9 Puzzle, Band 1

ナインパズル [Nine Puzzle] #1

by Mayu Sakai

Das Leben von Mika verläuft ruhig, bis die eines Tages durch Zufall in einen Billard-Saal gerät. Sie ist sofort von dieser neuen Sportart fasziniert, wor allem, Weil ihr cooler Klassenkamerad Kaede ein wahrer Meister darin ist. Dumm nur, dass die Lehrer der Schule Billard als Teufelszeug betrachten und um das Wohl ihrer Zöglinge besorgt sind. Doch so schnell lässt sich Mika nicht ins Bockshorn jagen.

Genres: Manga, Shojo

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

• Name in native language: 酒井まゆ
• Birthday: January 7
• Blood Type: A

Reviews

[Bibliothecat · Rating 3 out of 5]

Review for complete series

This is an ok shoujo manga in every sense of the word - there's nothing wrong with it, there's also not much that makes it stand out. That is, besides the fact that it's about billiard. And granted, that makes it pretty unique, but that doesn't mean it's particularly interesting to me.

I like Sakai's art and even this earlier work is better than others of the genre, yet it is definitely nowhere near as refined as her newer works. The characters are fine, they're quite typical but definitely not unlikeable. The plot mainly revolves around our two main characters wanting to play billiard and a few family and school hiccups along the way. The romance is cute but an absolute minor part of the plot, there's not even a kiss scene so I find it quite funny that this is labeled as romance at all.

Once again, there's absolutely nothing wrong with this but I think you have to be interested in billiard to really get anything out of it. Take away the billiard, which I was not interested in, and you don't have much left.

[Rizkyuhae · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mika is a regular girl who just goes day to day without any concrete dreams for her future. Until one day, when she sees her classmate Kaede playing pool in a billiards lounge. Kaede is a boy who hides many secrets... whose personality seems to change when he plays billiards. Entranced by the smile Kaede wears when he plays, Mika soon finds herself immersed in the game...!

Seperti biasa Mayu sakai artnya keren. tapi sayangnya gw kurang suka sama jalan cerita yang kayak begini... but, it was ok lah~^^

[Soobie has fog in her brain · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mayu Sakais Zeichnungen mag ich sehr. Ihre Kommentare aber waren wegen der Schriftart - eine Sorte Kursivschrift - sehr schwer zu lesen.
Die Geschichte um Billards ist nicht häufig und ich finde sie sehr interessant.

[Vivi · Rating 5 out of 5]

billards r pretty interesting..
personally i suk like...
yea...
NOT so good...
ehehehe....
BUT DA BOOK IS CUTTTTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[Eve Lumerto · Rating 3 out of 5]

Parts of this were entertaining to me, I think, but I can't remember what parts were not.