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Girl's Nozaki-Kun: Complete Collection (2014/Sentai Blu-ray Set)
Picture:
B Sound: B Extras: B Episodes: B+
Chiyo
Sakura has a secret crush on Nozaki-kun, but when she finally works
up the courage to ask him out. Instead, she finds out he is secretly
a shojo manga artist and ends up being his assistant. Soon, she
meets the others who either knows of Nozaki-kun's secret or are his
other assistants. Together, her friends are the basis and character's
inspirations in Nozaki's manga. Could Nozaki-kun, the man's man turn
out to have the heart of girl? And will Sakura ever get her feelings
across to Nozaki-kun?
In
Monthly Girl's Nozaki-Kun: Complete Collection (2014), the
truth is often stranger than fiction as Sakura soon discovers, that
her ideal man Nozaki-kun is secretly a girl's manga artist (and he
maybe more feminine than her). Nozaki-kun misunderstands Chiyo and
Chiyo gets roped into helping him with his manga, but Chiyo doesn't
mind as long as it brings her closer to him. Chiyo helps him
research people and scenarios for his manga and discovers her friends
(who are all characters themselves) are the heroes, heroines and
protagonists in his manga (expect all their character's genders get
reversed in the manga). Will Chiyo be able to find her happy ending
with Nozaki-kun?
This was a comic romance, it is about boys
who can also be into shojo (girls) manga and the girl(s) who love
them. Girls are into romance and drama; how come reality is so
different?
The
1080p 1.78 X 1 digital High Definition image may not be the most
complex Sentai or anime Blu-ray release we've seen, but this looks
really fine throughout for the style chosen, while the lossless
DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 2.0 Stereo is here in good English and
better Japanese language tracks equal the image in quality. Extras
include Nozaki-kun shorts, Japanese Promos/commercials, clean opening
and closing animations and trailers.
Episodes
include...
This
Love is Being Turned into a Shojo Manga - When Sakura attempts to
ask Nozaki-kun out on a date, instead she learns he is a shojo manga
artist and ends up being his assistant.
Say Hello to the
New Heroine - Sakura meets Mikoshiba, a playboy in life but in
truth he really is sensitive and shy, and plays a 'girl' character in
Nozaki-kun's manga.
Violence vs. the Prince - Sakura
meets Kashima, also a playboy ...BUT she is a GIRL. And she also
meets Hori, who helps out with Nozaki-kun's manga.
There
are Times When Men Must Fight - Nozaki and Mikoshiba have a
sleepover and research on girls ...through dating sim games.
The
Man Who Envisions Love - Sakura meets Nozaki-kun's neighbor, who
also so happens to be a beautiful female manga artist.
I'll
Cast a Spell on You - Nozaki gets sick and is bed ridden, it is
up to Sakura and Hori to help Nozaki make his deadline.
The
Manga Artist's Brain Nozaki-hun - Sakura goes out on her first
'date' with Nozaki-kun ...or is it manga research?
The
Prince (girl) of the School's Problems - Kashima the 'Prince'
misunderstands Hori and thinks he wants to play a role of a girl and
be 'her' princess.
Do You Have Enough Excitement? -
Sakura gets stuck with Nozaki-kun in school in a 'rainy day' scenario
scene.
What's Strengthened is Our Bond and Our Reins -
Waka goes out on a date with Yuzuki. Hori wants Kashima to play a
musical.
Let's Rice - The guys get spend the night
together and having a boy's night about 'girl's talk', which female
manga characters they prefer and are in Nozaki's manga.
If
this Feeling Isn't Love, Then there is No Love the World - It's
the last episode, will Sakura be able to finally confess her feelings
to Nozaki-kun at the festival?
-
Ricky Chiang
