Karakuri Odette

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Japanese: カラクリオデット

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 6

Chapters: 35

Status: Finished

Published: Sep 5, 2005 to Dec 5, 2007

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi

Theme: School

Demographic: Shoujo

Serialization: Hana to Yume

Authors: Suzuki, Julietta (Story & Art)

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Ranked: #1591²

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Popularity: #2864

Members: 7,445

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Ranked #1591Popularity #2864Members 7,445

MangaHana to YumeSuzuki, Julietta (Story & Art)

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Odette is an android created by the young talented scientist Dr. Yoshizawa. Wanting to find the ultimate difference between humans and his android, Odette decides to persuade Dr. Yoshizawa to enroll her in a local high school. Follow Odette's adventures as she ventures through high school, in search of the true meaning of being a human.

(Source: Tokyopop)

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Karakuri Odette was published in English by Tokyopop from October 6, 2009 to April 12, 2011.

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Yoshizawa, Odette

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Yoshizawa, Chris

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Kurose, Asao

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Yukimura, Anihisa

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Travis

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Mika

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Morino, Youko

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Owen

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Ringozaka, Shirayuki

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Okada

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Oct 11, 2011

alidan

Recommended

I have read a lot of robot themed manga, a lot of shoujo manga, a lot of fantasy monster race manga, and I have to say, this is one of, if not the best, manga I have read in those genres.

The art... is mediocre at best. It's typical shoujo, and I despise that art style. There are a few instances where it's not typical, but as I can remember less than 5 panels... I can't give it more. That said, the art wasn't offensively bad. The proportions and facial expressions weren't so out there that it ever took me out of the manga.

Now for ... the characters. The main character, Odette, clearly evolves, and in all honesty, in every robot manga I ever read, they either have the robot always as evolved as they are, or the levels of evolution are clear, down to the chapter they change. This one had the evolution blurred to the point it's almost seamless. The only flaw is that characters that weren't main characters had no real character growth, that's not to say they didn't grow, but Odette's overshadows theirs so much that it's hard to really call what the others did growing.

Now for the story. The whole time I am reading this, I'm expecting an evil scientist to kidnap Odette to re-program her, and then, through the power of love and friendship, she regains her memories. This NEVER happens, thank GOD. There is an "evil" scientist, but realistically, he is a real scientist... It's hard to explain... There are scientists who would become emotionally involved with their creations, which Odette's creator is, and there are the ones that take a realistic approach to their creations, and always want to better them even at the cost of sacrificing old ones for parts, which the "evil" one is. The way this plot is resolved, I thought was the best way you could ever resolve it. It's never really done before to my knowledge.

This next paragraph is a minor spoiler, so skip it if you don't want a fairly minor spoiler. The whole time that I was reading this, I was expecting the emotional-friendship-with-robot-plot: the reveal that she is a robot plot, the body is destroyed and needs to be rebuild and restarted from a backup, only to be emotionless, but then her friends come into the picture, and through friendship, she remembers. None of these plots EVER happened; you have no IDEA how big of a relief this is that it never happened.

Overall, I consider this a must-read for anyone who is looking for an outsider wanting to fit into the style of manga, as I don't believe any do it better than this (limited to within the same style and genre of story).

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Jul 9, 2015

Grapesandraisin

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*Contains a little bit of spoilers*

I decided to read Karakuri Odette because of Suzuki Julietta, hoping that it would be somewhat similar to Kamisama Hajimemashita. To those who came for this same reason, don't expect too much. Anyhow, let's get started with the actual review.

Story : 7/10

This is the only story that I've ever read that has androids/robots but isn't very sci-fi-ish. The story is more about innocence and discovering what it is like to be a human being. The usual topics like love, jealousy, friendship, yadda yadda are discussed. There's a teensy bit of romance as well.

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Jan 30, 2018

Pankeikki

Mixed Feelings

Starting with the positives: Karakuri Odette is an enjoyable read. The female protagonist is very likable, and is what makes this series truely shine. For the most part, it makes you want to continue reading, and only becomes draggy somewhere in the middle. Nonetheless, Karakuri is a simple, light hearted read. If you are looking for a shoujo with a serious romance (I'd go as far as to say that there is no romance in this series and it's more about Odette and her friends) and solid plot, then I'd suggest avoiding this series.

The negatives: My main issue with Karakuri, is obvious lack of ...

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