Manga Review: A Devil and Her Love Song, Vol. 7 [Paperback]

I've finished "A Devil and Her Love Song Vol. 7" by Miyoshi Tomori.

Product Description

Is this girl a devil in disguise or a misunderstood angel?

As Maria begins to recall bits and pieces of her tragic past, Yusuke tells her that he’ll stay by her side and support her, no matter what. Meanwhile, Maria still hopes to reconcile with Anna, so she enrolls in the same music school that Anna attends. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like Anna wants Maria’s help or friendship.

About the Author

Miyoshi Tomori made her debut as a manga creator in 2001, and her previous titles include Hatsukare (First Boyfriend), Tongari Root (Square Root), and Brass Love!!

Product Details
Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (February 5, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 142154184X
ISBN-13: 978-1421541846

My Review:

Maria and her friends have a great time at their party minus Shin.  She finally decides to tell everyone about why she was expelled from St. Katria and how her friendship started and ended with Anna.  Yusuke tells Maria he will stay by her side no matter what happens and that maybe Anna wants Maria to find her way back to her side and that she should join the same band Anna attends.  Maria joins the same school when the instructor asks her to form a group with Anna and Shin so she could sing about Anna's feelings.  Yusuke decides to join too when the instructors tells Maria she should street perform.

During the party Shin calls Yusuke's cell and leaves him a message to not get involved with Maria.  He also admits that he loves Maria and he believes Yusuke does too.  Shin asks if he could speak to Yusuke alone and Yusuke tells him he got his message and he doesn't need to tell him all the details since he will stay by Maria's side no matter what.

Maria and Anna have a little chat when all of a sudden they start fighting again by yelling and Anna runs away.  Shin goes after her and has a little chat with her and asks her to grow up and stop being stubborn and just let everyone know how she feels.


4/5

Thanks Simon and Schuster Canada for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!

Manga Review: A Devil and Her Love Song, Vol. 3 [Paperback]

I've finished "A Devil and Her Love Song Vol. 3" by Miyoshi Tomori.

Product Description

Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences rated teen.

Meet Maria Kawai — she’s gorgeous and whip-smart, a girl who seems to have it all. But when she unleashes her sharp tongue, it’s no wonder some consider her to be the very devil! Maria’s difficult ways even get her kicked out of an elite school, but this particular fall may actually turn out to be her saving grace ...

Hana Ibuki, a cheerful soul, waltzes into Maria’s life and befriends her right away. She even convinces wary classmates to join Maria’s choral group. There’s something suspicious about Hana’s help, however, especially since misconceptions about Maria occur every time Hana is involved. Is Hana really a friend or actually a foe?


About the Author

Miyoshi Tomori made her debut as a manga creator in 2001, and her previous titles include Hatsukare (First Boyfriend), Tongari Root (Square Root), and Brass Love!! Her current series, A Devil and Her Love Song, is running in Margaret magazine.


Product Details
Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (June 5, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421541661
ISBN-13: 978-1421541662

My Review:

In this volume Maria is still dealing with her mean and nasty classmates.   A girl named Hana has come back to school after two weeks which we saw in the last volume.  Everyone seems to love her and she's the exact opposite of Maria (she's nice, friendly and likes everyone to get along).  At the beginning she takes Maria's necklace which the the teacher took in the previous volume.  Maria doesn't want to make a big deal about it but the others ask her about it and Hana plays the victim and starts crying.  Hana is nice to Maria and makes everyone get along with everyone since she doesn't like people fighting and divided.  Maria feels uneasy about Hana and doesn't believe all the nice things that are said about her.

Hana and Maria have a misunderstanding and have a falling out with Hana setting up Maria.  It was nice that Maria wants some kind of friendship with Hana and announces they are frenemies.  Hana doesn't quite know how to take Maria's blunt sayings and indifferent behavior.

The volume ends with Maria agreeing to appear on a TV show recording their classmates song "Amazing Grace" which Maria hums to herself alot.  We find out that Hana's plan was to come out looking like an angel making up with Devil Maria.

We even have short story showing us how Shin and Yusake first met and started hanging out together.

This manga is refreshing with a lead female character with a blunt personality who deals with situations in her own way.  She keeps her feelings inside and doesn't show it even when she is upset.  There was a situation with Hana which made her very upset but she keeps it inside of herself.  Shin, Yusake and Tomoyo go check on her and let her know they are all friends.  She is very happy and more calm when she realizes she has friends for the first time.  You can see how Shin and Yusake have feelings for Maria especially Shin when he pulls her into his arms and lets her cry against his chest.  He becomes flustered and blushes and wondering what is wrong with him/he's doing what he wants.

4/5

Thanks Simon and Schuster Canada for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!

Manga Review: A Devil and Her Love Song, Vol. 2 [Paperback]

Manga Review

I've finished "A Devil and Her Love Song Vol. 2" by Moyoshi Tomori.

Product Description

Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T.

Meet Maria Kawai — she’s gorgeous and whip-smart, a girl who seems to have it all. But when she unleashes her sharp tongue, it’s no wonder some consider her to be the very devil! Maria’s difficult ways even get her kicked out of an elite school, but this particular fall may actually turn out to be her saving grace.

Maria’s bold attitude may be exactly what she needs when she inspires an unlikely ally to come to her defense. And when she’s given the task to lead her class in a choral competition, she’s going to need all the gumption she can muster!

About the Author

Miyoshi Tomori made her debut as a manga creator in 2001, and her previous titles include Hatsukare (First Boyfriend), Tongari Root (Square Root), and Brass Love!! Her current series, A Devil and Her Love Song, is running in Margaret magazine.

Product Details
Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (April 3, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421541653
ISBN-13: 978-1421541655

My Review:

This volume opens with Maria and Yusuke visiting Tomoyo who is always smiling but wearing Goth clothes which Maria doesn't really like.  We learn more about Maria's story and her true personality shines through.  Yusuke gets a lot more attention in this volume along with Ayu Nakamura Maria's tormentor who we see eavesdropping on a couple of conversations and shows her true feeling off stage.

We also see more of the conflict between Maria and her teachers and how she deals with the problems.  She is given the task of leading the choral competition which she pursues in spite of hostility and hatred from her classmates.  As the story progresses Maria realizes that people genuinely coming to her defense and why she was destined to go to that school. 

5/5

Thanks Simon and Schuster Canada for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!

Manga Review: A Devil and Her Love Song, Vol. 1 [Paperback]

I've finished "A Devil and Her Love Song Vol. 1" by Miyoshi Tomori.

Product Description


Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T.

Meet Maria Kawai — she’s gorgeous and whip-smart, a girl who seems to have it all. But when she unleashes her sharp tongue, it’s no wonder some consider her to be the very devil! Maria’s difficult ways even get her kicked out of an elite school, but this particular fall may actually turn out to be her saving grace ...

Maria’s frank nature gains her more enemies at her new school, but her angelic singing voice inadvertently catches the attention of Yusuke Kanda and Shin Meguro. Can these boys mend her hardened heart, or will they just end up getting scorched?

About the Author

Miyoshi Tomori made her debut as a manga creator in 2001, and her previous titles include Hatsukare (First Boyfriend), Tongari Root (Square Root), and Brass Love!! Her current series, A Devil and Her Love Song, is running in Margaret magazine.

Product Details
Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (February 7, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421541645
ISBN-13: 978-1421541648

My Review:

Maria Kawai is gorgeous, extremely smart and highly-intuitive transfer student from the Catholic high school St. Katria to Totsuka high school.  She reveals that she was kicked out of St. Katria for beating up a teacher.  She is able to read a person, figures out their qualities and then confronts them bluntly with the truth.

I really like how Maria takes care of herself in bad situations for example when people make fun of her or say bad things about her she doesn't take it personally she gets even with them by using her sharp tough and bluntly letting them know the truth.

Some interesting side characters like Yusuke who is very popular with the girls and seems to be nice (but Maria figures out he doesn't like people), Shin who seems to hate Maria (but has a heart of gold) and Nippachi who is the end of everyone's jokes (Maria figures out that no one really matters to her) and seems to be character shrouded in mystery.

5/5

Thanks Simon and Schuster Canada for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!