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maiakobabe 's review for:
Princess Jellyfish, Volume 1
by Akiko Higashimura
Tsukimi is a shy jellyfish enthusiast living in a communal house in Tokyo with a group of mix-matched friends. They call themselves the Amars (the Nuns) and each is devoted to her own area of interest, whether that be kimonos, historical dramas, trains, Boys Love manga or sea creatures. They are collectively terrified of stylish people, social interactions and most other aspects of 'normal life'. Tsukimi is usually unable to summon up the courage to talk to any stranger... but when she sees a jellyfish being kept in a dangerous tank at an aquarium store she plucks up her strength to speak up. She is completely ignored by the shop keeper- until a stylish young woman stands up for her cause. The fashionista, Kuranosuke, helps Tsukimi rescue the sick jellyfish and carry it back to her room, and so a tentative friendship is begun. Since this is manga, a huge number of melodramatic tropes are quickly and delightfully employed. There's cross-dressing, a politician father, an actress mother, a scheming real estate developer, a pair of stammering lovers, an abduction and more. Completely enjoyable from beginning to end and I can't wait to read more!