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| Pastel 11 (Pastel) | 
 enlarge | Author: Toshihiko Kobayashi
Publisher: Del Rey
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (2 reviews)
Sales Rank: 177174
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0345498798
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9780345498793
ASIN: 0345498798
Publication Date: July 15, 2008
Release Date: July 15, 2008
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Product Description
MUGI MAMA
When Mugi?s dad is called away to work, he leaves behind his new fiancee, a cute young hottie named Mako-chan. Sounds like the perfect opportunity for Mugi to get to know his new mom. The only thing is, Mako-chan seems a little bit too affectionate?and it?s driving Mugi?s crush, Yuu-chan, crazy with jealousy!
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 only 3 chapters.. September 27, 2008
finished reading it in like 2hours.. the 3chapters were really good.. cant wait for the 12th volume.. :)
 Mugi has a mom... July 23, 2008
...again, and, forgive me for putting it this way, she is most certainly in the milf zone. That's not just a personal observation; even Yuu is threatened by this extremely attractive older woman... and the attention she's paying to Mugi. Not that Yuu would admit it, though.
A good deal of this volume deals with Mako's playful tormenting of both Yuu and Mugi, as well as some later chapters which encompass a return to the fateful beach cafe where Mugi and Yuu first met and a bonus one shot omake romance with unrelated characters.
Though Mako was introduced last volume, I find myself being annoyed by her necessity as a recurring character. Usually Yuu's foil sticks around a few chapters... this is true, but Mako feels more like a Sayuri analog to me, as she's a sort of surrogate mother with slight pseudo-oedipal leanings in terms of writing. As such, I really only see the need for her to be around as much as Sayuri (say a chapter every other volume or so), but that's not, and will not be, the case here. Oh well.
Kobayashi is definitely taking the slow route, as always, with Mugi and Yuu, but the summer trip and the island adventure we'll get next volume will be worthwhile... at the very least in terms of fanservice, anyway.
Art is par for the course, with my only complaint being the bonus chapter feels more than a little shallow... but is also very much in line with Kobayashi's style and is exactly what I expect out of a one-shot story from this author.
If you're following Pastel, I recommend a buy... but there's no reason for anyone to jump in randomly on this volume as the chapters are typical, but not mindblowing, in terms of art or character progression. The only bit I found all that poignant was Mako's reflections on the roof of the High School.
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