天使なんかじゃない 1 [Tenshi nanka janai 1]

天使なんかじゃない [Tenshi Nanka Janai] #1

by Ai Yazawa, 矢沢あい

冴島翠は新設の聖学園に通う元気な女の子。第一期生徒会の副会長になったが、会長はなんと気になっていた須藤晃に。生徒会の初仕事が学園祭に決まり楽しい毎日を送っていたが、晃にヒロコという彼女がいることを知り…？

Genres: Manga, Romance, Shojo, Japanese Literature, School

207 pages, Paperback

First published May 15, 1992

About the author

Ai Yazawa (Japanese: 矢沢あい, Yazawa Ai) is a Japanese manga author and illustrator. Her pen name comes from singer Eikichi Yazawa, of whom she is a fan.
Yazawa started her comics career in 1985. She specialises in shojo manga (girls' comics). Most of her works have been serialised in the magazines 'Ribon', 'Cookie' and 'Zipper'.
Yazawa's stories focus on young, often rebellious women and their relationships. The characters are always very stylish, and Yazawa herself is known for her sense of fashion. (She even attended a fashion school for some time after high school.)
Among her most famous manga are Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai (I'm No Angel, 1992–1995), Neighborhood Story (1995-1998), Paradise Kiss (1999-2004), and Nana (2000-2009), the latter awarded a Shogakukan Manga Award in 2003. Some of these works have been adapted into anime and live action movies.

Reviews

[Ulrika C:]

4⭐️.
Tenshi nanka janai (There's no such thing as an angel) is an early work of Ai Yazawa, the creator of the manga hits Nana and Paradise Kiss. Tenshi nanka janai is a funny and romantic high school drama. The characters in Tenshi nanka janai are relatable and realistic, just like in Nana and Paradise Kiss. However, Tenshi nanka janai does not have very explicit scenes which are present in Paradise Kiss and very frequent in Nana.

In Tenshi nanka janai we follow the high school student Midori Saejima that becomes elected as vice-president to the student council in her brand new school. Midori has a crush on the student council president Akira Sudō. Midori's junior high school friend Bunta Uchino also gets elected as well as Shūichi Takigawa and Yuko Mamiya. In the first volume the student council arranges the school's very first school festival. Midori uses her artistic talents and draw a poster for the festival. The poster includes the dinosaur "Suduo Saurus" and "Takigawa man".

[Yentl ♥]

I really enjoyed reading this slice of life manga. The illustrations were adorable and it was so fun seeing the 90's art! The story was fun and I really liked all the characters. I especially loved when Midori would draw/refer to Sudo as Suduo Saurus! It was too cute!

Thanks to Netgalley for providing a copy of this in exchange for an honest review.

[edel]

-A review for the whole series-

Miss Yazawa has done it again. I've praised her works so many times that it's getting repetitive. There's so much to love about this series and the characters. Ai Yazawa does a splendid job in capturing human nature and our tendencies as human beings. I feel that this series ranks up in my top two of Yazawa's series (Paradise Kiss being the first). The feelings and emotions of the characters are raw, and just so real that you can't help but want to jump into the pages and be with them.

Yazawa is a true master storyteller and artist. Although it's an early work (1990s I'm guessing), her prominent, funky, and unique style begins to take hold in her drawings. Always the fashion fanatic, the character designs are wonderful. I wonder what else she has up her sleeve. Time can only tell bit for now, I wish for Ai Yazawa recover soon!

[✨Sky✨ ♏]

4,5 stars

[IneloquentAF]

4

[katrina]

the way yazawa adds references to her other works 💕💕💕

[Breiner]

3.5 ⭐

[Sarah]

Soooooo glad this is getting an English release. It's classic Yazawa with all the romance and teenage melodrama but a little more lighthearted. Made me nostalgic for Nana and Paradise Kiss :(

[d★mi]

midori es demasiado linda la amo.. akira por otro lado?? no sé todo esto de su crush secreto me da malas vibes... cuanto a que el crush es la profesora de arte???

[Anna C]

Setelah kelar reread Basara yg sangat menguras air mata itu, aku pun beralih ke shoujo manga yg lebih ringan ceritanya, tentang kisah cinta anak sekolahan. Tadinya aku selalu menunda-nunda baca Tenshi Nanka ja Nai (I'm Not An Angel) ini secara review negatif juga lumayan mengimbangi review positif, haha. Tapi setelah kubaca vol 1 ini, aku suka dengan ceritanya yg simpel dan juga para tokoh utamanya yg begitu 'real', biasa-biasa saja maksudnya, ga ada yg ekstrem sekali karakternya seperti anak geng tawuran lah, playboy lah, bully dan korbannya lah, dll. Ga ada pokoknya. Mereka remaja-remaja yg membuat kita bisa 'relate' sama mereka deh, remaja-remaja yg try to having fun dengan kehidupan remaja mereka di sela-sela tugas dan ujian yg menumpuk, lol. :)

Tokoh utamanya ini si Midori adalah cewek periang yg bergabung dgn OSIS pertama yg baru dibentuk di sekolah mereka yg tergolong masih baru. Semua murid di sekolah ini adalah anak angkatan pertama, sehingga tak ada yg namanya kouhai dan senpai, jumlah murid juga masih sedikit. Midori ini jatuh cinta pada cowok yg tak sengaja ditemuinya sepulang sekolah (?), yg belakangan juga kebetulan melamar utk posisi OSIS. Tentu saja Midori dan cowok ini sukses bergabung dgn OSIS, bersama dgn 3 anggota lainnya, yg nantinya ceritanya bakal seputar 5 anggota baru OSIS ini (3 cowok, 2 cewek).

Sebenarnya sih aku ga gitu peduli apakah Midori bakal jadian sama cowok yg disukainya, haha. Soalnya aku ga demen sama cowok tokoh utamanya sih, bukan tipeku bgt. Apalagi dgn model rambut begitu, haha. Aku lebih pengen Midori jadian sama cowok lainnya yaitu Takigawa yg lembut dan baik hati pada cewek2, hehehe. Sayangnya sepertinya Takigawa ini sudah punya cewek di luar sekolah?

Nah, aku belum tau apakah ke belakang ceritanya bakal gimana, tapi untuk sementara ini sih aku masih menikmati ceritanya. :) Kokou no Hito yg lagi dibaca di tengah jalan kemarin kuhentikan sementara sampai vol 3 karena lagi ga mood baca tentang emo kid. Mungkin bakal kulanjutkan setelah kelar Tenshi Nanka ja Nai ini. :)

[Edkrak]

It's a girly high school romance, so let's be honest - I don't really enjoy reading it. But unlike many shonen mangas (usually set in fantasy worlds) this kind of stories are full of every day conversations and useful expressions, so it works as a language study in a way.

[Jinn]

4.5/5

Yazawa is LOVE XD

[Katy Booklover]

Serie conclusa (8 volumi)

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