Wallflower Vol 16
Every once in a while, I think about how nice it would be to have something resembling a real plot. Then I realize that would just get in the way.
We do, though, get some vaguely consistent characterization with Sunako trying to go out and about it the world on her own. With the boys rightly running right behind her. There and in the Valetines episode both, she employs very interesting tactics to rescue the boys from mobs of fans. Even if she was really just after the chocolate.
And I am very happy that it was Kyohei’s turn for a personality transplant. Sunako’s had new ones often enough that it was well past his turn. And, of course, it drives her rabidly insane. I’m surprised Ranmaru didn’t have more to say about being surpassed. Maybe he feared death too much.
The last story, with Sunako trying to lose wait, is the perfect example of why I continue to love and adore this series despite a general dislike of harem manga (of any gender combination) or makeover manga. In any other manga, that would have been Sunako worrying about her looks or being driven to lose weight to help the boys (or her love interest specifically) or Noi or whatever. Here, she couldn’t care less about that, or even about being overweight. She just thinks it’d be cool to have muscles and be more like Hiroshi and Josephine. Though I’m not sure Kyohei will ever recover from the fact that certain circumstances can drive even Sunako to tear off his clothes.
It also brought in Noi, just as I was about to start getting annoyed at her not being around this volume.
And I read this while making Wallflower icons at home, so I spent a lot of it distracted and thinking about cropping.
ETA: *looks over LJ for the day* Yeah, so, apparently it was a slow day otherwise. This is a lot even for me...