Book : Flower In A Storm, Vol. 1 - Takagi, Shigeyoshi

-Titulo Original : Flower In A Storm, Vol. 1

-Fabricante :

VIZ Media LLC

-Descripcion Original:

Love is like a storm. Riko Kunimi is trying to lead a normal high school life when Ran Tachibana bursts into her classroom carrying a gun and tells her that her life is now his. Ran, the richest, most powerful 17-year-old in Japan, wants her as his wife, and hes not taking no for an answer! If Ran can’t capture her by five o’clock the next day, he’ll give up on her, but he has all that money can buy at his disposal. However, Riko has one trick up her sleeve-she has superpowers! From Booklist Riko Kunimi is a regular 17-year-old girl in an average suburban high school. She’s trying to fit in like everyone else, but two things make it very difficult. First, she has superhuman strength, and second, Ran Tachibana-the richest and most powerful 17-year-old in Japan-wants to marry her. Really, Riko has no say in the matter, because Ran will employ every part of his vast resources to catch her in the world’s most expensive game of cat and mouse. Ultimately, the premise is abandoned in favor of chronicling Ran’s over-the-top antics; but one cannot blame Takagi for jumping ship. While brash and slightly dumb, Ran is a hilarious standout in this harmless fluff piece. Even the delicate black-and-white renderings of Riko, the heroine, pale to the detail found on Ran. A hidden gem is Takagi’s poignant short, included at the end of the manga, called The Need for Artificial Respiration. When the next volume is released, readers will hope for more of Takagi’s shorter works, too. Grades 8-11. --Courtney Jones About the Author The author of Flower in a Storm uses the pen name Shigeyoshi Takagi. Her work has been published in the shojo manga anthologies LaLa and LaLa DX in Japan. Flower in a Storm is her first graphic novel.