't think my issues only come from the wonky writing. I feel that, just like the anime adaptation, there is very little explanation about what's going on, and that's made worse by the characters' reactions being unreasonably calm.
I also didn't enjoy the two main characters, and while they seem to have been set up for some character development in book 2, it didn't feel earned for either of them.
I also didn't enjoy the two main characters, and while they seem to have been set up for some character development in book 2, it didn't feel earned for either of them.
December 9, 2024
It’s a coming-of-age story of an extremely shy and cloistered girl from a sorceress family, with her power awakening while also trying to become a regular teenager girl. I feel like the “villain” in this story is the MC’s lack of self-confidence, which makes the plot so unpredictable as an urban fantasy fiction. I look forward to the next volume.
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