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Convention Events and Programming => Anime, Manga, and Japanese Media and Culture => Topic started by: Su Lu on May 05, 2011, 09:34:33 pm
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I really, really like stuff like kimi ni todoke and koko ni iru yo. they're SO CUTE!!! does anyone know any other manga like them?
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Um....I can't really say why it made me think about it, but have you read The Wallflower? XD They're really nothing alike, but the main characters are somewhat similar....only not. XD
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Kuragehime is similar, and it's possible I love it more than Kimi No Todoke (which I love a lot!)
The story revolves around Tsukimi. She's a jellyfish otaku and lives in a boarding house with four other room mates, all extreme otaku of their own types. They call themselves 'Amamizukan" which, if I remember right, basically translates into "Convent" for nuns. No men are allowed, and all five women are extremely shy around normal people and especially shy/afraid of men.
Enter Kuranosuke. He's the illegitimate child of a high ranking politician and also a cross-dresser. He helps out Tsukimi with obtaining a jellyfish from a pet store, and she, finding him extremely powerful and beautiful, invites him back to her place not knowing he's a man. Well, she finds out and flips.
Turns out Kuranosuke takes a great liking to her and her flatmates and wants to change their ways. It basically goes from their with a seriously adorable love story, very, very like Sawako's and Shota's. The biggest difference is it's not set in high school.
My summary is really weird, but it's a great series, and I think you should try it out. Here's where I watch it on anilinkz: http://www.anilinkz.com/category/kuragehime/
My biggest problem with the series is that there's not nearly enough episodes! Come on, Season 2!
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go to anidb.net and see what shows up under the description for josei. Then see what manga are there.
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Kuragehime
This.
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^ First person to know the series I'm talking about. This is a special moment for me *T^T*
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^ Aiyaa, really? You're definitely not alone... there was a whole thread full of us raving about it, about 6 months ago. http://www.kumoricon.org/forums/index.php?topic=14518.0;all
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... How did I miss this?
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Kuragehime sounds interesting. Maybe I'll try it... the only problem is I'm terrified of Jellyfish.... but it really sounds like a fascinating series.
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You won't be scared of these jellyfish. When they're drawn, they're a lot less scary, and Clara got the Japanese cute animal treatment for the biggest moments where she pops up.
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Jellyfish as fancy dress. That's how to look at these in Kuragahime.
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Well put, Jay.