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Fujiko F. Fujio: Chinpui vol. 4
The story of Eri, a pretty ordinary pre-teen school girl, who is suddenly chosen to be the wife of the prince of planet Marl -- which she refuses stubbornly to become. A bunch of weird aliens are sent to convince her, all of which she has to fend off -- except the cute ape-like creature Chinpui who moves in with her and becomes her friend.
My favorite episodes in this volume are the ones where Eri-chan discovers that she has become a multi-milionare because merchandise in her name has been a big hit on Marl, where they already adore her as their future queen. The lengths she goes to in order to get some money to buy a manga magazine without using money from Marl (which she loathes) was cute and amusing.
Category: Shonen/seinen | Posted by Alicia at October 1, 2004 11:54 AM