Tramps Like Us Vol. 1

[cerusee]

♥ to those of you on my flist who recommended Tramps Like Us (nee Kimi wa Petto). I'm halfway through volume 1, and it's utterly charming and unlike anything else I'm reading. In some weird, backwards sort of way, it reminds me of Maison Ikkoku, which of course is my favorite manga of all time, so this is all kinds of good.

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[octopedingenue]

Isn't it MARVELOUS? I love the art and the characters--Sumire and Momo and even the supporting characters are more complex than I thought they would be (Momo can be a right bastard sometimes, and Sumire I adore forever for being intelligent and confident and having BALLS). When I read it I feel like I'm reading shojo for grown-ups.

I pause for a moment of "Maison Ikkoku" love with you.

[cerusee.livejournal.com]

Shoujo for grown-ups--yeah. It's not the first-love story, or even the one-true-love story. These characters can be silly, but they aren't children.

(And it's just refreshing to read about a character who thinks about her career, and the glass ceiling, and doesn't fall all over men. I can still love the ones that do, but variety is nice.)