Happy Mania, Book 2

ハッピーマニア [Happy Mania] #2

by Moyoco Anno

Happy Mania 2 features story and art by Moyoko Anno. It's a brand new year and Shigeta decides to swear off men for good, a resolution that doesn't last long, of course. In the course of this volume, she gets kidnapped by her stalker, and hears Takahashi profess his love for her - only to have him fly off to America when all is said and done.

Genres: Manga, Josei, Graphic Novels, Comics

184 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1996

About the author

See also: 安野モヨコ

Moyoko Anno (安野 モヨコ) is a Japanese manga artist and a fashion writer, with numerous books published in both categories. Her manga and books have attained considerable popularity among young women in Japan. Though she primarily writes manga of the josei demographic, her most popular series, Sugar Sugar Rune, (serialized in Nakayoshi) is targeted at primary school-aged girls. In a recent Oricon poll, she was voted the number eight most popular manga artist among females and thirteen in the general category. Her manga Happy Mania was made into a television series in 1998, followed by Hataraki Man in October 2007. Sakuran was made into a movie in 2006.
In the movie Japan Sinks, she has a cameo role alongside her husband; their characters were also married. The movie was directed by Shinji Higuchi, who, like her husband Hideaki Anno, is a co-founder of Gainax.

Anno won the 29th Kodansha Manga Award for children's manga in 2005 for Sugar Sugar Rune.

Visit her blog: http://www.annomoyoco.com/blog/

Reviews

[lil4 · Rating 4 out of 5]

ça va pas la tête

[Sucre · Rating 3 out of 5]

honestly this series is just trashy wacky comedy and sometimes that's the fluff I really need

[-moonprismpower- · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow. Shigeta has to have calves of steel, always running in heels!!!!!


And am I the only one wanting her and Takahashi to be endgame???? lol

[Simon · Rating 4 out of 5]

pitié pitié que Takahashi revienne

[Circa Girl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Anno's comedic timing and screwball humor are great in this volume and I found myself laughing out loud several times. Kayoko originally disturbed me in the first volume with her complete lack of discernment regarding partner choices, lack of self esteem, and naive desperation but I've grown to empathize with her after some stupid relationship mistakes and assumptions of my own. Also the quirky, impulsiveness of her personality is really charming to me now. I can't wait for the next volume...

[Kricket · Rating 3 out of 5]

the main character, shigeta, is super dumb but i'm still reading because i have high hopes that she will grow into a strong, smart lady who can take care of herself. also i like fuku and want to see what happens with her.

[Ingenue · Rating 1 out of 5]

HAAAAAAAAAATE

[Marc · Rating 2 out of 5]

J'accroche pas.