An interesting collection of dark and lighthearted love stories.
Creative Staff:
Writer/Artist: Mia Ikumi
Translation: Elina Ishikawa
What They Say
It’s easy: Just send a text to a certain address and a dark angel will appear to grant you a wish'”but only one! You can wish for your crush to fall in love with you, for revenge against those who have wronged you, or even for the dead to be brought back to life. But choose your wish carefully'”sometimes a dream come true can be a nightmare!
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers):
There are a number of rumors going around about an angel’s text number. Some say you find it in a mirror on a nonexistent stair landing, while others say a cellphone will fall from the sky. No matter how you find it, though, the angel is said to grant you one wish… but only one.
In the first story of the book, a group of three very close friends find the number in their school and one of them uses the wish so that her friend will be able to date the one she loves. However, as things progress the girl with her new boyfriend drifts farther and farther away from the other two. Eventually, the boy professes his love for the girl who made the wish, which causes the girl who loved him to snap and leads things towards a dark conclusion.
The other three stories are a tad more positive. In the next story, a girl dies and uses the Angel to bring her back to life… but only if she can kiss the boy she has a crush on by midnight. Along the way she runs into an old friend who seems to have feelings for her… but he agrees to help her so she can fulfill the conditions of the wish. Along the way, she learns of her true love and feelings and everything turns out well.
In the third story, a girl uses a wish from the Angel to shrink the boy who she has a crush on and then takes him back to live in her room. Needless to say, her plan doesn’t quite work out as she thought it would and she eventually learns the error of her ways.
The fourth and final story is probably the most charming of them all and is the only one that doesn’t revolve around a wish. In it, a boy and a girl mix up their cellphones, and, despite having never met they soon learn that they have a lot in common, and decide to play a game in order to find one another. The book then wraps up with a small bonus chapter involving the characters from Tokyo Mew Mew.
In Summary:
This little collection of short stories, connected only by the common thread of the Angel, works well, covering stories that are both dark and light in nature. While the first story may set the book up for a dark, twisted feel, the second turns around and presents something charming. That versatility is probably the books strongest element and it certainly makes for an interesting read, as each chapter offers something different. If you’re looking for something with a little variety to it, go ahead and give this one a shot.
Content Grade: B+
Art Grade: B+
Packaging Grade: A
Text/Translation Grade: A
Age Rating: 13+
Released By: Del Rey Manga
Release Date: December 29th, 2009
MSRP: $10.99
