Summary:
Shinjo Mayu’s newest leading lady is an idol, and the leading man is… a future prime minister!? Just what is a “Love Celeb”? Nakazono Kirara is an aspiring starlet. She used to think she’d do whatever it took to get a starring role in a drama and have a CD. But her manager, Hanamaki, proves her wrong when he sends her into a room full of horny producers to sleep her way into a role! Kirara wants no part of it! She’s a virgin, and these guys are scary!! Especially the silver-haired one named Gin… He seems to be in charge. But he lets Kirara leave the party with her virginity and his phone number, and it seems like nothing lost, nothing gained… until Kirara is suddenly the most famous new starlet for no apparent reason!? Side story in volume 7: Darenimo Ienai! Ruka’s a junior high student in love with her father’s assistant, Fumi-sempai. She wants to become an adult quickly because everyone sees her as a little kid! But what would happen if she actually became an adult with the help of a time machine?
Author: Shinjo Mayu
Need to get this out while it’s fresh in my mind.
Love Celeb is the story of Nakazono Kirara’s journey through the entertainment industry. This is a story that flip flops itself so much that the only thing that is constant from beginning to end is the single minded slutty focus throughout the entire series.
Story: 4/10
I gave this a 4 because the story doesn’t even stay in the same tone it was when it began. It begins with Kirara’s manager pushing for her to have sex with as many influential people as she can and then flips to where every bishie in the series is trying to get a piece of that ass. It is very inconsistent and it seems that sensei is trying to come up with random plot elements towards the end to fill things up. The series sputters at the end as it dies.
Art: 9/10
I enjoyed the art. The males, as per any shoujo manga look pretty and ethereal, while our main heroine is rather plain looking in comparison. The backgrounds, when they are not non existent due to the constant sexing, are well drawn.
Character: 5/10
The characters are my main gripe with this series. Gin, our main hero is a COMPLETE asshole and potential rapist in the making, and he basically terrorizes Kirara until she gives into him and his whims. And the manager encourages Kirara to sleep with any influential man and whore herself out in chapter 1. Kirara herself is a complete spineless character without the ability to say no. Around chapters 20-25, the series shifts focus and ALL of the characters seem to do a complete 180 and any of the personality traits (except for Kirara) that they had in the beginning switch. It’s, I feel, rather a cop out.
Enjoyment/Overall: 7/10
I feel that this series is basically something that you should read if you want to:
1. Read almost porn, but don’t want viruses
2. Are waiting for your favourite release to come out.
If you are not bored and have nothing better to do, skip over this, if not the comedy and outright audacity of the leads will keep you engaged for a little while.
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