Wednesday 12 December 2007

Cutting off all connections X Absolute Boyfriend

PAE results will be announced tmr. Tried not to think too much about it, ignoring the possibility that i might not even get into ACJC. I can't seem to sleep before midnight nowadays.... AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO'S GOING CRAZY????!!!!

I'm pretty unstable now. Finished reading another shoujo manga. I never never ever expected myself to read any manga like this. A 100% shoujo manga, plain romance and no fighting. Even the title is corny 'Absolute boyfriend' with the picture of a semi naked man on the cover and lots of flowers. HOLD ON before some people jump to werid conclusions, i've got to clarify on how i stumbled across such a 'X-rated' manga. Absolute boyfriend (AB for short) can be found on the same website as Vampire Knights and Hunter X. Feeling bored, really bored, i decided to take on something with a little more fan service than the usual manga i read.Plenty of choices and duh i crossed out titles like 'B.O.D.Y' or 'B reaction' and omg this one..'Bitter virgin'.

AB caught my eye cos it's one of the more popular shoujo manga and i've heard of it quite a few times. Plus the mangaka isn't just anyone. The same artist for Fushigi yuugi(rings a bell anyone?), Ayashi no ceres and Alice19th. Though the drawings tend to be a little more ecchi(my personal opinions!!) but she has won some manga award which is... encouraging XD

So there you have it. Absolute boyfriend is also known as Zettai kareshi and it stars 2 bishies and a clutzy girl. Pretty cliche but why girls are attracted to such a storyline again and again i have no idea. I can be excused, for AB is the 3rd shoujo manga i've read after lonesome eden and vampire knights. The 1st chapter had me laughing like mad. I was partly giggling at the bishie and the funny scenes are refreshing. Shoujo manga has a different kind of humour.. it's hard to describe. Here's the introduction for the manga which will also explain the story a little.

'Riiko Izawa has never had a boyfriend and she has been rejected by every boy she has ever had a crush on. When she returns a lost cell phone to an oddly dressed salesman, he directs her to his company's website as a way to thank her. Riiko unwittingly ends up ordering a "figure" which will be her boyfriend with the intention of returning him after the free three day trial order.'

Let me tell you, this figure boyfriend is really the perfect boyfriend, perhaps a little less matured than Edward Cullen but still terribly easy to fall in love with. Thoughout the 30+ chapters almost every girl will grow to like him. The ending is rather heart wrenching though it's supposed to be a happy one. Ahh, i'm not making sense, am i? Anyway i'm going to type this in italics cos it seems to make a greater impact.

Go read Absolute Boyfriend and discover the romantic in you!

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