Alternative TitlesEnglish: Cheeky Angel Synonyms: Tenshi na Konamaiki Japanese: 天使な小生意気
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 20
Chapters: 199
Status: Finished
Published: Sep 18, 1999 to 2003
StatisticsScore: 7.271 (scored by 230 users)
Ranked: #37192
Popularity: #1354
Members: 483
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SynopsisMegumi Amatsuka, a rough and tumble nine-year-old boy, always dreamed of becoming the "manliest man on earth." Upon receiving a book of magic from a sorcerer whom he saved from a group of local thugs, Megumi summons a genie in order to make a wish. But due to a sick twist of fate, the genie turns out to be an evil one, and Megumi winds up being the "womanliest woman on earth"! Six years later...Megumi is the most desirable girl in school, but deep within her hot-mama fa�ade is the same trash-talkin', punk-stompin' boy. (source: VIZ) |
Related MangaAdaptation: Tenshi na Konamaiki
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Bluesnow
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
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199 chapters
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| Overall |
7 |
| Story |
6 |
| Art |
6 |
| Character |
8 |
| Enjoyment |
8 |
The story of a boy's mind stuck in the body of a girl and a spell transformed him from an energetic little boy to the most wonderful woman in the world. He has but one dream, to become the most manly man that ever lived, even if he has to live out this dream as a woman. In his/her search for the book that might return her manhood she goes to a normal high school and makes an entourage of male friends of all shapes sizes and... colorful personalities. In the countless battles and other experiences she has with her new friends she begins to better understand what it means to be a great man and a great woman.
Story:
At first I wasn't that impressed, there are plenty of other "gender bending" plots out there that have been better done (ranma comes to mind). The "message" behind the story is too repetitive for 20 volumes and not all that impressive, and the conclusion of the story was a bit of a let down... BUT it is a plot that grows on you. Some of the arcs are pretty well done and emotional or intense, but almost every arc ends with pointless brawls, the protagonist looking cool, and the protagonist's love interest boasting his own "way of the man." Probably would have been a more effective story if it was a few less volumes.
Art:
I almost dropped this manga at the first chapter because I was petrified by the horrible quality of the art. After the first few volumes though the artist shapes up and it is acceptable, at least not painful on the eyes. The battle art isn't all that original though which is kind of a shame since they fight so much in this series.
Character:
The characters, while not too deep, original, or developed, were interesting enough. The main character Megumi, does undergo alot of changes in the series (though I don't want to give away too much.) Personally I felt that Genzou (The stupid love struck punk) and Hitomonji (the serious Samurai) were the jewel characters of the series. There is a large cast of side characters that are relatively memorable as well, so where the story fails the characters make up for a little bit.
Enjoyment/Overall:
While not the best comedy, or best romance, or fantasy, this series had its good points and was a decent read to cure the summer boredom blues, but don't read it with very high expectations. read more
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Well, it's about a boy who gets turned into a girl (all the way down to his/her genes) but still for 6 years has been trying to get turned back into a boy (it was an evil genie that did it). The genie reversed his wish to be the manliest of all men. So it isn't surprising that now she's beautiful, but can fight really well. She starts attracting a group of guys ranging from the pervert geek to the tough guy gang leader. There's a LOT of physical fighting going on as well. She is beginning to realize that her memories of how boys think at age 9 has not kept up with the way boys think at 15. Maybe she doesn't think as much as a boy as she once did. But she doesn't quite think like a girl either. The art isn't at the same level as Pretty Face, however.
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Related ClubsDelinquents Unite, Fans of Gender Bending/Gender Swapping, Gender Bender 4 ever, Tenshi na Konamaiki/Cheeky Angel Club, The Kings and Queens of Drag, The Romantic Manga, Anime and Drama Club, Weekly Shounen Sunday Fan Club
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