Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Double Prince, Moe Boyfriend, Moe Boys Japanese: 萌えカレ!!
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 7
Chapters: 35
Status: Finished
Published: Jul 2005 to Sep 2006
StatisticsScore: 8.381 (scored by 6976 users)
Ranked: #2502
Popularity: #126
Members: 12,287
Favorites: 847 1 indicates a weighted score
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SynopsisWakamiya Hikaru is a 15-year-old teenager who wants a boyfriend that'll protect her. She likes to read shoujo manga all the time. One day, she gets kissed by a handsome, perverted boy who she called the "Perverted Prince." Later on, she finds a guy who looks exactly like him, but the eyes are different. What's going on?
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Master_M2K
106 of 133 people found this review helpful
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35 of 35 chapters read
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Moe Kare!! is a Shoujo, Romance, Comedy, Drama revolving around an interesting love triangle full of love, jealousy and heartache. The story is certainly typical for a shoujo manga however this doesn’t stop it from being a very enjoyable manga to read.
Of to an unconventional start; the story begins about an otaku girl (Hikaru Wakamiya) who’s always dreamt of getting a prince charming for a boyfriend but one day her first kiss is stolen some stranger. She later meets a guy (Takara Honda) that looks exactly like the one who stole her kiss but he doesn’t seem to be the same person. During the fast-paced beginning it is easy to wonder, what exactly going on here? Not to mention the number possibilities about both the guy’s identities, but thankfully it is all cleared up by the end of the 1st Volume and the messed up high school love triangle begins. From this point on the story becomes truly interesting, with plenty of light-hearted comedy and heavy drama for anyone to be satisfied with.
To make this a love triangle, three characters must be involved and here we have Hikaru, Takara and Arata. Hikaru starts of as nothing much but as she goes through, love and heartbreak she develops so much into a great heroine. Then you have your likable bi-shounen protagonist Takara and Arata; and with Takara being such a stiff unsociable guy, it is fun seeing his exact opposite, Arata and his playful ways. There are quite a few named supporting characters but they rarely play any major role in the story, except one that appears later on.
The artwork is pretty standard for a shoujo manga, with nothing amazing about it to set itself apart from the rest. The characters tend to frquently switch to the chibi look, to add some cutesy hilarity to the situation but sometimes it just fails. Although during normal situations, the characters and the scenery looks plain gorgeous.
Overall Moe Kare!! turned out be a shoujo manga that even a guy like me could enjoy from beginning to end. Sure there were some things I really didn’t like, such as Arata’s annoying attitude in the beginning and I was bothered by the few Yaoi moments. Also the way the characters lips looked in the chibi moments weren’t cute. Yet these are only minor issues that don’t necessary have a huge impact on the overall feel of the manga. With it also being at a manageable length, this is certainly a manga that any shoujo reader should check out.
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Moon_Light
24 of 31 people found this review helpful
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35 of 35 chapters read
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8 |
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“At that time, for me…you were my everything.”
The story of Hikaru and how she fell in love and experiences a happiness that was too surreal for words.
The story of Hikaru and how love didn't turn out the way she thought it was going to be.
Moe Kare takes flight as soon as it starts, with a nice swift introduction of the characters and then its plot commences. No dwelling on details you won’t need or recycle in your mind. It gives the impression that every plots twists and turns were designed, planned for, and revised--it’s just that well executed. Not meaning it’s perfection personified, but you’ve got to admire the beauty of the simplicity behind it.
That’s right, Moe Kare, was in all honesty, simple. Nothing far fetched or otherworldly (not including the way they fight and carry each other, that’s just ridiculous). It’s a story about a girl, not the smartest and definitely not the dumbest (hopefully), and the boy she likes.
This was probably my second time reading it, but I couldn’t remember something and it bothered me. Not the end, that I remember, but what happened that led up to the end was what eluded me. So, with the intention of dropping it if it got too boring, I started my Moe Kare quest once more.
Summary:
On her way home Hikaru meets her prince by way of him saving her. It’s fate! Or so she thinks. This prince doesn’t want her handkerchief as a thank you, he wants her body. One saliva exchange and a few name callings later, she goes back home feeling violated and depressed. Her prince is a lecherous guy.
Later that week she meets him again on a group date, the infamous perverted prince, and she gives him a piece of her mind (which leaves her with a very small amount ..lol jk). But wait, is this really him?
The answer is no. It just looks like him.
Hikaru, if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck…it’s the ducks brother of course!
Characters:
The manga only really revolves around these three people. Hikari, Takara, and Arata:
Hikaru is sweet and average. She is the ass of the jokes in the manga, since most of the laughing is done at her expense (most, not all). Her character starts off really young but she actually grows in her role. Adapting to life’s curve balls or just putting on a brave face to ease someone else’s pain.
Takara is a sweet popular guy. He’s great at everything, is smart, athletic, and caring..boring. His one quality that makes him interesting is that underneath the face of this good looking boy is actually a dumb-ass. He couldn’t be more oblivious to his surroundings and to how much Hikaru likes him.
Arata, he is called the, “wild erotic prince." He was by far the best character out of the three. His spunkiness (real word?) made this interesting and humorous. Not saying that Hikaru’s many faces weren’t funny, it was just cute to witness a “bad boy” going soft. He was my favorite, though Takara also grew on me towards the end. Arata was the diverse in this manga, the variable in an equation that is known for its stability.
There are other characters, the side characters. The characters who were always hovering in the background as part of the landscape. They didn’t have a voice. Even the “Karata Fan Club” (you know there was one) didn’t have personalities. They were just there to fill empty page space. There was no girls jealous over Hikaru for stealing all the other girls spotlight and “number one” guy. Arata even went on calling two of Hikaru’s closest friend A and B. Probably to make joke on the fact that they were not important enough to be mentioned again. Actually this was just more funny than annoying. Also a little sad.
Art:
The art was very good, borderline beautiful at times. It has its funny and serious moments. It also has the moments were you can’t tell Karata and Arata apart. Which didn’t happen often but it still unnerved me, since they aren’t twins or anything. There is a lot of details that went with making their facial expressions uniquely their own and at the same time the same. Overall, the art is solid and always goes with the mood of the manga. It does have a lot of sexual content at first. It’s actually more talk than anything, but you do get to see partial nudity, so if breasts scare you, stay away.
Moe Kare could have easily ended in the middle of volume five. It was just right, the atmosphere, the circumstances (weren’t perfect but they were looking optimistic). It could have ended, I actually thought it would. Fortunately it decided to go on with its plan of making a memorable ending. Five volumes in, the story starts to get great, towering over the previous chapters cuteness.
I was surprised at the end to see that in such a light and fluffy manga, there was also depth and pain. Though it was cute and shows the bliss of first love, it also gives you a glimpse of the heart ache and of course, moving on. read more
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What can I say about these two mangas? Both Moe Kare and Peach girl have similar storylines. In both, the girls have a crush on a boy that they have known for a while, while the deep dark broading character secretly likes her. In addition, everything that happens in regards to these relationships are similar in their structure (I don't want to give away to much, but trust me on this one...), so if you liked how one series handled the relationships, you are bound to like the other.
these two mangas gives me the same feeling while reading it. the storyline, the characters. almost everything. :) if you enjoyed reading Peach Girl, im sure you'll enjoy Moe Kare too. ^^
They share the same beautiful romance. Deeply fall in love with a kind and amazing guy. Then said guy breaks her heart for various reasons. Another guy comes along and glues it back together, trying to teach her to love again. Then, she loses him and she has to choose. Do you love your first love? Or do you love the man who saved you from the darkness?
Both of the girls in these stories have to chose between two boys.
I read "Peach Girl" before "Moe Kare!!" and the after the first few chapters of "Moe Kare!!" I thought "Wow. This reminds me a lot of "Peach Girl".
First of all, there is a love triangle. The typical one girl two guys type. Because of this, these two anime are very similar. In fact, they don't even go off in different directions. Yes, there are obviously differences such as how the characters met, the different supporting roles, the school enviornment, etc, but overall, the plots were nearly identical.
Not that the manga are unoriginal. The characters from the manga are very different, which makes it even more interesting to see how close the manga are to each other. Also, the relationship between the two men are very different.
All in all, if you enjoyed "Moe Kare!!", you will enjoy "Peach Girl" and vice versa.
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Plots are similar though do have there differences.
I would say more about them though that would be giving away everything. Please just trust me.
Note: Moe Kare is for an older audience.
Wow, both stories were great =)
And Well for one, both deal with twins [Same relation as well, same father - different mothers] One that seems really nice, while the other seems bad/lonely (and he therefore hates his good twin)
And That same bad/lonely meets the girl, falls in loves her (even improve themselves bc of her), but she devotes her love to the other twin. Both try to win her love. She falls in love with that twin because of his efforts =D
Two guys, 1 girl. You get the idea. It's a love triangle and there can only be one winner.
In both of these manga, romance is present and misunderstandings as well as drama also develops with various characters throughout the chapters. Both manga also has excellent artwork and the two main guys are popular.
There's also some comedy and "love-dovey" scenes throughout the series.
Both manga have some confusion as to who is whom and the main character mistakes one person for another (Ok, this sounds confusing, but I'm trying to prevent spoilers). The herione is in love with a person who seems to treat her nicely for a moment but when they meet again, he's acts completely differently. Also, the character has to deal with jealousy and competition.
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