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Queen's Quality, Vol. 1 by Kyousuke Motomi
5.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

“You’ve trouble communicating but … You can’t use that as an excuse to treat people badly.” 

I want to reread the prequel because I enjoyed it when I first read it. It was definitely a refreshing standout for shoujo. From what I remember this hasn’t lost its charm. In the original series, Fumi was about getting paid. If you weren’t offering money, she wasn’t interested. No working for free! It seems like bills are the least of her worries here. 

This new series still has them fighting evil and depressive thoughts (the real villain was poor mental health all along) with the power of cleanliness, Fumi’s amnesia still rears its head, and the author’s signature humor is still good and here. I love how awkward and earnest Kyutaro is when he stops hiding his feelings and how Fumi isn’t the usually cookie-cutter shoujo lead.