Hana-Kimi, Volume 17 (Hana-Kimi)

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Japanese-American track-and-field star Mizuki is transferring to a high school in Japan, but not just any high school! To be close to her idol, high jumper Izumi Sano, she's going to an all-guys' high school...and disguising herself as a boy! But as fate would have it, they're more than classmates - they're roommates! Now, Mizuki must keep her secret in the classroom, the locker room, and her own bedroom. And her classmates, and the weird school nurse, must react to the new transfer student who looks like a very pretty boy...

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I love this series.......2007-04-03

Hana-Kimi is a great shojo manga. This is quickly becoming my favorite. I can't wait to get my hands on Vol 17 in a few weeks.

I love the story but the art is also incredible. Its very captivating and heart warming.

A bit slow..........2007-03-03

Hana Kimi is my favorite manga series, however, this volume is not one of my favorites (I thought volume 9 was a bit annoying too). This volume focuses mostly on Sano and his high-jumping, his brother, and his issues with his father. It has the potential to be interesting stuff if you're a huge Sano fan, but the drama gets a little overdone, like, "why are Sano and his father fighting again?"

There are only a couple "cutesy" moments between Sano and Mizuki in this volume, so if that's the only thing you're reading the series for, just be warned that you'll have to slog through this volume (and possibly the next one?) before you see any more fun stuff.

yes.......2007-02-21

So if you have read any of the previous Hana-Kimi's, which I am assuming you have, then you will agree with me when I say that Hana-Kimi is an excellent series and the art work is great and best of all it's funny, sweet and captivating all at the same time. My only criticism is that in the beginning the series was moving pretty fast, it was fun and you had high hopes for Mizuki and Sano, but as the story goes on and you get to the SIXTEENTH book in the series and Mizuki STILL hasn't:
a) admitted to Sano how she feels.
b) thought about how screwed her situation is, because it's not like she can have Sano as a bf and have Nakatsu and others as friends, THEY ALL THINK SHE'S A GUY!
c) figured out that he already knows she's a girl.
d) figured out that he likes her too.

Suddenly it starts to slow down as you look back and say, "well what have we accomplished in this series so far??"
And I don't know about you, but this really reminds me of Gilmore Girls, Lorelai and Luke are MEANT to be together and then they can't get together until the 5th season and when they finally get together they can't even manage to stay together!!!
p.s. sorry if you don't watch g.g. and that rant was completely meaningless to you! >.<

Hana-Kimi, Volume 3: For You In Full Blossom (Hana-Kimi)

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Mindless misogyny.
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Wow!
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Hana-Kimi, Volume 3: For You In Full Blossom (Hana-Kimi)

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ASIN: 1591163994

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Japanese-American track-and-field star Mizuki is transferring to a high school in Japan...but not just any high school! To be close to her idol, high jumper Izumi Sano, she's going to an all-guys' high school...and disguising herself as a boy! But as fate would have it, they're more than classmates...they're roommates! Now, Mizuki must keep her secret in the classroom, the locker room, and her own bedroom. And her classmates, and the weird school nurse, must react to the new transfer student who looks like a very pretty boy...

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Mindless misogyny. .......2007-08-18

Eyes wide and glazed-over, brain hermetically sealed against anything remotely resembling a clue, cross-dressing "heroine" Mizuki barrels her way through the interminable volumes of this series without formulating anything like a thought in her head. This is NOT a sports shojo, as she cares nothing for her sport, only for her good looking fellow track star. You could call it a romance shojo, but she doesn't devote any part of her brain to her relationship with this boy either. It is pure swooning infatuation of the sort that would be ruined by actually getting to know him. So she settles for obsessing over him by day, and then "unconsciously" falling into bed with him and rubbing her breasts against him by night.

Naturally he knows she is a girl. He knows because the first time she showers in their shared bathroom, she leaves the door unlocked AND the shower curtain drawn back. Yet after he walks in on her, he simply pretends he still thinks she is a boy, and she believes his act. Mizuki is that breed of heroine whose cluelessness is supposed to be endearing, but comes across passive aggressive. She never grows or changes or needs to, as her idiocy comes in handy forcing others to run around taking care of her. Her girlfriend shows up for a spot of this thankless job, finds out Izumi has it covered, and then quickly leaves, because real female friends are as taboo here as real conversation with boys. This sort of heroine HAS to be the center of male attention, while avoiding anything like real male friendship and emotional connection. Honestly, I don't see the point.

Of course, the mangaka's idea of heterosexual relationships for ordinary girls is pretty horrific. A co-worker suspects our heroine is a girl and tries to rape her. Then he is fired because "You can chase the girls as much as you like, but not the boys." Gee, thanks boss! One bonus "romance" features a hero who blackmails his cousin into submitting to his advances by threatening to seduce her little sisters. Another "romance" features a boy who seduces a girl to get revenge on her father. A supporting character in HANA KIMI vents his insecurity by hurting his girlfriend during sex. With this view of heterosexual relationships, being a lobotomized cross-dresser does sound like a better alternative. Since most of the story revolves around the tortured passion of two boys for "clueless" Mizuki, maybe this isn't so much a romance as a passive-aggressive female revenge fantasy.

This is a long series - but not because it has a lot of story to get through. Each episode treads water around some pointless time-killer, only to leave everyone back where they started. The only subject presumed to be of interest is Who-Likes-Who, which develops a certain intricacy, but never any heart. Shrimp-like Mizuki is treated as an honorary girl/pet by all the other boys, so she scarcely needs to strain herself attempting masculinity, but instead happily coos over cosmetics in front of Izumi. Since he knows she is a girl, and she is too dumb to properly pretend otherwise, this is scarcely even a gender bender. The art is an endless parade of talking heads and identical school uniforms.

The one character with half-a-brain is Umeda, the school doctor. He instantly figures out our heroine's true gender, and throughout the series serves as confidante and voice of "wisdom" (actually cynicism) to her "naivete" (actually narcissism). He can usually be found inflicting sarcastic abuse on somebody who deserves it. After Volume 10, I skimmed and read only the Umeda bits. He has a lengthy back-story in the second half of Volume 14.

Besides Umeda, I have no idea what anyone sees in this manga. I got this from my library, and suggest you do the same. Sports shojo CRIMSON HERO and girl-stalker comedy-drama SKIP BEAT are infinitely better. If you want something lighthearted, but could do without the misogyny and the brainless heroine, then BEAUTY POP is pretty cool too.

What The Back Says.......2007-08-15

I noticed they didn't have what the back says so i'm writing it as my review.

MEN AT WORK
Izumi, his friend Nakatsu and our crossdressing heroine Mizuki are hired to work at a beach chalet run by the family of weird school nurse Dr. Umeda! But when Kagurazaka- Izumi's high-jumo rival- shows up with his two younger sisters in tow, the job gets personal! Kagurazaka's attractive sister Tamami has a crush on Izumi too, and she sees Izumi's classmate Mizuki as a way to find out about the object of her affections. And then someone realizes that Mizuki's actually a girl...

Worth continuing with..........2007-06-12

I have this volume and it's got enough humor in it that I will continue with this series. My 4 stars apply to Hana-Kimi as a story. But the text of this review is mainly to address the short piece at the end entitled "The Cage of Summer."

This is a very disturbing short story about a manipulative teenage boy and his older female cousin. She catches him sleazing around at a bar; he is shameless about it, and continues to play a dual role of 'angel boy' when he's with her family and manipulative seducer when they are alone together. As the story progresses he convinces the cousin that he loves her (using various typical lines). Then they sleep together, and when the girl awakens, the boy is gone. Two years pass during which she carries a torch for him, and he eventually swans back into her life and tells her he's been trying to transfer to her high school for 2 years because he loves her. End of story.

Well, his lines seemed just that - pickup lines fed to a woman he wanted to seduce. The fact that he disappeared that morning seemed to confirm this - that he had been playing her all along and skipped out to avoid the emotional aftermath. The fact that he doesn't resurface for two years also seemed to confirm this - that he simply didn't care about her once he'd conquered. When he is introduced to her as a transfer student he immediately embraces her and they seem to be in love. But even now, his lines don't ring true. Even on a second/third reading, he still comes across as a weasel.

Also, the girl is portrayed as a bit of a sap; throughout the story, as he manipulates her, she is completely trusting and believing of all he says, and she doesn't get angry about his skipping out, or anything. She just meanders on about her life. This is supposed to be a love story but it's more like a creepy exploitation story, and makes you just want to slap some sense into the female character.

Some people complain that my reviews are too picky and I read too much into things, but this story jarred me. I also noticed this same theme in the Love Egoist stories at the back of Ouran High School Host Club. The man is manipulative and the girl is a sap. Is this really a theme people like to read about?

Wow!.......2007-04-04

I bought this at Barnes and Noble because I wanted to start a new series, and saw that it was a large series. I was so hooked I read it straight through. (I usually try to do half and half.)
My only regret was that I ended it so quickly! It was slightly easy to read. But it's such a hooking series that I can't wait to go buy some more.

Hisaya Nakajo: one of my faves.......2007-02-28

I love Hisaya Nakajo's art. I could compare her attetion to detail to Hayao Miazaki's and Yu Watase's (she draws almost all of her own backrounds ^^). I love the storyline. These books are always filled with laughs and extremely colorful characters.

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Hana-Kimi, Volume 15 (Hana-Kimi)
Hisaya Nakajo
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series.......2006-12-21

series is still going strong and each book that comes in it, seems to astonishing readers every time. love,love,love the characters; miki, sano and nakutsa.
recommend: hana kimi 1-15!

Another Great Volume!.......2006-12-20

Well this finally officially came out in English! I am so happy! This volume is better than volume 14 in my personal opinion because it has the whole love triangle between izumi,mizuki,and nakatsu completely throughout the whole volume. But it basically focuses on Nakatsu's feelings towards Mizuki and and Mizuki dealing with izumi. And Izumi is starting to have trouble keeping in his feelings toward Mizuki!! This is a really awesome volume!

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The lost art of storytelling is still alive and well.......2007-09-09

I love oral history. Keillor's stories are like the one's we sometimes have the good fortune to hear while having a cup of coffee with a neighbor while the winter wind whistles outside and the cat is playing with a ball of yarn. Some are so funny that tears come to your eyes. Some are so tender and touching that tears come to your eyes. Keep your hanky handy.

Hilarious!.......2007-05-25

I laughed out loud constantly while reading this book. I think you have to know where the author is coming from in order to fully appreciate Lake Wobegon Days. My parents grew up in a small midwestern town, and I spent the early years of my life there too. Again and again, this book reminded me of stories my dad told me and things I remember from my own childhood. This book would be especially enjoyable for anyone who understands or appreciates small-town life.

Garrison Keillor.......2007-03-09

Garrison Keillor is the best story teller, ever. I have been reading and listening to cd's of his for years. I can listen to them over and over. He has a wonderful way of telling a story and is so funny. My husband and I went to see Garrison live when he was here in Reno. He was so great. Even my children think he is the best!!

A Bore.......2007-02-13

A friend borrowed this book to me. I tried to read it. I could not finish it. I can see why some people would like this book but I am not one of those people, I guess. This is only my opinion but I think this book is a bore. Get Population:485 by Michael Perry instead.
I like Keillor's voice a lot beter than this book.

News from home.......2006-09-23

This is a compilation of Keillor's News from Lake Wobegon segments from his Prairie Home Companion PBS radio show. There is no particular plot here, just a series of vignettes about Lake Wobegon, it's history, customs and citizens. Using the device of this fictional town and its inhabitants Keillor gives a wonderful and accurate portrait of small town American, warts and all. His style is reminiscent of Mark Twain and Will Rogers as he tells stories of Lake Wobegonians that reflect the human condition, the joys and frustrations of growing up in a small town, the agony that is adolescence, the desperation of a young man to escape of his past and his struggles when he does. Like Twain and Rogers, Keillor is able to deftly weave stories that take the reader from sadness to hilarity in a few paragraphs.

For anyone who is a fan of the radio program this is like a visit home. For those unfamiliar with the show this is a wonderful way to see what all the fuss is about.

Life These Days: Stories from Lake Wobegon

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Humorous monologues capture everyday eccentricities

Life These Days: Stories from Lake Wobegon

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ASIN: 1565112938

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Wherever Garrison Keillor's imagination takes him, the road back to Lake Wobegon is always a delightful one. His story collections about "the little town that time forgot" are his most popular; this Lake Wobegon collection features 11 wonderful stories recorded from live radio broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion. Life these days in Lake Wobegon means shirtsleeve autumns and late-starting winters. Meanwhile, a busful of Lutheran men attends the Risk Takers convention in Minneapolis to do the unthinkable: express their emotions. Pastor Ingqvist interviews for a job at the Mall of America. The Ingqvists' elderly dog discovers the fountain of youth. The website for the World's Largest Pile of Burlap Bags (www.wlpbb) opens a window on Lake Wobegon to the world. And as a special bonus, Life These Days is packaged with a new, never-before-available Keillor short story, "Spring." 1998 Listen Up Award - Best Short Stories

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Humorous monologues capture everyday eccentricities.......1999-01-29

I've only just discovered Keillor's wit in the past few weeks, but already the words, "It's been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon," make me listen intently. This is a great collection that I'm only half-way through b/c I want to savor each story. "Gladys and the Raccoon" is my favorite so far, followed closely by "The Risk Takers." There's no dull moment, thus far, and the stories hold their allure even in repetition.

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Garrison Keillor
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Lake Wobegon Days
Garrison Keillor
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Keillor
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Garrison Keillor
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Garrison; Kenison, Katrina Keillor
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Garrison Keillor
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