Beauty Pop -
A Manga full of laughs, seriousness, and slight hints of romance. Its a wonderful and enjoyable manga and I'm surprised barely anyone reviewed on it. The Story mainly focuses on Kiri Koshiba; girl gifted with the talent of hairstyling and is the daughter of the famous hairstylist Seiji Koshiba. Her life has changed ever since she encounters the S,P (Scissors Project); three popular guys at Ryokufuu High School that gives the selected girls a beauty touch. I really liked this manga because of its style and the funniness.
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I liked the Art, it was very neatly drawn and also funny. Their looks
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Beauty Pop Stage 2, Dream Come True, Teen Drop, Twisted Typhoon, I Want to Be a Prince, Shampoo's Concern, Hysteric Heart, Daily Life in the Narumi Family Japanese: ビューティーポップ More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 10
Chapters: 57
Status: Finished
Published: Sep 2003 to Feb 2008
Theme:
School
Demographic:
Shoujo
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Ciao Authors:
Arai, Kiyoko (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #6312 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #637
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Jan 11, 2008
Beauty Pop is an exellent manga to laugh. The genre is comedy, and it is.
Kiri Koshiba, the daughter of legendary hair stylist Seji Koshiba, has golden hands if it comes to hairstyling (just like her dad). But she don't really care about that fact, and that's what makes it funny, I think. Kiri always has troubles with her rival, Narumi. Narumi is the son of the owner of the biggest hair salon in Japan and he's pretty good in hairstyling too. The art is really good; it is fine to read and it looks so cute, even the 'bad' guys! Beauty Pop has a sweet ... 
Oct 3, 2009
Beauty Pop is a lovely story with fantastic characters!
The story wasn't to complicated and it was easy to follow but only enjoyable to read, and the characters are all well drawn and got their own (incredably cute) personality. Yes, the story in the beginning wasn't all my cup of tea, but the more I read the more I fell in love with the humor and the characters. The art overall maybe isn't all that outstanding, but allthough it was sometimes a little plain the drawing style is cute and wery sutable towards the story. 
Dec 17, 2010
There is only one reason I'm not giving this manga a 10-so hear me out.
The story revolves around Koshiba Kiri, a slightly aloof girl who comes off as being self-centered. However, she has an extraordinary knack for hairstyling. This isn't taken well by the resident 'genius' hairstyle Shougo Narumi, who vows to beat her along with the help of his club, The Scissors Project. So yeah, your probably reading this thinking it's an average run-of-the-mill shoujo. Which, if I'm honest, I was expecting that myself. Trust me you couldn't be more wrong. It's almost like the characters have been reversed. Instead of the guy being the ... 
Apr 8, 2015
I found Beauty Pop to be enjoyable. My favorite genre is rom-com and although I can say that Beauty Pop had both of these things in it was a bit skimpy on romance. If you like to laugh and don't enjoy up front romance this manga is for you. I am not saying that the romance is non-existent it just not the main influence. Overall though the story is interesting with likable characters that don't really get on your nerves. Its art work is pretty good and the story is descent. It really lacks in the pacing. It goes from kind of slow to really
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May 7, 2010
I rarely enjoy all that school stories. But surprisingly after reading four chapters translated into Russian I surfed the Internet for more of "Beauty Pop".
What I mostly like about this manga? Story. Art. Kiri. Reverse harem. Story is great. It has much more unexpectable twists than you think a story about hairstiling can have. Art is very nice. It looks simple but it's just what you need to both enjoy cuteness and not stare at each picture till you forget what you are reading. Kiri is drawn amazingly. Her smiling face is so cute! And what I also liked about her is that she is often sleepy ... 
May 11, 2009
I'm surprised that this comic isn't among the most popular ones. It's a beautiful storyline and makes me laugh, cry, scream, and worry.
It's about a girl named Kiri who is a very amazing hairstylist but she doesn't want to be in the beginning. She's far from being a Mary Sue because she has her flaws, which are a very limited emotional range, and if you ask Narumi, the main guy, she's not even a girl. Narumi on the other hand is a gifted hairstylist, nowhere near Kiri's talent, and he plans to be the number one hairstylist in Japan. This boy has a very ... 
Mar 8, 2009
I really enjoyed this series, and I'm glad I eventually decided to give it a shot.
I recall seeing it in bookstores all the time, but the story didn't sound interesting to me, too cutesy, and I thought a manga about hairstyling would be a snore. But this wasn't the first time I was proven wrong. Sure enough, it was cute, but not overly so. I just found everything about it endearing. The characters grew on me, and by the end I even developed a soft spot for Iori's annoying way of speaking. I don't know the first thing about hairstyling, but the story was ... 
Dec 4, 2008
Short Overview:
The main character, Kiri Koshiba is an extremely gifted hairstylist. She is not very interested using her special talent for the fame and glory. However, she runs into three popular boys who run "Scissors Project" or S.P. for short at school. They have a super awesome goal to be the best makeover team ever in Japan. They give out random makeovers to chosen girls during S.P. sessions. Kiri tries to avoid the Scissors Project at all costs, but she finds herself adding a little 'magic' to people's lives.. My reaction: [Please note this will probably change once the series is done. These are my impressions so ... 
Jun 11, 2010
Beauty Pop is a pretty decent manga that just seems to leave you content in every factor. If you happen to not have a masterpiece at hand,I assure you Beauty Pop will not make you feel like you have wasted your time while you search for another masterpiece. If you are still not certain,follow on and read the rest of my review.
Story:7(Good) Sure the 'genius meets hidden prodigy' idea isn't really all original. But then again how many more original ideas are there nowadays...It all depends on how you weave it yes? As I was saying the plot itself might not be all that original but ... 
Apr 5, 2009
when I 1st knew about the story from the following summary:
"Although a truly gifted hairstylist, Kiri Koshiba has no interest in using her talent to pursue fame and fortune, unlike the three popular boys in the "Scissors Project" at school. They give showy makeovers to handpicked girls, determined to become the best makeover team in Japan. As much as Kiri tries to shy away from the Scissors Project spotlight, she finds herself responding to beauty's call..." the part of what interest me most was a gifted hairstylest girl who doesn't have interest of becoming hairstylist and other guys who wanted to be famous. so I given ... 
Dec 21, 2009
Story = 10
Beauty Pop was a great read overall, and it had a great plot through out the whole thing, not leaving much to be asking about. It was full of laughs, but you could also see the romance in it as well. Art & Character = 10 The whole making people beautiful thing wasn't really on my lists of what I liked, but this manga really made me sort of like it. The characters were well thought out, and their expressions fit them. The art kept the same the whole way through the manga, which I've noticed doesn't happen in all of the manga now. The ... 
May 28, 2013
I'm still stuck in the exciting world that is the Scissors Project. I picked up the first volume thinking it would just help me pass the time, but i ended up racing to the library every weekend for the next couple of copies. it has a great story line with lovable characters, with adventures that will make you laugh out loud. despite it's cheer, there are still side stories that nearly had me bawling.
the only downside is there is only ten volumes, which made the ending seem a little rushed. it was an okay ending, but some strings needed to be tied up. overall, one ... 
Jul 12, 2013
Beauty Pop is a fun reading.
The main character: I loved her. Her attitude is what I loved most. That cool, not caring attitude drew me in since the beginning. I sometimes wish more female characters were like her. To not care for gossips or what people say about her. She is fun to read and I just find myself smiling every time I reread the manga. I like competition manga a lot. I like challenges and stuff like that. So Beauty Pop with its main plot being beauticians, I really liked it. So in the school where Kiri goes to, there's like a monthly ... 
Jan 7, 2016
I don't have much to add, aside from what has already been mentioned, except that I need to emphasize the heroine's character quality.
I believe it was the first time ever when I had the pleasure of reading a story centered on a natural, believable highschool female, in this kind of setting. I absolutely love her aloofness and her ability to discern the importance of things at such an early age. The fact that she doesn't really care about most of the things that teenagers rage about is a real breath of fresh air. However, when building these kind of characters it's kind of hard to ... 
Sep 16, 2020
This has been on my "To Read" list for a very very long time and finally, I unleashed it today cause goddamn, my manga has been in drought lately lol! This manga was legit long winded for 51ish chapters but I friggin was entertained by the main characters such as Kiri's stoic attitude, along with Narumi's stupid over the top attitude. What I'm saying is that they are likeable characters.
Seriously tho, this manga is making me want to get a haircut again and yet I've only gotten it done a week ago lol. It was nice to read something different that revolved around hairdressing for ...
Jun 8, 2021
I stayed for the fun characters but ultimately it felt like a lot of things went from unresolved to magically "fixed" to make it fit into an ending. The plot just kinda went nowhere in the end so I'm sad that in the 5 or so years it took to finish this manga a better plotline was not planned. The author themselves even mentioned the story was not progressing quick at around chapter 6!! That should have been my omen.
I might be salty because I'm tired of a story sorta concluding and then not really concluding but we get a huge time skip where ...
Mar 26, 2010
I don't understand why this manga only got okay reviews. I loved this one, and how even though it's a shoujo manga, the main focus isn't just the love and romance, like in other shoujos. I also loved the fact that it is both funny, but serious when necessary. Overall, i would give this one a 20 out of 10 ;)
Dec 29, 2008
kiri in the most of the volumes refuses to take after her father ever since she cut her mothers ear while cutting her moms hair. but eventually excepts the fact that that she cant waste her talent and she once said wen she was little she wanted to make people look beautiful. heres where men likin her comes.futher in the volumes... kiri complements ochai's makeup skills and smiles. then thats where he starts to fall in love with kiri. then naru naru falls for her since he acidently triped and kissed her. with ochi and naru in love the same girl obvoiusly
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Apr 15, 2016
I can't really explain why I liked a manga about hair cutting. But I did.
The story was nothing special. I read the whole manga in about two days however, so the story isn't bad. I wish it had focused a little more on inner beauty instead of outer, but in picking up a manga involving a bunch of teens giving makeovers, I can't say I'm surprised. Kiri was a good main character. Smart and attractive in a way different from most shoujo heroines, you can't help but like her. I wish she had ended up with someone else then who I expected, but all ... |
