Shu-katsu!! ~Kimi ni Naitei~ © Yoshino Aki/Shogakukan [First serialized in Petit Comic]
Published in Indonesia as I Need Job!! ~Unofficial Decision For You~
by PT Tiga Lancar Semesta/Tiga Lancar Comic (3L)
What I wished for when King of Hearts was first published here finally came true: 3L licensed Yoshino Aki's job- (and love) hunting josei manga Shu-katsu!! ~Kimi ni Naitei~. I Need Job!! ~Unofficial Decision For You~ 1 of 2 is now on sale.
Asaoka Yuri discovers you need more than just enthusiasm to get somewhere in the Tokyo job market. The college senior has applied to 49 companies and been unanimously rejected, much to her chagrin. It looks like even her 50th try is doomed, but what's worse, another student from the same university is there to witness (and snicker at) her epic #Fail.
Yuri should've bopped the too self-confident Manabe Ryoji on the head, but instead she lets fly a left-fielder to the Do you agree/disagree with the proposal to ban smoking in taxis
question Ryoji poses. (She answers: The taxi should provide candies on board.
)
With such a bad first impresh, youdathunk Yuri would've given Ryoji a wide berth, especially when they're back at the university, but nooo. Yuri actually goes and falls for Ryoji.
Manga GET!
I know, I know, the synopsis doesn't come across as a compliment to Yuri, much less a GET! recommendation for her manga starrer. In fact, Typical Shoujo Triad member dalina02-san only gave the first I Need Job!! a 6 out of 10 rating and suggests it as a Rent. But I enjoyed—muchness—Yuri's job hunt and found the required Ryoji × Yuri reading compelling. You be the judge.
I Need Job!! ~Unofficial Decision For You~ volume 1 contains chapters 1 through 5: Masa Sulit
(Tough Times), Interview,
Antusias
(Enthusiasm), Saatnya Istirahat
(A Well-earned Break) and Turning Point.
Aside from I Need Job!! and King of Hearts (my gateway Yoshino Aki manga), Yoshino Aki-sensei also created the oh-so-cute Petit Comic one-shot Non-chan to Watashi,
the sports-themed Kimi wa Kirakira and Yuru Koi, which encloses the Heart no Ousama sequel Happy Birthday.
I synopsize the other 3L debut—Kon Kon x Honey by Maita Nao—that I didn't see (prolly overlooked) at Gramed Below the Cut. But before that, let me just say that this SFW pair is truly welcome after the recent spate of Dewasa
/Mature 3L releases.
3L josei and shoujo manga (2010.12.20)
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- [Series Premiere] I Need Job!! ~Unofficial Decision For You~ (Shu-katsu!! ~Kimi ni Naitei~) 1 of 2 by Yoshino Aki
- [Premiere] Kon Kon x Honey by Maita Nao
Kon Kon x Honey 「コンコン×ハニー」 by Maita Nao
AKA Con Con x Honey
Shogakukan Ciao, shoujo
This anthology (main story chapters 1-3 and three one-shots) first published in Japan 2007.08
Shu-katsu!! ~Kimi ni Naitei~ 「シューカツ！！～キミに内定～」 by Yoshino Aki
AKA Job Hunting～Tentative Job Offer
Shogakukan Petit Comic, josei
Volume 1 (chapters 1-5) first published in Japan 2008.01