Ranked #9139

Chu-Bra!! (Manga)

Once upon a time, dress etiquette required men and women [more so] to cover their skin and dress quite modestly. Then something of a liberation from this dress code brought relief, and a revolution that has fashion where it is today. But that's just an irrelevant intro.

Though at the first glance at this manga's description, and even the first chapter, it may blind you with the "lolicon" label - and I suppose you're not wrong to think so. But I feel, after reading a few more chapters, it almost seems educational in a "coming of age" kinda of manga. One that would teach young girls about the different types of underwear, and particularly their first bras. And yes, ecchi does seem to be the commercial honey used in this seemingly educational manga, which is to be expected left right and center every now and then. And it does irk me in defending the perversity and educational content is how inappropriate ecchi is used to aim at a particularly young and female audience if it were intended to be a 'coming of age' manga. Suppose there's some male pantsu otaku fans? don't ask me.

And the sensitive issue about middle-schoolers wearing 'adult underwear' does seem controversial. But hey, that's reality right here in our own world. And as you read on, it really does seems [or at least to me] more like a quirky fascination a strange young girl has in fashion..in a different kind of way.

I can't quite detail each and every aspect of this manga in the different categories of rating, as I have only read 3 chapters some time ago, so I'll leave it at my saying that this is a strangely perverse educational manga that isn't incredibly intriguing - in a 'having substance' kind of way. Be the controversy at the age or the fact someone's pointing and criticizing whether or not you're wearing the right underwear.. you'll just have to read a bit more than I did to find out. read more