[Review] Perfect Love Project 1 by Han YuRang ~ From crude humor to (hopefully) some subliminity

m&c! street date: 20 April 2011

Nae Soong 9 Dan Project © Han YuRang/Samyang Publishing Co. Ltd.
Published in Indonesia as Perfect Love Project by PT Gramedia/m&c!

Perfect Love Project 1 by Han YuRang: From crude humor to (hopefully some) subliminity
Soonjung manhwa review by huamulan03 (Some rights reserved)
Rating: 6.75 of 10 ♥

The lowdown

Freckled school lunch thief Jung Daum constantly squabbles with perfect (plastic-surgeried) elder sis Jung Arem and their bickering degenerates into out and out catfight when they try to win the lurve of bishie school idol Jun Ki.
[Adapted from m&c!'s summary]

Thoughts and impressions
m&c!'s Sibling Rivalry/Love Triangle back cover blurb sends false signals, seriously simplifying this soonjung manhwa's premise and doing an injustice to its (albeit arguable) charm. Why do I say say say so? (Apologies to Hwang MiRee for co-opting her manhwa's title.)

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[REVIEW] Boy Dolls 1 by Hibiki Wataru: It's 'Dolls'--in the plural--for a reason

Shounen Dolls © Hibiki Wataru/Hakusensha
[Serialized in LaLa]
Published in Indonesia as Boy Dolls by Elex Media

It's 'Dolls'—in the plural—for a reason
Boy Dolls 1 by Hibiki Wataru shoujo manga review by huamulan03 (Some rights reserved)
Rating: 7.5 of 10 doll costumes designed by Ageha

Long before the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate ruled Japan (that era started in 1336 for you and me), members of the Etou clan have been doll masters, gifted with the ability to hear (creepy) doll thoughts. At present, the family runs a doll consultancy and repair, and the heiress to the somewhat booming business is Etou Ageha.

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Love is Everywhere manga recommendation: Rival Next Door 1 by Shiraishi Yuki ♥ A Triangle Love Between Friends

Looking for a Valentine manga read? Try Rival Next Door 1 (of 2) by Shiraishi Yuki, one of our picks from m&c!'s Love is Everywhere shoujo manga attack.

This review is written in Bahasa Indonesia.

Tonari no Koigataki © Shiraishi Yuki/Shogakukan
[First serialized in Sho-Comi]
Published in Indonesia as Rival Next Door by Gramedia/m&c!

Rival Next Door 1 by Shiraishi Yuki ♥ A Triangle Love Between Friends
Review/Recommendation by Lina-chan (Some rights reserved)
Rating: 9 of 10

Quick Summary
Akane mempunyai 2 sahabat cowok, Ichi dan Hiro yang selalu bersama-sama sejak kecil. Mereka tinggal di satu lantai apartemen dan bersekolah di SMU yang sama. Persahabatan mereka merenggang ketika Ichi dan Hiro sama-sama menaruh hati pada Akane. Kedua cowok yang memiliki bersifat bertolak belakang ini berlomba-lomba menarik perhatian Akane. Mereka ingin Akane melihat diri mereka sebagai kekasih. Akane pun kaget akan perubahan perilaku kedua sahabat cowoknya ini padahal ia sendiri sedang punya masalah. Cewek-cewek yang iri melihat perhatian Ichi dan Hiro kepadanya, melakukan penindasan.

Bagimana ya nasib Akane? Siapakah yang akan dipilih oleh Akane?

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