Menkui (GN 1)

Release date: 2006-05-15
Suggested retail price: $9.99
Age rating: 16+

SKU: BLUME-01
ISBN-10: 1598163582 1598163582
ISBN-13: 9781598163582 9781598163582

Description:
Kotori is an average high school boy burdened with an exceptional older sibling. Being brought up under the same roof as his legendary drop-dead-gorgeous brother, Kujaku (a name that literally means “peacock”!), has given Kotori a bit of an inferiority complex. This all changes when a schoolmate, Akaiwa, takes a shining to him and the two begin a rocky relationship. Kotori is often called “menkui" (superficial) by his peers because he tends to be easily entranced by good looks. This can be a problem because Akaiwa gets jealous very easily, especially when someone attractive catches Kotori’s eyes. Can their relationship overcome their shortcomings?

(added on 2005-11-11, modified on 2005-11-11)

• Reviewed by Casey Brienza (April 12, 2009)

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