![]() ![]() ![]() Items in order will be sent via Express post as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.Ģ-10 days after all items have arrived in the warehouse So if you’re interested in a Cinderella romantic comedy and don’t mind raunchy humor, you can give this title a try.Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. ![]() There are, however, quite a lot of panty shots for a shojo title. However, unlike most stories that fall into this trope, neither character is in desperate or extreme circumstances so there’s not a lot of high stakes drama. Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight is yet another Cinderella-type manga with an ordinary high school heroine and a gorgeous celebrity. As mentioned in the author notes, this story tries to capture the nature of celebrity crushes as well as the fact that celebrities are human, too, and it does a good job of showing the comic awkwardness of a budding relationship complicated by the burdens of stardom.Įxtras include the first five pages printed in color, author’s notes and afterword, and translation notes. I liked its twist on Cinderella’s shoes, and because Hinana’s not a Cinderella that needs to be rescued from her circumstances, the mood stays fun even as she ponders the chemistry brewing between her and Kaede. ![]() If Kaede had a less perverted quirk, this would be an otherwise entertaining romantic comedy. Kaede is portrayed as a carefree bubblehead so his fetish doesn’t come across as predatory, but I do wish Hinana had higher standards. However, his special interest in her doesn’t stop him from ogling other women, girls, and inanimate objects. He takes special interest in Hinana because she doesn’t condemn him for his butt fetish and keeps it a secret. Plus, he’s 24–an adult, and at least seven years older than Hinana. It’s another thing for him to ogle the whole high school tennis team and to offer to let Hinana feel up the panty flash figurine he wins at an arcade. It’s one thing for Kaede to catch a glimpse of her panties because she (oopsies!) trips at the wrong time. This title is rated for “Older Teen,” but I’m still troubled by the fact that our heroine falls for such an unabashed pervert. But by pure chance, Hinana discovers that Kaede is a “butt alien” (panty freak), and suddenly, the celebrity prince doesn’t seem so unapproachable to her any more. He shows up at Hinana’s school to shoot a film, and Hinana and her classmates can’t even speak to him because he’s so glamorous. Secretly, however, she fantasizes about having a fairy-tale romance with a hot guy-not that she thinks it could ever happen.Įnter super-star Kaede Ayase. If anything, she’s the embodiment of the perfect high school girl with good grades, a seat on the student council, and a serious demeanor. Unlike many other Cinderella-type heroines, her family is not in debt, and she doesn’t have to work part-time to make ends meet. That honor student being Hinana Hanazawa. However, instead of an actual prince and a poor girl, the lead couple is a handsome celebrity and a straitlaced honor student. And like Goong, it is a Cinderella story. This partly because it is also a romance that incorporates crude humor, and partly because the character designs go from sparkly-eyed shojo-style to goofy caricatures when things get bawdy. This is my first time reading Mikimoto-sensei’s work, and I found Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight somewhat reminiscent of the Goong manhwa by So Hee Park. By pure chance - or y’know, fate! - Kaede reveals his own ridiculous personality to Hinana, and her ordinary life turns breathtakingly romantic! Or just really, really… weird?! The Review One day, a super-hot celebrity named Kaede shows up at Hinana’s high school to shoot a movie, and it becomes difficult to keep up her act. Secretly, though, she has but one wish: To have a fairy-tale romance. She’s totally above things as juvenile as crushes and dating. Read on for the review of Volume 1! Back Cover BlurbĪt school, Hinana is an honors student, respected by all her classmates. Rin Mikimoto now adds another title to this list with Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight. Cinderella type stories are a staple of shojo manga, and in many modern versions, ordinary high school girls get romanced by gorgeous celebrities. ![]()
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