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Otomen #6
オトメン(乙男) 6
妄想乙男・有明が本気の恋──!? 究極のデートプランを考え、批評してもらうため飛鳥を連れ出す有明だったが…。人気V系バンドのライブへやって来た飛鳥はヴォーカルに似ていることから思わぬハプニングに巻き込まれる!? 乙女チック男子のラブコメディー☆
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First published August 19, 2008
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Aya Kanno
68 books198 followersAya Kanno (菅野文; Kanno Aya) is a Japanese shōjo manga artist.
Former assistant of mangaka Masashi Asaki of Psychometrer Eiji fame, she made her debut in the January 2001 issue of Hakusensha's magazine "Hana to Yume" with Soul Rescue. Her works include Otomen.
Former assistant of mangaka Masashi Asaki of Psychometrer Eiji fame, she made her debut in the January 2001 issue of Hakusensha's magazine "Hana to Yume" with Soul Rescue. Her works include Otomen.
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May 15, 2017
Today's post is on Otomen volume 6 by Aya Kanno. It is the sixth in her Otomen series. It is 200 pages long and is publishes by Shojo Beat. As this is the sixth volume in this series, you need to have read the first five volumes to understand the story. The cover a dark blue has Asuka in the center with flowers and ribbons with bows around him looking at the reader. The intended reader is someone who likes shojo manga, humor, and love stories. There is no foul language, no sex, and very mild violence in this manga. The story is told from third person close of the main character with moments of the other characters added in for plot development. There Be Spoilers Ahead.
From the back of the book- Having Girly Hobbies Doesn't Make You Less Manly! Asuka's protégé Yamato has fallen in love with a girl and needs help winning her over. He pleads with Asuka to go on a practice date with him--and play the role of the girl! Practice makes perfect, but will that be the case for Yamato?
Review- Like all the previous volumes we get more than just one story in this volume. We finish the beauty samurai arc with Asuka and Hajime both stop doing it because their manager wants them to do strange things, like starring in a movie. Then we get Yamato trying to a cool guy to impress this girl who just happens to be one of Juta's younger sisters. Of course we get all kinds of humorous trouble and Asuka getting to look at very cute things. The younger sister instead is falling for the third otomen in the series, Kitora but trouble is there before the love can even begin because she hates flowers! I like this volume with all the extra time given to the newer characters but I want more Ryo, just like Asuka. She is really not in this volume and I missed her. Still fun volume and a very cute series.
I give this volume a Five out Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.
From the back of the book- Having Girly Hobbies Doesn't Make You Less Manly! Asuka's protégé Yamato has fallen in love with a girl and needs help winning her over. He pleads with Asuka to go on a practice date with him--and play the role of the girl! Practice makes perfect, but will that be the case for Yamato?
Review- Like all the previous volumes we get more than just one story in this volume. We finish the beauty samurai arc with Asuka and Hajime both stop doing it because their manager wants them to do strange things, like starring in a movie. Then we get Yamato trying to a cool guy to impress this girl who just happens to be one of Juta's younger sisters. Of course we get all kinds of humorous trouble and Asuka getting to look at very cute things. The younger sister instead is falling for the third otomen in the series, Kitora but trouble is there before the love can even begin because she hates flowers! I like this volume with all the extra time given to the newer characters but I want more Ryo, just like Asuka. She is really not in this volume and I missed her. Still fun volume and a very cute series.
I give this volume a Five out Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.
January 26, 2019
4.5 stars. This series is cute and shifts from 4 to 4.5 stars depending on the volume.
February 6, 2019
Once again, we're focusing more on those around Asuka, which again gave a depth to really minor characters, but did nothing to move the main storyline along. A year has passed and Ryo and Asuka are still the exact same people they've always been. That bothers me.
The book ends with Asuka standing in for a rock star. Interesting plot twist, but there's no explanation as to why they look so much alike. Plot holes!
The book ends with Asuka standing in for a rock star. Interesting plot twist, but there's no explanation as to why they look so much alike. Plot holes!
February 27, 2023
They’re all so cute. I love them.
I also love how they don’t want to impede on the genre and two men dress up as women to encourage girls to follow their dreams because they thought it would be hypocritical to preach at them as men. I love it.
I also love how they don’t want to impede on the genre and two men dress up as women to encourage girls to follow their dreams because they thought it would be hypocritical to preach at them as men. I love it.
September 4, 2018
🌸SYNOPSIS
We continue in volume 6 with the Beauty Samurai’s participating in movies and commercials but it seems like someone is keen on revealing them!
That’s not all in this volume, we have Yamato fallen in love and want’s to be manly for her, so he goes to Asuka for help but can Asuka help Yamato land the girl? Would Asuka, acting as the girl, help Yamato with the practice he needs to become a man that a woman would fall for? Seems like Yamato is not the only one bitten by the bug as he tries to win over a girl he likes but she hates flowers, could things end poorly with these love stung couple?
At least the volume ends on a good note, right? After all, Asuka is singing for a rock band. Wait, Asuka singing rock? What has this manga come to, in order to find out, feel free to pick up volume 6 to find out.
🌸OPINION
I really like how this story is picking up in relations to other characters coming in and helping it progress but at the same time, it’s stagnating and getting nowhere fast. Deep down I want to know more about this man in purple that seems to help Asuka, I want to assume it may be his father because he is mentioned often but not seen. I haven’t finished the series, so I take that comment with a bucket of salt.
🌸PRO
Learning about more characters and how they interact with their world, sort of like a side-quest.
🌸CON
Feels like it is just fillers and not really progressing the main storyline
🌸FINAL SAY
“The moment I saw you. I have this vivid memory of coming alive”
This manga is like that, it really makes all these emotions come alive and sing out. I really like these mangas but even with all the joy it fills me with, a lot of parts makes me so angry but I guess I am super pro-Otomen but that’s just me.
We continue in volume 6 with the Beauty Samurai’s participating in movies and commercials but it seems like someone is keen on revealing them!
That’s not all in this volume, we have Yamato fallen in love and want’s to be manly for her, so he goes to Asuka for help but can Asuka help Yamato land the girl? Would Asuka, acting as the girl, help Yamato with the practice he needs to become a man that a woman would fall for? Seems like Yamato is not the only one bitten by the bug as he tries to win over a girl he likes but she hates flowers, could things end poorly with these love stung couple?
At least the volume ends on a good note, right? After all, Asuka is singing for a rock band. Wait, Asuka singing rock? What has this manga come to, in order to find out, feel free to pick up volume 6 to find out.
🌸OPINION
I really like how this story is picking up in relations to other characters coming in and helping it progress but at the same time, it’s stagnating and getting nowhere fast. Deep down I want to know more about this man in purple that seems to help Asuka, I want to assume it may be his father because he is mentioned often but not seen. I haven’t finished the series, so I take that comment with a bucket of salt.
🌸PRO
Learning about more characters and how they interact with their world, sort of like a side-quest.
🌸CON
Feels like it is just fillers and not really progressing the main storyline
🌸FINAL SAY
“The moment I saw you. I have this vivid memory of coming alive”
This manga is like that, it really makes all these emotions come alive and sing out. I really like these mangas but even with all the joy it fills me with, a lot of parts makes me so angry but I guess I am super pro-Otomen but that’s just me.
November 2, 2015
No major spoilers, but a short summary of the whole volume
We continue with our Beauty Samurai, and the author also misleads us to think certain things. As the situation gets out of hand and Asuka grows more distant from Ryo, he realizes something needs to change.
Afterwards we also get to see little Yamato fall in love. Yamato and Kuriko definitely look very similar, which is very strange.
Dressed up as a "bad boy," Yamato does look more like a guy, but I like how things turned out instead.
An easy transition into the next part, Kitora attempts to convince Kuriko to like flowers. It was really sweet in my opinion, and I've actually grown to enjoy this fluffy kind of stuff.
Lastly, the bands House Dust and Freak
Bones come into play. Another secret Otomen who likes girly music meets Asuka, and somehow he ends up disguising himself and pretending to be the main singer of House Dust.
I love how so much tends to happen in each volume, and the transitions fit together perfectly. The storyline also makes the world seem smaller but interconnecting certain relationships and discovering identities. It's great!!
We continue with our Beauty Samurai, and the author also misleads us to think certain things. As the situation gets out of hand and Asuka grows more distant from Ryo, he realizes something needs to change.
Afterwards we also get to see little Yamato fall in love. Yamato and Kuriko definitely look very similar, which is very strange.
Dressed up as a "bad boy," Yamato does look more like a guy, but I like how things turned out instead.
An easy transition into the next part, Kitora attempts to convince Kuriko to like flowers. It was really sweet in my opinion, and I've actually grown to enjoy this fluffy kind of stuff.
Lastly, the bands House Dust and Freak
Bones come into play. Another secret Otomen who likes girly music meets Asuka, and somehow he ends up disguising himself and pretending to be the main singer of House Dust.
I love how so much tends to happen in each volume, and the transitions fit together perfectly. The storyline also makes the world seem smaller but interconnecting certain relationships and discovering identities. It's great!!
January 19, 2016
Weirder than normal with Asuka going on a date with Yamato and Kitora trying to win over Juta's sister. There was no real development with Ryo and Asuka. Ryo wasn't really even in it much but I still enjoyed it.
May 10, 2016
i barely see Ryo anymore!!! but i do love these stories about the other characters. i think it's amazing to see the other side of these characters. and the cliffhangers!!! i guess it's a thing now.
July 13, 2023
This is a fantastic low angst read. I'm really rooting for Asuka to be comfortable being himself without reservation, and I think that's where the series is heading. I really should have recognized how many Otomen are being added to his little sound family group. It sends home the message that you like what you like, and that's okay. I also really hope that Asuka gets to be reunited with his missing parent.
December 12, 2023
In the first half of the volume,Yamato wants Asuka to teach him how to be suave and in the second Asuka gets tangled with a doppelgänger musician,and has to pretend to be a rockstar.
March 6, 2024
Asuka lagi jadi artis. Haha.
June 22, 2025
I liked all the different story lines that were going on in this one.
March 16, 2017
So cute.
April 8, 2020
Dans ce volume, nous découvrons l'identité du mystérieux paparazzi que nous avons rencontrés dans le volume précédent. Ensuite, il y a une histoire dans laquelle Yamato a un rendez-vous avec la soeur de Juta, et il demande à Asuka de l'aider à planifier un rendez-vous parfait. Dans ce chapitre, nous apprenons que la soeur de Juta est en fait terrorisée par les fleurs. Yamato (et son amour pour les fleurs) décide alors de l’aider à surmonter sa peur. Ce livre se termine ensuite sur un cliffhanger où Asuka rencontre un chanteur de rock qui lui ressemble - lorsque le chanteur tombe malade, Asuka le remplace même s’il ne connaît aucune de leurs chansons!
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Note moyenne de la série: 4.1/5
Critiques pour le reste de la série:
Tome 1 | Tome 2 | Tome 3 | Tome 4 | Tome 5 | Tome 6 | Tome 7 | Tome 8 | Tome 9 | Tome 10 | Tome 11 | Tome 12 | Tome 13 | Tome 14 | Tome 15 | Tome 16 | Tome 17 | Tome 18
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Note moyenne de la série: 4.1/5
Critiques pour le reste de la série:
Tome 1 | Tome 2 | Tome 3 | Tome 4 | Tome 5 | Tome 6 | Tome 7 | Tome 8 | Tome 9 | Tome 10 | Tome 11 | Tome 12 | Tome 13 | Tome 14 | Tome 15 | Tome 16 | Tome 17 | Tome 18
August 15, 2012
Asuka’s life grows ever more complicated as he and Tonomine (a guy from another school who seems to have a lot of free time to go gallivanting over to Asuka’s) get involved in a magazine that promotes them as the “Beauty Samurai”.
Asuka’s so-called manly assertiveness doesn’t always stick with him when he’s away from kendo training. As he and Tonomine get manipulated by the women’s magazine’s conniving editor, they are sucked deeper into a world neither of them is fully equipped to handle. Asuka comes to realize that indulging himself while hiding behind a mask does NOT accomplish his dream of exposing his inner life. While the message is slightly heavy handed in tone, it does represent another stage of growth for our confused protagonist.
Would that the same could be stated of others! The foolish youth Yamato continues to pursue exaggerated templates of masculinity, much to his own detriment. Yamato is still a young boy, so his delusional mistakes can be seen as amusing. Not that there isn’t danger in his pretenses—far from it. His idiotic behavior leads him into confrontations with larger bullies and a dating experience he barely survives. But all in all we are meant to see Yamato as a kind of comic foil to Asuka and his antics a funhouse mirror to Asuka’s own more serious journey into manhood.
New characters are introduced, new challenges are faced, relationships are forged or broken. As with life, a stimulating series grows more engaging as it progresses and this one deserves its legions of adoring fans.
Asuka’s so-called manly assertiveness doesn’t always stick with him when he’s away from kendo training. As he and Tonomine get manipulated by the women’s magazine’s conniving editor, they are sucked deeper into a world neither of them is fully equipped to handle. Asuka comes to realize that indulging himself while hiding behind a mask does NOT accomplish his dream of exposing his inner life. While the message is slightly heavy handed in tone, it does represent another stage of growth for our confused protagonist.
Would that the same could be stated of others! The foolish youth Yamato continues to pursue exaggerated templates of masculinity, much to his own detriment. Yamato is still a young boy, so his delusional mistakes can be seen as amusing. Not that there isn’t danger in his pretenses—far from it. His idiotic behavior leads him into confrontations with larger bullies and a dating experience he barely survives. But all in all we are meant to see Yamato as a kind of comic foil to Asuka and his antics a funhouse mirror to Asuka’s own more serious journey into manhood.
New characters are introduced, new challenges are faced, relationships are forged or broken. As with life, a stimulating series grows more engaging as it progresses and this one deserves its legions of adoring fans.
June 14, 2010
I really do love this series, about a high school boy who tries to be manly for the sake of his mother but he actually really likes female-like things and he meets one girl who is manly acting, so they get along well and eventually start going out.
I think overall this book was pretty funny especially with the new character that shows up, the one in the band, he seems really sweet and not mean at all, especially with all that make up you would think that hes a bad guy but he actually wasn't, ha ha reading this book made me laugh and i would recommend the series to anyone especially if they even wanted to just read this one book in that part of the series.
I think overall this book was pretty funny especially with the new character that shows up, the one in the band, he seems really sweet and not mean at all, especially with all that make up you would think that hes a bad guy but he actually wasn't, ha ha reading this book made me laugh and i would recommend the series to anyone especially if they even wanted to just read this one book in that part of the series.
June 27, 2020
Asuka forgets to make chocolates for Ryo for valentines, but she gives him some that don't look edible. Yamato takes Asuka out on a date to prove he's got the datewaru style down, yet he ends up feeling like a clown. Kitora tries to make Kuriko fall in love with flowers, this stings her even more and she pushes away. She changes her mind after Kitora persistently brings flowers to her and nearly gets stepped on for doing so.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 14, 2016
Eh this one was okay, I suppose. It's veered way from the original story line, in my humble opinion. Plus one of the main characters is barely in this volume at all. Normally I don't mind divergences like this in a manga series but for some reason it was a tad annoying in this series. It's enough to make me consider not finishing this series at this point. I may pick Volume 7 up later, but there's also a big chance I may not.
April 1, 2015
I was kind of disappointed with this segment of Otomen. I am glad that Hajime was there again, as I didn't expect him to play a large role in future graphic novels, but Ryo barely made an appearance. Yamato is also very annoying.
The cover art doesn't make any sense for this edition. I think this is the weakest one yet :(
The cover art doesn't make any sense for this edition. I think this is the weakest one yet :(
May 23, 2010
The end of the beauty samurai story line was strangely disjointed in places. I really had to work to figure out what happened on the film set. The other three plots that followed it were filler and not all that interesting. I hope it picks up again next book.
May 28, 2010
Volume 6 reinforced the themes of being true to yourself, and proud of who you are. It actually meshed quite nicely with this week's episode of "Glee" - there were some pretty theatrical outfits in this volume!
August 19, 2015
Juta's sister becomes more enmeshed into the story with Kitora trying to give her flowers. The result is rather sad and funny. The entire book has a rock/ visual key theme. It's certainly interesting.
December 24, 2013
Wasn't a fan of Kitora's backstory, surprisingly. Probably because he's just weird.
Enjoyed the rock band twins, even though it made me *facepalm* at the end.
Also, hints about Asuka's dad...
3.5/5
Enjoyed the rock band twins, even though it made me *facepalm* at the end.
Also, hints about Asuka's dad...
3.5/5
September 12, 2016
Another good volume. Loving the art more and more with each volume. Good thing I'm picking up this series again. Been a while. Seems with a lot of series I stopped reading then finally continuing. Asuka looks good with the hair near the end. Very cool. Cute cover.
April 18, 2014
#Program BUBU
Pertama kali dibeli dan dibaca pada tanggal 28 Agustus 2009.
Pertama kali dibeli dan dibaca pada tanggal 28 Agustus 2009.
May 7, 2010
I'm glad the beauty samurai thing is over.
October 20, 2011
Around volume 5 this series suddenly improved massively. I'm glad I stuck with the series because by this point the series seems to have found its identity as an over-the-top comedy - which I love!
April 18, 2012
Not the best volume to date. The beauty samurai story sort of fizzles out, and the rest of the stories are pretty forgettable.
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