Aishite Knight - Lucile, Amour et Rock'n Roll, Tome 1

愛してナイト 文庫版 [Aishite Knight bunkoban] #1

by Kaoru Tada

所は大阪。お好み焼屋「まんぼう」の一人娘やっこはドジでキュートな女の子。ある日、大学で偶然に、赤と黄色の頭をした超ハデな格好いいお兄サンと出会う。その人は、人気バンド“ビーハイヴ”のボーカルだった…!?

Genres: Manga, Japan

300 pages, Paperback

First published January 17, 1997

About the author

Tada (多田かおる) made her debut in 1977, when still a high school student, on Shueisha's "Deluxe Margaret" magazine. Tada's stories belong to the shōjo genre of manga and feature love stories centred around young female characters and their love interests. The storylines include comedic moments and are characterised by essential and sharp drawings. Some of Tada's most popular works are Ai Shite Knight, Itazura na Kiss and Kimi no na wa Debora.

Ai Shite Knight portrays the Japanese rock music scene of the early 1980s. The anime series based on Ai Shite Knight was the first ever to feature original songs performed within the episodes. Another of Tada's works, Miihaa Paradise is also set in the rock 'n' roll world.

Itazura na Kiss (Mischievous Kiss) - begun in 1991 and never completed - was by far Tada's most successful work in Japan. It tells the love story between Kotoko and Naoki from high school until after their marriage. The series inspired also an illustrated art book and two novels written by Nori Harata and published in Shueisha's "Cobalt" series. In 1996 a live action Japanese TV series based on Itazura na Kiss was also produced, starring Aiko Satō as Kotoko and Takashi Kashiwabara as Naoki. In 2005, the series was adapted into a Taiwanese drama under the name of It Started With a Kiss and in 2008 an anime was also released.

Kaoru Tada died in 1999 of a cerebral hemorrhage. While moving to a new residence, she hit her head on a marble table and fell into a coma. Three weeks later, she died. She was 38.

Reviews

[Bouilloire · Rating 3 out of 5]

Après un effet nostalgie assez intense, on revient vite sur Terre. Mes souvenirs de l'anime m'ont laissé des impressions très fortes que je peine vraiment à retrouver dans le manga. Le dessin est vraiment laborieux et si Yakko apparait effectivement mignonne, les 2 chevelus sont loin de s'en sortir aussi bien. Il y a des soucis au niveau de la relecture du tome puisqu'il y a une page en double et des coquilles (dont une dans le résumé à l'arrière). Ça reste sympa à lire mais c'est trrrrèèès loin de casser 3 pattes à un canard.

[Oniyome · Rating 4 out of 5]

A childhood memory. I adored the anime based on this manga, but didn’t read the manga until now. I have a lot of warm, fuzzy feelings for this and I actually like many of the characters better compared to the anime!

[Melainebooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Toute mon enfance !

[Julie O · Rating 4 out of 5]

Certes ce n'est pas le manga du siècle et les dessins peuvent en rebuter plus d'un mais franchement rien que pour la fraicheur du ton donné et l'humour ça vaut le coup !