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Chocolat
and Vanilla are 10-year old witch girls from the Magical World. They are
in a contest to see who will be the next Queen of the Magical World. To
determine the winner, the girls are competing to see who can win the
most hearts. With their magic, they can see the emotions of a person and
these emotions appear in the shape of a crystal heart. The type of
emotion which color the heart will be. Each colored heart has a
different value and some are worth quite a lot. Vanilla is shy and sweet
and she takes the heart of a boy who generally likes her. On the other
hand, Chocolat is temperamental and confrontational. She usually scares
most boys away. Their guide through this journey is Rockin' Robin, a
male witch that wins a ton of hearts being a singing heart throb. Akiko
Mikado is a human boy that saw the girls enter his mundane world while
looking through his telescope. He is convinced they are aliens and will
do anything to prove it. Meanwhile, another person from the magical
world has also been living on the human plane. He is Prince Pierre. He
is an upperclassman and he wants to take both Chocolat's and Vanilla's
hearts. The only problem is that becasue they are not human, they only
have one heart to give. Since the witches only have one heart to give,
if someone takes their heart, they will die.
Sugar
Sugar Rune: Volume 1 is a
manga book written and drawn by Moyoco Anno. This collection of six
runes (1 - 6) was translated by Vayoi Ihne and adapted by Nunzio
Defilippis & Christina Weir. This book contains the following runes
(chapters):
Rune 1 - Chocolate, Hearts, and the Shooting Star
Rune 2 - Heart of Chocolat, Heart of Vanilla
Rune 3 - Unscheduled Newspaper Club Interview
Rune 4 - Christmas Party Romp!
Rune 5 - Feeling the Pink Heart (Part I)
Rune 6 -
Feeling the Pink Heart (Part II)
There is also
information About the Creator, Translation Notes,
Honorifics Explained, and a Preview of Volume 2, 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 10
and up.
This
collections of six stories is fun and exciting. While most of the
stories revolve around the ever-angry Chocolat, Vanilla adds a sense of
sweetness to the pages. Moyoco Anno has created two enjoyable characters
that young girls will love to read about. The artwork is great and the
text flows well. This book is mostly about kids having crushes on other
kids. Of course, there is the evil Prince Pierre in there to stir up
trouble. Personally, I thought Rockin' Robin was a girl at first. He is
drawn very feminine looking (as you can see above in the example of a
page from the book). Overall, I took delight in reading this story about
two little witches and their contest to steal the most hearts and become
Queen of the Magical World. I look forward to seeing what other
interesting adventures await Chocolat and Vanilla in
Sugar
Sugar Rune: Volume 2.
I rated
this book an 8 out of 10. |
