Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Platinum Garden: Vol. 2

by Maki Fujita

Synopsis
Kazura's life has been in constant turmoil. First, her grandfather "gave" her to a boy named Mizuki to be his fiancee! Then, when she moved in with Mizuki, she learned that he resurrects the dead for rich clients! Now comes Kazura's biggest crisis to date: transferring to Mizuki's snooty rich high school. But trouble brews when the jealous student body learns she's Mizuki's "girlfriend" -- and sabotages their relationship!

Review
This kinda plays out as a high school drama in this volume, with girls wanting to make Kazura's life hell just because she's Mizuki's fiancee. But Kazura is a strong girl, something I really like, and she doesn't put up with any of their crap. She stands up for herself and makes them sorry that they tried to pick on her. Along the way, she makes new (if odd) friends, a guy named Kagami and Tsukiko the "high school killer."

The girls constantly try to use Kazura's friendship with Kagami as evidence of adultery, which I would worry about if it worked out, but fortunately, it seems like Mizuki isn't that stupid. He knows that Kagami is her friend, even if he doesn't like it, and it seems like he trusts Kazura to do the right thing.

What isn't shown a whole lot is the relationship between Mizuki and Kazura. I would like to see more of that. I guess it's assumed that they just go on as normal, with Kazura complaining about how fake he is and how much she hates him. I hope the series has more of their relationship, as they've developed Mizuki quite a bit, and I'm really curious if Kazura can help him or not.

Final thought: I'll keep collecting this series.

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