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Ayahana Min: Akazukin Chacha vol. 10
This might be the most hilarious volume of Chacha in a while. From the first episode, in which Seravy's father turns out to be a beautiful lady who is actually a giant lizard, to the yonkoma manga at the end, I was laughing hard while my family observed me with concern in their eyes.
The best episodes, though, has got to be the ones with Hohoemi Senshi (Smile Soldier) Egaon. Ichimatsu-kun forces Poppy-kun to become a real-life tokusatsu hero, Egaon (as you can see on the cover). The exchange between the mad-scientist-y Ichimatsu-kun and Poppy-kun, who sure as hell doesn't want to be something as idiotic as a Smile Soldier, is hilarious in itself, but the gap between the cool Poppy-kun and the cheesey Egaon is priceless. (I say "priceless" about Chacha every time, don't I?) Riiya, being the kiddo that he is, becomes a huge fan of Egaon, and he is sooooo cute! And following the golden rules of tokusatsu heroes, an Evil Overload (TM) arrives -- but following the rules of Chacha, he isn't an ordinary overload. No matter what you make Ayahana draw, she just knows how to push it one step further.
Combined with Seravy as a kid, the only sad thing about this volume is that there's only three to go.
(You know, it's annoyingly difficult to write something about manga you think rule. It turns out boring. Makes me recall why it is I usually only write about CLAMP manga ...)
Category: Shojo/ladies | Posted by Alicia at October 1, 2004 11:54 AM