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きらめきのライオンボーイ [Kirameki no Lion Boy] #5
きらめきのライオンボーイ 5 (りぼんマスコットコミックスDIGITAL)
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March 29, 2020
It had been so long since I had read the last volume, I had no idea what happen, but it was good anyway. Still cute, but not as deep as I would have liked and have come to expect from Yoko Maki.
October 30, 2025
Review for complete series
This was as much a surprise as it wasn't. I should like to start off by saying that the premise of Kirameki no Lion Boy is very, very simple. Miwa is shy and rather oblivious to most of the ins and outs of social life; she used to get bullied at school and has thus learned to hide behind a book - or manga, to be more specific. She has one outgoing friend Niko who is very protective of her. A chance meeting brings them together with Kiriatsu who immediately falls for the sweet Miwa. They tentatively start a relationship and Miwa slowly but surely comes out of her shell.
And that just about sums up the plot of the entire 10 volume series. The thing is, Maki Yoko can most definitely pull off a simple plot and make it memorable through loveable characters, so that in itself is not an issue. But her previous work - Romantica Clock - was similarly simple structured and I was truly bored with it. Add that Kirameki no Lion Boy is Maki's last work before retiring from the manga world, I was more than a little nervous of how this would turn out. I am thrilled to say that Maki ended on a very strong note: Miwa and Kiriatsu's story is simply adorable.
As I mentioned, the story is fairly simple and there isn't much to add to what has already been said. Miwa might be shy and a bit clumsy but she is such a sweet character who is a ray of sunshine in her own shy way. Kiriatsu makes for an interesting love interest in the sense that he is confident on one hand yet also inexperienced and a wee bit clueless in matters of love. He is very direct and sometimes appears aloof and yet he is always very loving toward Miwa. They are such a sweet and well-matched pair and entirely drama-free throughout the entire series; there are no quarrels, jealousies or misunderstandings because these two are perfectly open with each other and talk things through.
The supporting cast is great (with perhaps the exception of one of Kiriatsu's friends as his sole personality trait was being fat and eating all the time - great. Can't even remember the guys name), besides the romance of the main couple, we get great friendship dynamics and once again, drama-free and well-handled scenarios of what happens when friends end up falling in love with the same person. I love Maki's art and it's particularly cute in this series. Even though nothing major happens in this series, it is super sweet and I would very much recommend it to lovers of shoujo, especially ones set in high school. I'm sad there won't be any more works by Maki, but I am glad that she ended on such a strong note.
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