Alternative TitlesEnglish: B.O.D.Y. Synonyms: BODY Japanese: ボディ
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 15
Chapters: 60
Status: Finished
Published: 2004 to 2008
StatisticsScore: 7.761 (scored by 3356 users)
Ranked: #19612
Popularity: #269
Members: 7,682
Favorites: 178 1 indicates a weighted score
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SynopsisEveryone thinks 16-year-old Ryoko has weird taste in guys because she can't stop drooling over Ryu, the strong silent type who sits next to her in class. When she discovers he works for a host club—where women actually pay men to date them—will she finally wise up? Or will he leave his job to be with her? Or will she take a job at the club so he can quit so she can be with him so...? Only one thing's for sure in B.O.D.Y.—you can't put a price on love! (Source: Viz) |
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haruka21
62 of 79 people found this review helpful
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22 of 60 chapters read
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10 |
| Story |
9 |
| Art |
9 |
| Character |
10 |
| Enjoyment |
10 |
First of all, B.O.D.Y. was one of those mangas that I was never planning on reading. But one of my friends shoved it in my face and told me to at least try it. And once I started reading it I just could not put it down.
STORY: At first the story started out like all the others. Girl falls in love with boy. Boy likes girl but there are problems with their relationship. But then, this story took off and became very interesting. More characters were introduced and surprising things happened that you would not expect. Cheating, lying, laughing, crying... the characters made the story perfect. Because of the personalities of the characters, the story was interesting. I don't wanna spoil anything, so that's all that I can say. I mean, host clubs are interesting anyway :)
ART: First I must say, I am sooooo jealous of these characters' clothes. They always dress sooooo amazingly! The only thing I must say I did not like about the art is that there didn't seem to be amazing drawings in the smaller boxes. When the art took up a whole page, it looked AMAZING. And don't get me wrong, the art was good all the way through, I just think that some of it could have been worked on a little harder. I also noticed that often the main character Ryoko is drawn with this stupid expression on her face, even when it shouldn't be like that.
CHARACTER: This is where B.O.D.Y. excells in my opinion. The main character is very well-rounded. Ryoko is naive but yet she will not let herself be walked all over. Her lover, Ryu, is my favorite character. He is that shy kid that no one is friends with, but he turns out to be someone very different, someone every girl falls for at the host club. He is HOT! Three other characters are later introduced that are VERY important to the story, and they really are also well-rounded characters. That whole "I have a tortured past and I'm trying to be better than that." idea.
ENJOYMENT: I laughed while reading this manga. I mean, it really isn't meant to be that humorous I don't think. But at some points I did laugh. Near the end of the story I did cry. Yes, I cried... I don't usually cry while reading a manga, but it was sad. And this story is something I can totally relate to.
Overall, I have to give this a perfect 10. They should make it into an anime :) read more
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led
14 of 23 people found this review helpful
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60 chapters
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5 |
| Story |
3 |
| Art |
7 |
| Character |
3 |
| Enjoyment |
4 |
The story sounded good enough in the summary so i picked it up. A girl who falls for a boy who is at first seems like a good shy boy but actually it's all for appearance and he's working as a host after school.
But this is all. Just an interesting concept. After this is all used in the first volumes your left with a very typical boring to death story. About all kinds of love rivals and exams and typical things. Nothing really new. This manga even not trying to refresh something. And no, to take the typical settings for shoujo and put there a host club isn't really refreshing.
Maybe the problem was with how the story was told. he just felt so unrealistic and i couldn't relate to it at all.
One of my biggest problems was the characters, they was so flat ,stupid, and childish. I wanted to bang my head against the wall every 5 seconds while reading it. The main character was like "oh i seen a nice guy im in love with him" and 5 seconds later "oh here is another nice guy i guess im in love with him now".
And then she goes and pokes her nose into business that not related to her. Why? because of her nosy nature? or maybe because the mangaka couldn't come up with something better?
Also the art isn't that good especially in the first 2 volumes. It's not that bad. Just very simple and all the characters look almost the same but with slightly another hair.
Really tried to read it but i guess its an age issue.
Maybe if you are in the fifth grade you'll enjoy it.
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The plot is similar and the characters are quite similar too. The art in B.O.D.Y reminds of the art in KFL.
In both manga is about love, with a few problems. As you know it. But they are all resolved. Both manga are really very beautiful romances, you really must read. The story works really really, you can imagine which makes it an even one.
Only to recommend the two mangas.
The simple story about first love.
Both series focus on a couple. how they meet, get together and all the hardships on their way. Sakura in BODY is a stronger girl than in Kare First Love, and more likeable, in my opinion. Makes it more realistic than Kare First Love. A worthy read for sure.
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I have to say that it's JUST like this! a girl that likes someone and then dislike him, but when he decide he wants to like her too, they are together. and it's also have the "I'm lying! haha!" thing. :X
Both mangas act of love. Both have a very interesting story and there are always ups and downs.
Both are really a beautiful romance, you must have read.
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