( 5 reviews )
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Posted: Jan 21 2006
This may very well be my favorite volume in the series. The story gets into stride in this one. And, if not for any other reason, buy this volume to see Shuichiro's mother. She ranks as one of the most beautiful manga characters ever created. And her name is Hotaru, like Hotaru-chan of SailorMoon (Sailor Saturn) which is a beautiful name that suits them both so well. She even has purple eyes, so Koryo-kun points out. (I don't know the honorific intended for him but he's a `kun' to me =^-^= )
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( 0 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Oct 13 2005
In Wish, volume two, the angel Kohaku and her celestial and demonic aquaintances are adjusting to life at Shuichiro's house. The volume contains two stories; one is about three quarters the length of the book, the other the last quarter. The first story has Kohaku and the demon Koryu travelling back in time to unravel the mystery of the disappearance of Shuichiro's mother twenty-one years ago. K & K are in their chibi forms throughout, which is a little too cute. Added to this cuteness is Shuichiro's adorable doll-like mother, who is not human. There are so many flowers drawn in this story I got allergies. In a modern version of the folktale where a human man marries a celestial being, this Wish story has an unfortunate incestuous twist that is a total gross-out. Shuichiro says to his mother as she is preparing to leave, "I need you. You're the only one for me. What if I had found you? Before Dad?" EWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What was CLAMP thinking?!?!? CLAMP is known for delightful, SUBTLE homo-romanticism, but how could they think readers would be turned on or charmed by this? The other story is also a little too cute. Kohaku is still a whimpering, crying chibi for most of the story. Thankfully, this is balanced somewhat by the other sexy couple that has also taken up residence with Shuichiro.
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Posted: Aug 1 2004
In this volume, the angel Kohaku is still trying to figure out what wish she could possibly grant for Shuichiro, the hard-working doctor who probably has the best poker face in existance. In order to find out how she can help him, she goes back in time and discovers startling things about his past and his family. This isn't the best of the Wish books, but it's still really good. I like all the characters, although the demons are my favorites. It's a cute series, and I would recommend it to most people.
