Shounen Shoujo Romance

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Synonyms: Shoujo Shounen Romance

Japanese: 少年少女ロマンス

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 3

Chapters: 12

Status: Finished

Published: 2002

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Demographic: Shoujo

Serialization: Bessatsu Friend

Authors: George, Asakura (Story & Art)

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Ranked: #14790²

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MangaBessatsu FriendGeorge, Asakura (Story & Art)

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Ran's dream is to meet a prince, one of those you see in fairy tales. After several years Ukyo is back... to become her prince? With Ran living in her own fairy tale world and Ukyo not able to express his feelings and thus bullying her, how will this couple work?

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Jun 27, 2013

12 of 12 chapters read

Overall Rating: 7

AyumuMomoiro (All reviews)

2 people found this review helpful

The story is pretty different from all the shoujos I have ever read, although, still remains the same as those classic shoujo.

Although the some may think the artwork is 'meh', I still like this story despite some heartbreaking moments. I find Ukyo and Ran's actions rather hilarious, I especially love how "tsun" Ukyo can get whether he likes Ran or not, creating the obvious comedy genre to the manga.

I recommend this to those who love comedies mixed with shoujo.

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Jun 15, 2020

12 of 12 chapters read

Overall Rating: 3

SelfieSturluson (All reviews)

1 people found this review helpful

Very bizarre. It's almost better to read it as if the main characters were trapped in a shoujo romcom and forced to act out the various cliches of the genre. The two leads are so trapped in their delusions, they not only impede on their own lives, but also everyone else's around them. The male lead is dummy tsun and knows it, but he constantly goes back and forth about how much he loves the main girl while hurting others. Everything the main girl does is melodramatic because that's how she believes her life should be and she can't grasp what a normal relationship should read more

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May 30, 2020

12 of 12 chapters read

Overall Rating: 5

Kundalini (All reviews)

1 people found this review helpful

Interesting plot, failed in execution.

I love shoujo and josei, and I keep looking out for what characters and emotions get depicted. Love is complicated, and there are many many ways of exploring that.

The premise of this story is fantasies and bullying, which when mixed together has the potential to yield a psychological and philosophical drama. Unfortunately, this story pumped in bad comedy, and leads who could not grow. I'd have forgiven if this had been a one-shot, because there is a page limitation. But 3 volumes all going in a loop without adding flavour... Quite a disapppointment, especially when the mangaka has under her belt a one-shot series like Koibumi Biyori. I wish the tone and mood of Shounen Shoujo Romance was kept at the level of Metal Moon. Metal Moon turned out to be way more a complex story with defining characteristics than this failure of a shoujo manga.

Bullying is traumatic. There are several cases of bullying that have left students changed forever. I was hoping the mangaka would be addressing that. Perhaps she found one way of dealing with it, that could be shared as a coping mechanism. Nope.
Okay, so mix in fantasy. Fantasy has the power to turn anything into anything. After all, it's the power of imagination, and it can glorify a bad incident to shield the mind, protect one's soul, one's integrity, one's worth. Fantasy can have the power to shield bullying, and possibly convolute it to a masochistic connection with the victimizer. Do we get to see that? Ehh, I sure hoped so. But nope. .

[Somewhat spoiler below]
This series remained a childish desire for a "prince" without outlining what a "prince" really is. Unless it's just good looks. Throw in a tsundere guy who subconsciously reverts to bullying the girl he has taken a fancy to. Oh but the girl is strong, she doesn't hold a grudge. Okay, we have a stong female lead? The power of fantasy throws in feelings of love. Patience is tested, by others, by oneself, to the brink of death. But the ego still will not yield. Throw in confusion with an ex flame, and a cousin who wants to be the man of your dreams.
[Somewhat spoiler end]

See that paragraph has so much going on. But the saddest part it, there's no exploration of the psyche. It feels like - oh you brought this idea in, now how's it going to develop. But that's it, there's no more at all. It leaves you hanging in a disapppointed place. The only character that gave me some faith is Sou, the cousin, who questions his place.

The series remained mediocre. Some reaaaaallly great elements brought in, but just failed to take it to a level that could have made this a very stong, memorable experience.

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Aug 28, 2015

12 of 12 chapters read

Overall Rating: 8

TENSHI_HANA (All reviews)

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first the art i'd give it 6 i don't know why the lips of the heroine are so huge second the story when you read some manga you felt the story and there is some manga resemble to you in some way and when you read other manga its just plain manga the same story in every shoujo but here when i read this manga from the beginning i don't like it but i continue reading it when i reach chapter 5 i feel i have been through the same experiment the abuse boyfriend he cut her hair twice when she confuse read more

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