Ah, the dream of 13! Kouta is our normal everyday boy, living with his fun-loving workaholic father. Lusting after the school idol in his class, playing games with his friend, there's nothing especially noticeable about him. But one day his father has to transfer to Sapporo for a time and mysteriously appear a girl who volunteers to be Kouta's live in caretaker. And what a girl!
Everything about her is mysterious: her mysterious incredibly showy body, her mysterious interest in our boy, her mysterious need to sleep in the same room...
Japanese Name 河下水希 (Kawashita Mizuki). Sometimes she uses too the pseudonym Mikan Momokuri. Mizuki Kawashita is a female Japanese manga artist, best known for her work Strawberry 100%. During the early part of her career, she wrote and illustrated under the pen name Mikan Momokuri (桃栗 みかん Momokuri Mikan?). Her first public work was a doujinshi called Innocent in 1993. Kawashita's longest running manga series, Strawberry 100%, was adapted into a thirteen episode anime television series which premiered in Japan during 2005 and spawned five original video animation spin offs. One of her more recent manga series, Hatsukoi Limited, was adapted into a twelve episode anime television series which ran in 2009. Other works by Mizuki Kawashita include Lilim Kiss, Akane-chan overdrive and Ane Doki.
Not a bad manga, for what it was. Kouta is a quiet 13 year old boy who lives with his irresponsible father. One day, he briefly meets the extremely sexy, 17 year old Natsuki. Later that day, his father leaves town indefinitely for business reasons, and Natsuki, having overheard that he's living alone for the time being, decides to move in with Kouta.
Usually I find these stories pretty unbearable. It's ridiculous, watching an unremarkable male protagonist suddenly be swarmed by beautiful girls. This one was actually funny though, making the situation a bit more palatable. Natsuki's outrageous personality really saved the story. She insists on wearing a maid outfit and cooking for him and sleeping with him in his bed, while Kouta does everything he can to resist her. Funny, for a typical ecchi shounen.