Kyouryoko na Kanojo

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September 6th, 2008

The Manga Series

"Kyouryoko na Kanojo" (The Magical Girlfriends) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by an anonymous nikkei-jin known as Himiko with an anime adaptation.
The series was inspired from the PCTV Teen show,
The ReaLives.
It is also known as "Kanojo".
The maiden issue was released on October of 2002.
Followed by Volume 2 (Cloned) on January of 2003 and Volume 3 (Revival) on June the same year.
Sad thing that there was no more follow-up issues released for a couple of years.
Until an insider revealed that Himiko teamed up with a Japanese jetsetter named Misuko who promised to bring Kanojo back to the comic stands early next year.



The Plot and the Main Characters
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The main story follows this four juveniles who got mystical powers and became friends in resolving the mysteries that surfaces in the Daigaku.
Although it basically evolves on the lives of the students in Daigaku,
the protagonists vitally touches the stories of the other characters in the series.
The writer creatively did a tell-tale of friendship in an anime genre.

Born on different seasons,
each of the character was written based on intertwined destiny and fate.

Himawari Ono a.k.a Hi is the Sun's daughter who was thrown out to earth when the sun hits the milky way.
She was then raised by an artist earthling couple.
Hi grew up as a well-mannered and a refined lady although she has inferiority issues at times.
Her kind nature allows her to keep her real identity.
A firestarter.
When she's outraged,
she can no longer control blowing fires.

Ryo Sekino a.k.a Chikara was raised by his grandfather,
he was the last surviving son of a Yakuza.
His mean nature is his defense mechanism.
He always goes out of character when he's in threat.
He then became the leader of the group.
Chikara is the primary protagonist of the series.
Obstracized by the Daigaku Head and by his sister,
he then developed a special relationship with Ichiru,
his professor.
His ultimate goal is to cleanse the Daigaku from the evil dwellers and to find his lost father.

Yuujin Shigeru a.k.a as Tomo is a rich spoiled-brat.
A dance revo master with martial arts skill.
Her power's a natural result from intensive training,
she also has the ability of acquiring and absorbing powers from her nemesis,
though this often results drastic changes of her skills which would always put her on risks.
As a child,
she grew up being taunted by other kids,
spending most of her time alone mastering on things that would caught her attention.

Michiko Sayaka a.k.a Ko was earlier introduced as a powerless character who witnessed a mysterious massacre of a family in Nagoya while babysitting.
A sudden twist was written along the series were she was also killed and her soul was revived by the nosey child fairy in order to solve the first Daigaku mystery.
She has the funniest character and the most flexible powers among the four.
With her childish traits,
Ko mainly brings out the human side of the other characters.

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