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Najika
Kazami's 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 is recovering from being sick and is now nicer
to Najika. Akane's friends don't understand why she isn't trying to get
Najika kicked out of school anymore and one of them decides that she
will get rid of Najika. Her father is director of the PTA and she lies
to him about the Fujitu Diner where Najika volunteers during lunchtime.
The PTA closes down the diner and Najika is devastated until they trick
the PTA into eating her food. Najika soon learns that her foster mother,
Hagio, who lives in Hokkaido, is very sick and flies back to visit her
with Daichi and Sora. The good news is that Hagio is only exhausted and
will recover soon. A new foster child, Fuuta, whose parents recently
died in a car accident, is having trouble adjusting to his loss. He is
frustrated and angry and he reminds Najika of herself years ago when she
lost her parents. She takes the boy under her wing and helps with him
adjust to his new life. Najika confesses to Daichi that she has been
looking for her Flan Prince and he states that he could not be him
because this is his first visit to Hokkaido. When Sora overhears this
conversation, he tells Najika that he must talk with her. Is Sora the
Flan Prince? Najika hopes so . . .
Kitchen
Princess: Volume 3 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 11: Najika and Polka Dot Pancakes
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Recipe 12: Najika and the Rolled Sandwich
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Recipe 13: Najika and the Banana Cream
Puff
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Recipe 14: Najika and Carrot Cake
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Recipe 15: Najika and Mont Blanc
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Kitchen Palace
There is
also some special extras in the following sections: A) Honorifics
Explained, B) House Party, C) Recipes, D) About the Writer, E) About the Creator,
F) Translation Notes, and G) a
Preview of Volume 4, 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 3 is a wonderful
addition to this cute and fun-filled series. I highly enjoy the Kitchen
Princess books as they are well-written and the artwork is top-notch. It
was wonderful seeing the nicer side of Akane, but we all knew it
wouldn't last long . . . and it didn't. She proved herself to be mean
when she stole a present for Najika at the end of the book. As for Sora,
I think he is the Flan Prince, but will have to wait to find out. Darn
it! And Najika is her usual super nice self, always willing to help
whomever is in need. Boy, if we all were that nice, the world would be a
wonderful place to live. Kitchen Princess is turning out o be one of my
favorite manga books that Del Rey Manga puts out. Overall, Kitchen
Princess: Volume 3 is another
excellent book that I read in one sitting. I swear, I just couldn't put
it down. Boy, oh boy, I cannot wait to see if the Flan Prince is Sora in
Kitchen
Princess: Volume 4. I sure hope that we find out soon.
I rated
this book an 9 out of 10. |
