Sensual Phrase, Vol. 3

快感♥フレーズ [Kaikan Phrase] #3

by Mayu Shinjo

As a budding poet and lyricist, Aine is on her way to an audition one fateful afternoon. Absentmindedly stepping into the street, she barely avoids getting struck by an oncoming vehicle. Not only is the cute teenager lucky to be alive, but her brush with death turns out to be a date with destiny. The driver of the car just happens to be Sakuya, the charismatic and fabulously handsome lead singer for a band called Lucifer. In short order, Sakuya and his crew compose a song using AineÅfs lyrics. The tune proves popular with the bandÅfs fans and Sakuya decides he wants a relationship, both professional and personal, with Aine. ThereÅfs only one small The lyrics Aine writes must be erotically charged. And guess what? Sakuya fully intends to introduce the young and inexperienced girl into the world of sensual delights. Does Sakuya actually care for Aine, or is she just another sexual conquest for him? Will Aine fulfill her dreams and become a professional lyricist, or has she simply sold her soul to Lucifer?

Genres: Manga, Romance, Graphic Novels, Shojo, Comics, Josei, Fiction

192 pages, Paperback Manga

First published December 1, 1997

About the author

新條まゆ in Japanese
Mayu Shinjo debuted in 1994 in Shogakukan's Shōjo Comic with "Anata no Iro ni Somaritai". She continued writing for Shogakukan until 2007, with her works appearing in both Shōjo Comic and their other magazine Cheese!. She left the company to go freelance citing a dispute over working conditions and abusive treatment by her editor.

Reviews

[CJ - It's only a Paper Moon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Um.....*fans herself*

[Yoyomaus Die Büchereule · Rating 3 out of 5]

Zum Inhalt:

Nachdem Aine Sakuya bei Ralph unter Drogen vorgefunden hat, lässt dieser ihn frei, jedoch mus Aine bei ihm bleiben. Während Ralph bei Aine immer wieder abblitzt, sieht er keine andere Möglichkeit außer ihr zu drohen und Sakuya als Druckmittel einzusetzen. Währenddessen macht Sakuya einen Entzug und eröffnet Aine, nachdem sie ihn abgewiesen hat, dass er eine Auszeit in Amerika nehmen wird. Als er später wiederkommt, hat Sakuya die Zeit genutzt und ist seinem Vater nähergekommen, der ihn prompt als Geschäftsführer seiner Firma eingesetzt hat und somit Ralph seine Macht genommen hat. Doch er ist bereit seine neuen Errungenschaften aufzugeben und auf Ralph zu übertragen, wenn dieser Aine gehen lässt. Außerdem muss sich Aine mit einer Schaffenskriese auseinandersetzen, weil ihr partout keine Texte mehr einfallen wollen. Und dann ist da noch Sakura, die Schauspielerin, die ein Auge auf Sakuya geworfen hat und der jedes Mittel recht ist, um ihn Aine auszuspannen.

Cover:

Dieses Cover hat mir nicht ganz so gut gefallen. Auch hier haben wir wieder einen weißen Hintergrund und Sakuya, der dem Betrachter als Ausschnitt seines Gesichts entgegenblickt. Jedoch muss ich sagen, dass mir das blond der Haare nicht so wirklich gefällt und auch allgemein wirkt er für mich arg feminin, sodass mir das nicht zusagt.





Eigener Eindruck:

Tja, und da war es auch schon. Die Befürchtung, dass der Manga durch maßlose Übertreibungen beinhaltet, bei denen immer wieder einer ausgespannt werden soll und einem das leben schwer gemacht wird, sind wahr geworden. Es ist jetzt schon grenzwertig und nervt teilweise. Denn immer wieder versucht die Autorin noch einen drauf zu setzen. So gibt es auch hier wieder Anschläge auf Leib und Leben. Intrigante Machenschaften sind an der Tagesordnung. Und wenn sie sich nicht gerade alle gegenseitig beharken, dann versucht irgendjemand irgendjemanden ins Bett zu bekommen, was dann schon in einer halben Vergewaltigung ausartet. Ja…. Mayu Shinjo liebt die Übertreibungen und ich kann es auch nicht wirklich nachvollziehen, warum bei so vielen Hin und Her so viel begeistertes Publikum vorhanden sein kann. Das ist mir wirklich ein absolutes Rätsel. Ich für meinen Teil könnte mich wirklich in den Popo beißen, dass ich hier wieder die komplette Serie gekauft habe, aber ich habe mich vom ersten Band blenden lassen. Verdammt… Ich glaube kaum, dass die Storyline noch besser wird und mich noch einmal begeistern kann.



Fazit:

Es wird irgendwie immer abstruser und leider kann ich die Story kaum noch für voll nehmen bei dem ganzen Hin und Her und Her und Hin. Deshalb gibt es von mir auch keine Leseempfehlung mehr, obwohl die Reihe sehr gehyped wurde, aber für mich ist das nichts.



Idee: 5/5

Charaktere: 3/5

Logik: 3/5

Spannung: 3/5

Emotionen: 3/5





Gesamt: 3/5



Daten:

ASIN : 3770461584
Herausgeber : Egmont Manga; 2. Edition (1. März 2005)
Sprache : Deutsch
Taschenbuch : 192 Seiten
ISBN-10 : 9783770461585
ISBN-13 : 978-3770461585
Lesealter : 16 - 17 Jahre
Abmessungen : 12.4 x 15 x 18 cm

[Isla Chiu · Rating 3 out of 5]

This manga is all kinds of ridiculousness. Just two (of many, oh lord, were there many) things that made me go wtf in this volume:

*Apparently, a 17-year-old can become a Bill-Gates-level businessman in 3 months. A fucking teenager. 3 months. A FUCKING BUSINESSMAN WHO CAN RUTHLESSLY ACQUIRE MULTIPLE COMPANIES. 17. Years. Old!

*Sakuya lost his virginity when he was 12(!) years old to a woman who was 20(!) years old. Yeah, that's right. TWELVE FUCKING YEARS OLD AND 20 FUCKING YEARS OLD.

The plot is pretty much objectively trash, but the artwork is good, not to mention smutty.

So of course I'm going to read the next volume!

[Bernadette Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

ok there was some development in storyline but alot of
sexual influences were placed in, I know its that type of
novel but it was quite annoying most of the time especially at
the end.
But its slowly developing so.

[Kanna · Rating 1 out of 5]

This got lame AF.

[Stephanie Sirois · Rating 1 out of 5]

Tw: child abuse, child sexual abuse, sexual abuse, abuse

[Kat Tory · Rating 5 out of 5]

Girli the pacing is so bad but I'm hooked five stars

[Erin Sharp · Rating 3 out of 5]

3-3.5

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I swear Sakuya is the perfect guy. Why can't I find a guy like him? I'm like legit in love with him so far. He has all the traits you'd want in a boyfriend. He's sexy, romantic, and an talented singer. He can be a bit jealous, but his hearts in the right place and he has yet to veer into too controlling. Aine and him are adorable together. I think they fell for each other a bit too fast, but if you get over that, you can see how much they care. They have the type of relationship where you love the person so much that you'd do stupid and crazy things for their sake. They might get screwed over in the process, but all that matters is that the other person will be happy. Sure, some of the situations were a tad over-dramatic and probably not too realistic. I highly doubt that half of these things would happen in real life, but it's still sweet to read about.

In this volume, Sakuya is the lead in a drama with one of his exes or some chick he had a fling with. I'm not liking the co-star. She's like the obligatory other woman that makes for a love triangle. The girl hasn't been in the manga much, but it's obvious that she's going to stir up trouble. I'm probably going to get annoyed by her trying to mess up Sakuya and Aine's relationship, but I'll get over it, since it's clear that there are always happy endings in these types of manga.

[#ReadAllTheBooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've owned these books for a while but recently re-read them. I have to say, this is one series that completely took me by surprise. I'd seen it on the shelves but dismissed them unfairly. The following review is for the entire series.

I love the artwork and story in this series. I especially love how the actual pairing off happened so quickly in relation to other series, which I like. (It's one of the reasons I loved Kare Kano as much as I did.) There's the typical "I luff them but someone is fighting me for them" stuff, but it's relatively well done considering that it's such a tried and true trope. You can actually see why people might fight over our two main characters.

As the title suggests, there is some sexual content in here and if you don't want to see manga boobs you'd best prepare yourself to see them. The content gets more graphic in the last volume, but generally sticks to hints, glimpses, and talk up until volume 17.

This is a pretty entertaining series and it's what made me really love Shinjo as a mangaka. (Although I wish her publishers gave her all the respect she deserves!)

[Mello ❣ Illium ✮Harry✮ ☀Myrnin☀ Torin Ichimaru · Rating 5 out of 5]

My Thoughts:

In this volume, Sakuya manages to rescue Aine from his half-brother and send the guy packing. I don't care if Ralph suddenly wishes someone would love him the way Sakuya and Aine love each other, I'll always hate that guy.

Things start looking up for our couple with Ralph gone. They're feeling kind of happy. Sakuya even puts Aine on a cock diet when she has writer's block until she gets her mojo back. It works oh so well, too.

Next thing you know, Sasaki tells Sakuya that he can't refuse the request for him to do a mini-series co-starring with an actress that he has a past history with. At first, Aine is insecure about it, but the more time she spends with Sakuya, the more she's beginning to truly feel comfortable in their relationship.

Ayako, on the other hand, is soooooo not happy with Aine hanging around Sakuya all the time. She basically sics her assistant on Aine to try to get her thrown off the set of the TV shoot and then has her dig up information on Aine's background. Of course, she ends up discovering Lucifer's best kept secret. What does this mean? Blackmail of course!

[Sianeka · Rating 3 out of 5]

This third volume has more of the romance between Sakuya, the sexy lead singer of rock band Lucifer, and his new, fresh from high school lyricist, Aine. This time the problems arise when Sakuya is chosen to star in a television series to show off what acting chops he may have, and his costar in the series is an ex-girlfriend who hopes to rekindle their old romance.

Again, nothing new here that you haven't already seen in this genre, but author/manga-ka Mayu Shinjo still manages to keep things interesting and has enough plot twists to keep me interested in following her story. I'm going to look for Volume 4...

[Kat Petersdorf · Rating 4 out of 5]

I call it Kaikan Phrase, but that is because I speak Japanese. I loved this series, I thought that idea of falling in love with a rock star was epic, it made me want to write dirty songs and find a justin timberlake. I have to say his blue eyes was cool, I knew he had Caucasian in him because of that, not because Japanese people can't have blue eyes naturally, they can my friend does, but because that seemed like a logical twist. I didn't like his brother though but his first idea on how to snag Aine was a good one. This series will keep you on your toes, I wish I could learn the art of surprise from this author for my book series, Arched Wing.

[Jenny Derochemont · Rating 4 out of 5]

Miss Sakura seems like a real bitch. I think it's really weird that she was having sex with a twelve year old boy. She must be messed up in the head. I guess it makes sense why Sakuya is so sexually oriented.

I'm really hoping there is a good reason why he went to visit Miss Sakura. She hasn't done anything yet for him to really tell her off, but I highly doubt that he is going over there to have sex with her. Maybe he's going to use her as a cover to make sure that the photographer doesn't show the pictures of him and Aine.

[keereads · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[chelci whorley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've never wanted to cut a hoe so bad. Sometimes women villains are sooo good but also so evil

[Katie (Katie's Corner Blog) · Rating 5 out of 5]

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