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Najika
Kazami attends the Seika Academy in Tokyo. Her two friends Daichi and
Sora, brothers, support her in all she does because they realize what a
great cook she is. Akane, a rather snotty, stuck-up student who is also
a model and does not like the fact that Najika is friends with Daichi
and Sora. Akane does not understand why Najika is in her class, so she
suggests that if a professional chef were to admit that Najika has
cooking skills, then she will accept her. Daichi suggests that they have
a cooking contest and Akane can use a professional chef to help her. Of
course, Najika rocks and wipes the floor with Akane and her profession
chef. Daichi and Sora accept Najika to the academy, but Akane never
will. Later, when Najika witnesses Akane at a photo shoot and sees Akane
stumble from hunger, Najika makes Akane a healthy meal. You see, Akane
has a major problem. She feels that to be pretty and accepted as a
model, that she cannot eat . . . anything. Knowing that she must get
Akane to eat something, Najika hears that Akane used to love her
grandmother's peach pie. Over and over again, Najika makes peach pies,
but none of them are like Akane's grandmothers. She knows that she must
make the peach pie just like Akane's grandmother used to make because
Akane is now very sick and needs to eat something.
Kitchen
Princess: Volume 2 is a manga
book drawn by Natsumi Ando and written by Miyuki Kobayashi. This book
was translated by Satsuki Yamashito, adapted by Nunzio DeFiloppis &
Christina Weir, and Lettered by North Market Street Graphics. This book
contains the following Recipes (chapters):
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Recipe 6: Najika and Chocolate Macaroons
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Recipe 7: Najika and Strawberry Shortcake
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Recipe 8: Najika and the Cake of Rice
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Recipe 9: Najika and Yogurt Mousse
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Recipe 10: Najika and Peach Pie
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Side Story: After a Busy Day
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Side Story: Kitchen Palace
There is
also some special extras in the following sections: A) Honorifics
Explained, B) Recipes, C) About the Creator, D) Translation Notes, and
E) a
Preview of Volume 3, although the preview is in Japanese. The book reads
from right to left and back to front, just like a book from Japan. This
manga book is intended for readers ages 13 and up.
Kitchen
Princess: Volume 2 is another fun
book about a young girl's struggle to make it in a highly competitive
cooking school in Japan. Najika is a self-conscious student who feels
that she just doesn't fit in with all the girls. This is true, but not
for the reasons she thinks. Najika is the best darned cook in the school
and has yet to realize it. Her friends, Daichi and Sora, know this to be
true and are supportive of her in ever decision she makes. Once again,
the stories are fun, but this time also deals with a very serious eating
disorder. Some girls feel that they must not eat to be thin and pretty.
This is a very unhealthy way to lose weight. If only they realized that
eating healthy and exercising is a much better way to go about achieving
the results they wants. Still, the book is drawn very well and the story
is quick and exciting. Overall,
Kitchen Princess: Volume 2 is an
great addition to the previous volume and the recipes in the back of the
book look quite delicious. I think I will try out the Cake of Rice.
Looks delicious. So, if you are looking for a fun manga book for girls
13 and older, they will love the Kitchen Princess series. Hey, boys
might even like it to. I did. Let's see what happens in
Kitchen Princess: Volume 3.
I rated
this book an 9 out of 10. |
