Takaya Natsuki - Hoshi wa Utau, vol. 01-03 (Chi. trans.)

[oyceter]

I read volume one of this in the summer and promptly forgot it. Shiina Sakuya loves the stars and star-gazing and draws strength from them. She's the president of her school's tiny star-gazing club, which consists of her and her two best friends, demon-with-perfect-lady-exterior Honjo Hijiri and goofball Murakami Yuri. Given their frequent spats, I

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[hysteriachan]

I'm really hoping this one gets licensed in English. ^_^

[lnhammer]

Ditto. I've been reading it in scans, though I paused at about the end of volume 3* to let some chapters build up. I'm pleasantly surprised that I have absolutely no idea what's going on and going to happen, in a way that gives me a Saki Hiwatari feeling.

* BTW, what are the chapters-by-volume, anyway? 7 per?

---L.

[oyceter]

I vaguely recall only 4ish chapters per volume, although I have to go home and check.

I have no idea what's going to happen either, now that my very early theory about Chihiro being an alien is probably so not true (by the way, I love how Takaya uses the alien thing as an analogy like she did with the onigiri in Fruits basket).

[hysteriachan]

The numbering is a little inconsistent--vol. 1 has five chapters, and vol. 2-3 each have six.

[lnhammer]

Ah -- thankee.

---L.

[oyceter]

ME TOO! Although I am guessing it will be picked up eventually, given the end of Furuba.

[lnhammer]

And the way Takaya's older and *cough* less accomplished stories are getting licensed.

---L.

[hysteriachan]

Although if it had been licensed with them, it'd be public knowledge by now. ^^ I imagine Tokyopop's probably interested, though.