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   From: usenet-2008@planetcobalt.net   
      
   Galen  wrote:   
   > The Tokyopop version of this manga comes with 14 chapters and is more   
   > than an inch thick. That's volumes 1, 2 and 64 pages into volume 3   
   > relative to the Raijin release - which matches my raw version. It is   
   > not the Raijin translation, nor the Raijin printwork.   
   >   
   > For those who know nothing of it, Mamotte Shugogetten is a Magical   
   > Girlfriend story. Our hero, Tasuke, is a pure hearted junior high   
   > student living alone in a large house, while his family travels. His   
   > father sends back cultural relics from China, some of which are   
   > inhabited by spirits. Shao, the moon guardian spirit, is a gentle   
   > young girl who completely fails to understand romance. This frustrates   
   > out hero, who nevertheless values her innocence and is unwilling to   
   > taint it. Their very slowly developing relationship is then   
   > complicated by lots of side characters. Including the ultra-petite   
   > Rishu.   
      
   IMHO it's a lot like "Ah! My Goddess", although not quite as good.   
   And yes, Rishu FTW!   
      
   > My own opinion is that the story doesn't really start going anywhere   
   > until chapter 39, so I think Tokyopop has made a good decision to go   
   > with a consolidated volume release.   
      
   My opinion is that the story doesn't go anywhere at all until the very   
   end, which kinda annoyed me a little. That aside, most of the characters   
   are rather likable, and Tasuke's haps and mishaps are quite enjoyable.   
   Particularly because of the hoshigami.   
      
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