In the interest of fairness to the boys I'm going to talk about Sorcerer Hunters, a fun filled romp with magic and lots of sexy girls. That's right, sexy girls. Lots and lots and lots. Already I'm sure some warning flags are rising. This is definitely unsafe for an elementary school. That's where I read it, but then I had pretty awesome parents. I'm betting most parents would not approve.
So, what about high schools? I'm going to let you be the judge of that. The things to watch out for are the main character's very casual approach to sexual harassment and all the partially clad women. You aren't going to see nudity but it comes pretty darn close. One main character wears nothing but suspenders on her top (I'm guessing she has shares in the double sided tape company). The main character is constantly beaten up by EVERY girl he meets, mainly because he's a perv. Here's another flag, the two main girls are sisters and they pretty much dress like dominatrices.
So what makes this story good then? Excellent story telling. It's loosely based on mythology and is just chock full of fantasy elements. It's also pretty funny. The whole thing has this marvelously light hearted attitude which is why I still recommend it. It should be on my ewwy, don't touch pile but I loved reading it. Reading it as a young teen I didn't even notice the sexual content of this manga, I just thought it was funny when Carrot got hit with a mallet. I guess I liked this comic as a young girl because it showed me that girls could be in charge and take care of themselves. Most of what was published for girls had the heroine being rescued by handsome princes on white horses. The main hero, Carrot, is a flawed character but still a good guy and the girls rescue themselves.
Why do the Japanese sometimes name people after food? Everyone in this Manga is named after deserts. We have Carrot and Mellon Glace(called Meron in print, but it's a pronunciation error), we have Chocolate and Tira Misu and finally Gateau. These five people go around saving the country side from magic users who abuse their power. Tira is the brains, Chocolate is the beauty, Meron is the magic user, Gateau the strong man and Carrot is the punching bag. Each character is interesting, their powers are interesting and their style of dress is very interesting. If you think you'd like putting this in your library than give it a brief read trough. Please don't skip that step though, I won't be responsible for a mob of parents with pitchforks. :) Well all this talk of food has made me hungry. Happy reading folks, I'm going for lunch.
Actually going back and rereading I've remembered that their is a lot more sexual hijinks then I previously thought. Still only kissing as physical contact, but there are some ribald jokes and a couple gay or bisexual characters. It's still absolutely funny and an interesting read. I'm going to finish re-reading it tonight :)
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