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Sakuragi Recommends #1; Manga: Pastel
Topic Started: Dec 17 2008, 12:46 AM (575 Views)
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sakuragi recommends #1
Manga: Pastel, by Kobayashi Toshihiko

Welcome to the first edition of sakuragi recommends! I've been dwelling in the anime and manga world for almost ten years, so I have naturally watched and read a lot of things, good and bad, famous and obscure. In these topics, which I'll post every now and then, I'll suggest some series I find good for you guys to read or watch. In this first edition, I'll bring you guys a manga that has been catching my attention for some years now: Pastel, by Kobayashi Toshihiko.

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Series Info
Title: Pastel
Author: Kobayashi Toshihiko
Genres: Shounen, Romance, Comedy
Chapters: 91
Status: Ongoing

Summarycourtesy of onemanga.com
Poor Mugi Tadano...The sixteen-year-old is heartbroken after his girlfriend moves away. To ease his troubled state, Mugi takes a summer job at his friend Kazuki's beachside snack bar/hotel on a tropical island. It seems like the perfect plan-until Kazuki sets Mugi up on a date with Yuu, who's supposed to be, well, a little less than perfect. When Yuu arrives, however, she's not the monster that either of the boys had imagined. In fact, Yuu is about the cutest person that Mugi has ever seen. But after Mugi accidentally walks in on Yuu in the bath, the girl is steamed. When trying to apologize the next day, he discovers that Yuu has left the shores of paradise. Mugi vows to search high and low for the beautiful Yuu, but will he ever see her again?

Sakuragi's Thoughts
Pastel is a very good read, specially for those of you that are interested in the romance genre. The storyline has a lot of twists and manages to keep you interested at all times because of the comedy aspect of the manga. There are a lot of puns and funny situations! A small drawback of those numerous plot twists is that I sometimes thought the story was progressing a bit too slowly (but then again, that is almost a trademark of the romance genre!). Another very good asset Pastel has is the gourgeous artwork (which you can see on the few pages I'm leaving at the bottom of this post). Kobayashi's style, despite being a bit stylized, is very pleasant and is definitely among my favorites. Now go and read this colorful love story!

Sample Pagescourtesy of onemanga.com
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Where To Read?
The series is currently being scanlated at an irregular pace by Dynasty Scans. You can download the latest chapters directly from their website if you want. For older chapters you can check Manga Updates. Or if you're like me and want to read it online, without having to download, One Manga is the place to go!
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I will check it out. Sounds pretty neat.
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I love this manga :( I hate the translators for taking soooo loooong!

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Dec 18 2008, 11:54 PM
I love this manga :( I hate the translators for taking soooo loooong!
Same here. I'm really hoping they'll release a chapter before Christmas.
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I remember reading this a while back! I might just start reading it again, but I hate re-reading after stopping for such a long time.. That's the main reason I never finished death note.. =/
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I have seen this at the local anime/manga shop,but never thought of buying it though
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Very nice introduction! :wub: I'm gonna start reading this once I finish my ramen.
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sounds good, and look good, i'll definitely take a look into this one
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