La historia nos transporta hasta Australia, donde Georgie vive feliz junto con sus dos hermanos, Abel y Arthur, y su madre, a pesar de la severidad con que ésta la trata. Siempre alegre y traviesa, Georgie decide participar en un concurso, donde conocerá al grupo Lowell, y se enamorará perdidamente de él, a pesar de que sus hermanos no ven la relación con buenos ojos. Debido a esto se peleará con su familia, y descubrirá la triste realidad: ella no es la verdadera hija de la familia, sino que fue adoptada a petición de su auténtica madre que sólo le dejó un brazalete como signo de su identidad. Dolida por este descubrimiento y tras darse cuenta de que sus dos hermanos están enamorados de ella, Georgie decide huir a Inglaterra en busca de sus raíces.
Yumiko Igarashi (いがらしゆみこ) is a resident of Sapporo, Hokkaido. She is also the cousin of fellow mangaka Satsuki Igarashi; a member of Clamp.
In 1968, as a third-year high school student at the Asahi Gaoka High School in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, she made her debut in Shueisha's Ribon manga magazine with Shiroi Same no iru Shima. She won the 1st Kodansha Manga Award in 1977 as the artist of Candy Candy.
In the late 1990s, Igarashi became involved in a number of legal battles related to her intellectual property rights as an illustrator. Igarashi claimed that in series for which she was the illustrator, she should hold sole intellectual property rights to the portrayals of the characters, and not need the consent of her authors to license merchandise based on their likenesses. In a dispute over the Candy Candy character designs in 1999, the court ruled against Igarashi, stating that both she and writer Kyoko Mizuki held equal rights to the characters, and awarded Mizuki reparations equal to 3% royalties on all the merchandise that had been created without her consent. This legal battle paralyzed the franchise for several years, interfering with Toei's production of a Candy Candy anime, and making the creation of new merchandise difficult due to the court's order that all merchandise be approved by both Igarashi and Mizuki, but a trickle of new merchandise was produced in 2004, suggesting some agreement had been reached.
This was a very entertaining volume. Many things happen. Georgie sails to London and during the trip Katherine is introduced who become obsessed with her. A sad event happens while in the sea. When Georgie arrives in London she meets Lowell but will they be able to be the couple they want to be? The volume ends with a cliffhanger. Very much recommended for both a great story and wonderful art style.
¡Oh por dios, oh por dios! Esta historia me tiene fascinada *w* me gusta como la historia cada vez tiene más forma, hay más intriga entre los personajes y las situaciones se vuelven más complicadas.
Eso sí, este tomo inicia un poco flojo, pero conforme va avanzando empieza a ponerse bueno, al punto que el final es un cliffhanger del bueno. Todavía quedan algunas cosas en el aire, pero confío que los demás tomos atarán todos los conflictos (ojalá ;w;) porque está bueno y consigue bien su objetivo, que es una contar una historia llena de tensión, drama y romance :3 >w<
Y sobre los personajes ya estoy fascinada con ellos, los amo a cada uno con sus cualidades. Sólo espero que Georgie se quede con el que yo quiero que se quede >w< . En fin, ya soy fan de la vida con esta historia <3 /u\
The pacing, I just can't with it. I had problems with it in the first two volumes as well, but it was especially noticeable in this one. Everything feels like it's happening on fast forward. Characters are declaring love for people they barely even know, it's weird. I enjoy the intense drama of the series, but it definitely needed some serious editing.
As for the characters themselves, I feel like I'm getting to know Georgie, Lowell and Abel a bit more, but not enough for where I currently am in the story. And Arthur has just been completely sidelined, we hardly ever hear or see anything from him.
Personally I'm having a tough time between Abel and Lowell. They both have their own charms, Lowell being very sweet and princely, while Abel is very protective and will literally do anything for Georgie. I wish it was balanced more between them though. Georgie has had zero chance to even consider Abel romantically, her mind has been completely absorbed with Lowell, it makes for a lopsided love triangle.
Hopefully (but doubtfully) the series will fix my issues and end on a high note in these last two volumes.
Terza parte del cofanetto del manga originale di Lady Georgie, cartone animato degli anni ottanta che come altri sono diventati dei veri cult nella cultura di molti della nostra generazione. In questo capitolo: Georgie si innamora di Lowell e scopre che non è figlia di sua madre, parte quindi per 'Inghilterra alla ricerca del suo vero padre.
Le tome est centré sur Lowell, leurs retrouvailles et les mariages arrangés qui se trament entre nobles et roturiers. Que de drama et le frère arrive par dessus le marcher pour casser l'ambiance. Ce qui est intéressant c'est que l'amour entre Georgie et Lowell est enfantin, innocent, détaché encore des problèmes que leur différence de statut pose. C'est dans ces moments qu'on constate que le mange n'est pas aussi enfantin qu'il le laisse paraître.
Que de drames! Je trouve Georgie bien trop jeune (14ans quand même) et je n'aime pas le personnage pâlichon de Lowell mais ça me rappelle tellement bien mon enfance! Puis je suis fan d'Abel aussi je dois avouer ^^