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Y Square

by Judith Park



      Yoshitaka Kogirei thinks he is hot stuff; but with his cheesy come-on lines and overly direct approach the girls don’t agree with him. When he sees new classmate, Yagate Sotogawa, surrounded by adoring girls he wants in on the secret. Friendly Yagate (but why is he friendly?) tells him that he is one of the judges of the school’s beauty contest and agrees to give him some tips. This is a sure sign that everything is going to go seriously pear-shaped...

A whole manga in one book? Yen Press continues to surprise and delight with another entertaining tale, this one set in a school and miles away from fantasy. It is the sort of story that will have anybody who is in, or has ever been to high school nodding and smiling immediately as goofy no-hoper Yoshitaka digs himself in deeper, upsetting girl after girl. The illustrations suit the story to perfection, with nubile young girls in very short sailor suit school uniforms and pretty boys getting seriously hot under the collar. This is the sort of story that is going to appeal equally to boys and girls - adults, too!

The Book

Yen Press (Little, Brown)
2 February 2008
Paperback
075952405X / 9780759524057
Teenage / Romance / Manga / Japan
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The Reviewer

Rachel A Hyde
Reviewed 2008
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