Okay, that's a very different take on a shoujo heroine (inspired by Marilyn Monroe) and leading man... So much for sexy or aloof guys and boring or nerdy girls. It's actually interesting, and is a very light read.
"Furare girl" és un shojo d'institut (espero no equivocar-me ^^') que conté algun element nou que m'ha cridat l'atenció. La protagonista és una noia guapíssima, molt i molt sexy, que torna bojos a petits i grans, però que té un gran complex d'inferioritat arran de la ruptura amb el seu xicot, el seu antic profe particular. En aquest moment de crisi apareix un company de classe, el típic golden retriever que, inicialment enamorat per la seva aparença, li mostra una altra forma d'estimar molt més genuïna i profunda. Des del meu punt de vista, el manga fa una exageració de l'excessiva sexualització de les adolescents i prova d'anar més enllà de la superficialitat de la societat japonesa... això sí, barrejant-hi unes dosis d'humor que no sempre m'acaben de fer el pes. És una sèrie peculiar, amb unes il·lustracions un pèl estranyes i que em recorden a shojos dels 80-90... necessito el segon volum per acabar d'entendre cap a on avança la història.
It's a pity no one has written anything about this manga yet. At the moment I'm following the bi-monthly release on Hana to yume, and I love the characters. I really needed a simple, light hearted manga about romance, without too much downplayed abuse, or dark/complicated relationships, or overused cliches, strange misunderstandings, or downright a*****es in the cast. This one gets a passing mark... for now. And I love Aoyama, he's just too sweet and adorable, I think he's becoming my favorite ML this far <3
I really felt bad for Hibiki the entire volume. She’s treated wildly different from her female classmates, purely because she has a large chest. So much so that even the boy who earnestly confesses his feelings to her seems to be greatly influenced by it.
A large theme of this volume is that it’s important to understand people’s personality, and to not just judge them for their looks. We see this in flashbacks to Hibiki’s relationship with her tutor. While she always felt the need to act more adult when she was with him—eating carefully, having proper posture, generally being demure—she realizes that she didn’t feel “seen” by him. This is compared to her relationship with her classmate Aoyama, while he is also greatly influenced by her body, it’s not the only thing he sees when he looks at her. Hibiki realizes that she doesn’t care about eating messily in front of him, and she can generally relax without worrying about being judged by him.
I did enjoy watching Hibiki and Aoyama’s relationship grow steadily through this volume, but there were a few parts that didn’t resonate with me all that much. While this is a rom-com, I didn’t really enjoy a majority of the comedic bits. The comedy felt a little bit dated—especially with Aoyama getting a nosebleed virtually every time he glanced at Hibiki’s chest. I was able to forgive this though, and found it to be an overall sweet story.