Princess Princess 2
Posted: December 12, 2007 Filed under: Princess Princess Leave a comment »I don’t know guys, I still don’t think this series is that bad, and I actually kind of like it at this point. The Princess theme is still pretty novel, especially since all the random side characters still have really bizarre and enjoyable reactions.
Most of the content in this volume revolves around revealing the pasts of the main character and his friend. The main character actually has the kind of tragic past you may have expected, which I kind of glossed over, but there’s some interesting friction coming from his cousin/sister, and maybe that’ll be good later. There was a lot of buildup to the friend’s past, and it was actually a little funny when it was revealed, but the problem he has is legitimate. It was interesting. The characters… still aren’t the most in-depth males you’ll ever see in a shoujo manga, but they serve their purpose pretty well.
Some of the funnier content in this volume is in the side stories, though. The two main characters go to the house of their class president over vacation, and the rest of the chapter is a parade of gags surrounding the members of his family. It was pretty cute.
Tsuda is also surprisingly good at doing bonus material. She portrays herself as a teddy bear and doesn’t talk about anything in particular, but somehow I find it much more interesting than the long, boring essays Arina Tanemura launches into, for instance.
