Stardust★Wink

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Japanese: スターダスト★ウインク

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 11

Chapters: 54

Status: Finished

Published: Dec 29, 2008 to Apr 3, 2013

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Themes: Harem, School

Demographic: Shoujo

Serialization: Ribon Magazine

Authors: Haruta, Nana (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.32¹ (scored by 5,572 users)

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Ranked: #4593²

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Popularity: #1391

Members: 14,838

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MangaRibon MagazineHaruta, Nana (Story & Art)

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Anna Koshiro has been friends with two handsome guys, Sou and Hinata, since childhood. She has a crush on Enamoto, a first-year high schooler, but she has difficulty finding a boyfriend as everyone always wonders about the relationship between Anna, Sou and Hinata.

One day, she goes to Sou's house and finds out that Sou has a girlfriend. She is not jealous, but she feels like she has lost him. On the other hand, Sou's girlfriend is upset about how Anna comes into Sou's room so freely and asks Sou not to let Anna into his room again. However, Sou disagrees and ends their relationship. Anna decides to overcome the odds and confesses to her crush. Enamoto accepts, but upon finding out that Anna has a boyfriend, Sou gets upset.

On their first date, Anna finds herself in her room with Enamoto. She tells him about something that happened in the past: She once had a chipmunk named Coco, and when it died, Sou and Hinata brought her another chipmunk and telling her it was Coco. Her mother had told her to treasure Coco as the two of them had used their own money to buy Anna another chipmunk.

Enamoto then shocks Anna by asking which one of them she likes. After she replies that the one she likes is him, Enamoto tries to kiss her but Anna gets scared. She wants to call for Hinata and Sou but she can't. They both suddenly appear after Anna kicks Enamoto away. Of course, she cannot continue dating him after what happened. Although she can't get what Enamoto asked out of her head, Anna is sure that the she will never be anything more than friends with Hinata and Sou. But what will happen when Sou confesses his love to Anna and asks her to go out with him?

(Source: JShoujo)

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Tokura, Hinata

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Nagase, Sou

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Koshiro, Anna

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Ichihara, Mashiro

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Ichihara, Beni

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Apr 24, 2015

AnimeRecOfficial

Recommended

After reading much of the manga (as far as my manga app has posted for now), I got on MyAnimeList (my most trusted source) to see if they have made it into an anime. Out of curiosity, I looked at the reviews. I was actually surprised to see what horrible reviews this manga had.

This is my first review. After seeing the horrible reviews, I made an account right away to write this.
I have made anime reviews in the past via YouTube, and I generally know what to look at, so it isn't like I am some amateur.

Nonetheless, let us begin.

Story: 7
Yes, ... I agree, the story is actually pretty unoriginal. But has anyone ever thought about why this kind of story is so overused? Because it is usually very popular. I do think the story is intended more towards female readers, as it is a love of one girl and two guys, but I don't think quite so many people in general would dislike it if they just read it without such high expectations. From this type of story, you cannot enjoy it if you expect too much. If you are narrow-minded, do not bother reading it because you will just be another hater of this manga. Despite the overuse of this type of story, I think the plot is well written out. It has annoying and boring parts. It has flaws. But then again, doesn't every manga?

Art: 9
Maybe it's just me, but I thoroughly enjoy the art of this manga. The chibi drawings are adorable and I happen to like the art style. This is simply personal preference within every reader though.

Characters: 8
While I agree the characters are kind of cliché, I actually find them to be quite enjoyable. They are cliché, but they create a type of character foil that is not always conveyed in other mangas with similar plots. In case you do not know what character foil is, it means characters contrast one another. The main girl, Anna, is very much hated by readers because of how flawed she is. I personally like her. Readers expect the characters to obtain perfection since they aren't real life. The way she is, is exactly how we humans are in real life. People don't think about it, but that is why she annoys many readers. I think her character is a realistic personality that gives the story more of a relatable feel. As for Sou and Hinata, they very much contrast. It creates an interesting diversity for later in the story (it contains spoilers so I will not reveal what this is).

Enjoyment: 10
So far, I really adore this manga. If you're like me, and you read this manga with low expectations, you will probably (not a guarantee, but probably) enjoy it, as well. I love reading it and I look forward to when my manga app posts a new chapter every week for me!

Overall: 8
It has flaws. I agree. It's not perfect, but no manga is perfect. I think this manga is very underrated. It is a bit cliché, so I cannot put it over an 8, because to an actual critic's eye, it probably won't be a very good manga, but this manga, to me, has a certain charm that other manga with this type of plot doesn't have.

Thank you so much reading and I hope this helped!

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Jul 23, 2020

KurooTetsu

Mixed Feelings

I finished reading Love-Berrish! so I look up the author's other works because I like her drawing. Then I found Stardust★Wink and thought I should read it since its already complete. So here's my review after finish all the chapters.

(( SPOILER AHEAD ))

STORY - 5
I like the first chapters, but after I read more of it I got bored. Cause it's the same thing over and over again. The lead characters cannot choose who she likes or rather doesn't understand her feelings, and got all the guys sad (& mad). So she fought with Hinata and didn't talk for almost a year (or half, I ...

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Jun 15, 2012

Conway

Not Recommended

Preliminary (26/54 eps)

Unless you are stuck in work like me i cant honestly say that this manga is worth the read. The main characters Anna is really, really stupid and because of this the story just keeps on running on the same tracks all the time.
Heres pretty much how every storyline has gone down so far -

1. Something happens
2. Anna misunderstands what just happened
3. She panics and does something ridicilously stupid
4. Anna cries
5. Somebody tells her she misunderstood.
6.Apology by somebody to someone.
7. She forgets everything she learned and simply does stupid things again.
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