きらめきのライオンボーイ 4

きらめきのライオンボーイ [Kirameki no Lion Boy] #4

by Yōko Maki, 槙ようこ

みわ、16歳の誕生日。つきあってから初めて、桐敦と2人きりでデートすることに！　しあわせすぎる時間のあと、桐敦のおうちに行くことになったけど──!?　想定外のドキドキがあふれだす第4巻！

Genres: Manga

177 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 25, 2017

About the author

槙ようこ, Maki-sensei speaks of herself in the third person. Has a mangaka sister, Aki Mochida.

Pet: Leo, dog
Height: 164.5 cmv

Reviews

[Bibliothecat · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Patricia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ganz klar sagen kann ich, dass die Reihe mir von Band zu Band besser gefällt! Ich fand schon Band drei wirklich klasse, aber der Vierte stand diesem in nichts nach, war vielleicht sogar noch ein kleines bisschen besser.

Diesmal geht es darum, dass Miwa Geburtstag hat. Natürlich plant Kiriatsu eine besondere Überraschung für sie. Toll finde ich, dass man in diesem Band endlich etwas mehr Hintergrundwissen zu ihm bekommt und merkt, dass hinter seinen etwas stillen Art noch mehr zu stecken scheint.

Besonders Miwa macht in diesem Band eine tolle Charakterentwicklung mit und mir viel öfter auf, wie sehr sie im Laufe der Reihe schon gereift ist. Ich bin wirklich gespannt darauf, ihre Entwicklung in den nächsten Bänden weiter zu verfolgen. Generell hat Yoko Maki diesmal sehr viele Andeutungen gemacht, auf deren Auflösung bzw. Weiterführung ich schon jetzt super neugierig bin!

Der Manga entwickelt sich auf jeden Fall so langsam zu einer meiner Lieblingsreihen, was vor allem daran liegt, dass man die Charaktere inzwischen schon ziemlich gut kennengelernt hat und sie einem doch sehr ans Herz wachsen. Der Zeichenstil von Yoko Maki ist natürlich weiterhin mädchenhaft und absolut wunderschön anzuschauen. Wirklich ein toller Manga.

[Annemarie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was so in the mood for a cute story and this was exactly that. For a Yoko Maki story, this one is quite light and cute so far, though I'm looking forward to see how it will develop in the future.

[CrazyBug456 · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️3,95

[🧸♡뀨♡🐣 · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5