Why is the story a 5 while it's overall a 3? Because finally we have a shoujo who is street smart about being an escort for profit, lives independantly but is secure, and doesn't just melt into an unexpected kiss/grope just because the hero is the one who delivered it.
We meet Ami who spends her time escorting young boys to movies, confessing to them, providing company, anything which doesn't sound illegal, but can make a quick buck. She's propositioned by a rich boy to help stave off a marriage interview and quickly he becomes enamoured with her fiesty personality.
BUT the artwork makes me weep, it
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: A Love Transaction Without Overcharging, Kokoro Gokuama-jitate, Kyokou Shinwa: Second Rape Japanese: 掛け値ナシのLOVE取引 InformationType: Manga
Volumes: 1
Chapters: 5
Status: Finished
Published: Sep 2001
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Shoujo
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Minami, Kanan (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #124212 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #10541
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Jul 28, 2009
Story: 7/10
The story is what saved this manga for me. Well, the third story did. The first story provides a forceful love, a mere fantasy. Still, in the end...aren't shoujo mangas supposed to give you fantasies? It was decent...unreal, but decent. The second story was a little worse. A high school idol falling in love with a plain girl? Extreme bullying? A very typical scenario. No brownie points, especially with the mushy ending. The third story was different. It was original and non-typical of a shoujo manga. Many mangas try to show that rape=love. It isn't true and that's what this manga showed. It showed ... 
Dec 8, 2011
Spoilers abound for Story 3.
My respect for Kanan Minami went up so much after I read this story. The first 2 stories in the collection are fairly forgettable, but this series is worth reading just for the final story.When I saw the title of the story, I was put off, but I'm glad I gave it a chance. For once, we have a shojo heroine who is strong enough to stick up for herself and not be a doormat because of a guy and blame herself for being raped by him. The story manages to show her overcoming her doubts and becoming strong enough to ... |
