I've finished "Otomen Vol. 7" by Aya Kanno.
Product Description
Reads R to L (Japanese Style)
Having Girly Hobbies Doesn't Make You Less Manly!
Asuka's friend Juta needs to keep his identity as renowned shojo author Jewel Sachihana a secret, so why is he agreeing to do an autograph session?! The answer may lie with a letter from a certain fan...
About the Author
Aya Kanno was born in Tokyo, Japan. She is the creator of Soul Rescue, which has been published in the United States, and her latest work, Otomen, is currently being serialized in Japan's BetsuHana magazine. Blank Slate was originally published in BetsuHana magazine.
Product Details
Reading level: Young Adult
Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (August 3, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421532360
ISBN-13: 978-1421532363
My Review:
In the first story Asuka pretends he's Hanamasa the lead singer of the rock band House Dust again because the real Hanamasa says he can't sing their songs or deceive their fans anymore.
We find out his older brother Hanamaru aka Joji is the lead singer of Freak Bones and he challenges Hanamasa to a faceoff in a month on a Saturday night.
We also find out that Hanamasa was the lead singer of FRA FRA and Joji was the songwriter. Hanamasa disappeared because he thought his voice wasn't right for FRA FRA anymore which made his brother Joji mad because he didn't think he wanted to sing his songs anymore. His voiced changed and became deeper and lower and he thought he couldn't sure purely anymore.
Both brothers work it out and now they have joined both their bands!
In the second story Asuka and the whole gang go to a training camp that is haunted by the man hating female ghost.
Ryo is asked by Juta to be the Kendo Team Manager while they are training. That night she makes a hot pot with eel and garlic (no one is impressed - eel cooked in water). It looked yucky!
Asuka is in the bathtub when the female hating ghost claws come rushing out of the water but Ryo saves him by arriving just at the time. Then he goes to teach a kendo class and when everyone else is gone the ghost is behind him and says, "die" and pushes him down the stairs! He runs down the stairs while she tries to grab him. She also broke the shinai.
Ryo suggests an exorcism and they go outside when Juta appears and scares Asuka. Then the ghost appears and Asuka has had enough. He said let's talk and the ghost stops and says, "no one has asked me this before". Then she talks about her tale about her boyfriend was suppose to meet her, etc. and then she leaves for good (rest in heaven).
In the third story Juta has a book signing as Jewel Sachihana which he wants to keep a secret (so he dresses like a woman). He receives a letter signed Shizuka which reminds him of his first love. When she finally arrives he asks her who he should sign to. She says Shizuka and so he signs it and when she leaves he follows her. He asks her if she remembers the name of the guy in her letter and she says Juta. He's such a flirt and you can't hate him for it!
5/5
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