Alternative TitlesEnglish: Tomorrow's King Japanese: 明日の王様
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 10
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Finished
Published: 1996 to ?
StatisticsScore: 8.081 (scored by 135 users)
Ranked: #4992
Popularity: #2437
Members: 336
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SynopsisA country girl in the big city, Yu doesn't quite understand just how hard it is to make it big. So when she's enraptured by a play, she immediately declares it her life's mission to become a great actress. Unfortunately, she has no knowledge of the craft, no experience, and no skills aside from making good curry -- not that that kind of thing would ever stop her. |
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kilimonian
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
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23 of ? chapters read
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| Overall |
10 |
| Story |
10 |
| Art |
7 |
| Character |
10 |
| Enjoyment |
10 |
So, Ashita no Ousama is a shoujo from the 90's. It has good story and romantic lines. I found it at a time that I wanted another original and different shoujo. What you want to know: it's about a very country girl who suddenly figures out she wants to be in theater for the rest of her life. She puts her all into attending school and pursuing this hobby and meets a lot of good people. She fails in some areas, succeeds in others.
It does have some stereotypical shoujo traits from the pool of shoujo stereotypes (very handsome male, naive girl, etc.) but as a shoujo veteran, that's never a problem when done right. And in fact, Ashita no Ousama stands out from modern shoujo. Here's why:
Characters: I cannot praise the character development enough. Sure, the main character is a bit too unaware at times but it doesn't lead to impossible situations. Sure, male lead is established and good-looking. But these characters are very realistically done. They don't have out-of-nowhere smut-convenient problems and have well-built life-styles and ideologies.
Story: It isn't a complicated story but its not a plot that you always know where it is going or what the lesson is. There isn't a plethora of "amazing lines" on every page, but the author takes her time to get a point across. Misunderstandings and events are not too far-fetched or convenient.
Art: It's the 90's. Kind of similar to Itazura na Kiss style. To be honest, when it comes to 90's manga it takes me a chapter or two to get used to it and see why the characters are even attractive. I cannot rate it high but it seems very good quality for its time.
So go read it yourself; it does not disappoint. read more
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They both talk about plays and acting. :) Ashita no Ousama, on the other hand, talks about the script writer and how their script makes it to the screen, so to speak. :)
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I would say that both are very interesting and engaging stories about a girl making it in show business. Both are shoujos and have obvious love stories but somehow both really develop solid relationships and ideas that make these two mangas very enjoyable and even a bit intellectual.
Skip Beat is newer and more modern but I like the 90's feel and art of Ashita no Ousama. They both borrow different shoujo stereotypes. Ashita has the innocent girl (not annoying though, just more far-fetched) and Skip Beat has more unrealistic plot developments but none of these get in the way, especially compared with all the other shoujo I read, because the mangakas really know how to put a lot of thought into why/what.
To sum, it is worth trying one if you like the other. These two mangas stand out from a sea of shoujo.
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