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PostPosted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 11:39 am


i haven't heard anything about an anime...
PostPosted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:19 pm


I don't know either, someone else said they saw pictures, but when I saw them , they just looked like coloured images of the manga . . .

Dr Drozzy


Dr Drozzy

PostPosted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 12:19 pm


Well, I'm up to volume 3 right now, and it's getting good lol. I buy Shojo Beat on an irregular basis, whenever the moood hits me really, so I bought it today. It's really far ahead. But I'm still rooting for Soshi!
PostPosted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:03 pm


Absolute Boyfriend (絶対彼氏。, Zettai Kareshi?) is a manga series by Yuu Watase, first released in English in North America by Viz Media in February 2006. This series was also previously published in English in Singapore by Chuang Yi Publishing in March 2005.

The six volumes of this manga are currently being serialized in English by Viz's Shojo Beat magazine.

Suzaku24
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Suzaku24
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:06 pm


Plot

Riiko Izawa has never had a boyfriend and she has been rejected by every boy she has ever had a crush on. When she returns a lost cell phone to an oddly dressed salesman, he directs her to his company's website as a way to thank her. Riiko unwittingly ends up ordering a "figure" which will be her boyfriend with the intention of returning him after the free three day trial order.

After her three-day trial is over, Riiko finds that she cannot return her perfect mail-order boyfriend (whom she has named "Night") and is stuck with a bill for 100,000,000 yen (approximately 1 million USD). The mysterious salesman, Namikiri Gaku, tells her the company will waive the bill if she will help them collect data about women's feelings, and data about their mental and physical structures in order to perfect future “Nightly Lover” models.

Unbeknownst to Riiko, her next-door neighbor and childhood friend, Sōshi Asamoto, has a crush on her which he strives to hide by frequently teasing her. He has promised her mother that he will watch over Riiko while her parents are away, and when he sees Riiko with her new "boyfriend," his jealousy creates the central love triangle of the series.

Riiko must keep Night's true nature of an inhuman being a secret from everyone around her while struggling to decide if she loves Night, despite being a "figure" who seems to be developing true emotions, or Sōshi, who has loved her since childhood.
PostPosted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:12 pm


Characters

Riiko Izawa (井沢 リイコ, Izawa Riiko?)
Riiko doesn't seem to have any luck with boys until she meets a strange salesman and ends up accidentally ordering a boyfriend: Night Tenjo. Riiko is rather naïve, clumsy, and simple-minded, but kindhearted and hardworking. She seems to have feelings for Soshi and Night, which becomes the primary conflict of the story.

Night Tenjo
Night is the perfect boyfriend: charming, dependable, intelligent, athletic, good-looking, sensitive, devoted, and completely loyal. Because he is unaware of certain social conventions, he often seems over-the-top and attracts a lot of attention. Although he is a robot, albeit of a high-caliber design, he seems to have genuine emotions and to want to become more human and be a better boyfriend to Riiko. He wears a mood ring that indicates Riiko's emotions.

Soshi Asamoto
Soshi has had a crush on Riiko since they were both children, though he has never found the nerve to confess his real feelings and instead teases her. His father is a photographer who travels around the world, so Soshi lives alone with his brother, Masaki. Since Riiko lives alone at the beginning of the series as well, Soshi has promised her mother to protect her. He is a very good cook and usually gives Riiko food when he suspects she needs it.

Gaku Namikiri
Mr. Gaku is salesman for a company known as Kronos Heaven which specializes in making highly realistic robots, or “figures,” for various purposes. Though usually businesslike and down-to-earth, Gaku sometimes is not taken seriously and is frequently mistaken for a cosplayer because of his odd manner of dress. When Riiko cannot return Night nor pay the bill for him, Gaku allows her to keep him so Night can collect data on how to become a better lover for use in future models. Whenever there is a problem with Night, Gaku is the one to fix him. Gaku likes sweets, especially ice cream sundaes.

Mika Ito
Riiko considers Mika her best friend since middle school until it is revealed that she only befriended Riiko because she seemed pathetic and it made Mika look better. Beautiful and proud, Mika pretends to support Riiko's efforts to find a boyfriend, but actually spread vicious rumors about her to boys Riiko liked. Mika is only interested in other girls' boyfriends, even though she knows there are many other boys who are interested in her. She never seems to be happy and she tries to make herself feel better by causing trouble for others.

Masaki Asamoto
Masaki is Soshi's younger brother. While Soshi is calm and reserved, Masaki is bold and easily excited and often hungry, so he needs Soshi to feed him. He tries to give Soshi advice about his relationship with Riiko.

Satori Miyabe
Satori is one of Riiko's classmates, a cool and aloof girl. She is not very sociable and almost never spends money, which is what seems to be her main interest. When she was a child, her parents died in a fire and her back was badly burned. Her interest in accumulating money is to care for her grandfather, who was also badly burned, and because she fears her burns will prevent her from ever finding a husband to support her.

Toshiki Shirasaki
Toshiki is a robot who masquerades as Riiko's love from elementary school, Toshiki Murakami. He is part of a second series of Nightly Lovers who competes with Night to see who can first succeed in seducing Riiko and thereby prove superiority of design. Eventually the competition draws to a halt, and, when he next appears, he holds nothing against Riiko or Night.

Yuki Shirasaki
Yuki masquerades as Toshiki’s younger brother until it is revealed that Toshiki is a robot. Yuki is actually the CEO of Kronos Heaven and the genius behind the company. He will do whatever he believes is in the best interest of the company. He is intrigued by the relationship between Riiko and Night.

Nurse
The Nurse is an attractive female Kronos Heaven figure. She is overly enthusiastic and easily excited. Originally sent by Gaku and Yuki recover Night by kissing him so that he becomes her lover instead of Riiko's, the Nurse ends up kissing Soshi by mistake and becoming his (unwanted) lover.

Moyai
Riiko and Soshi's boss at Mantiev, the Vietnamese restaurant where they work.

Yoshiharu and Makiko Izawa
The Izawas are Riiko's parents, who are frequently away on business. Makiko, Riiko's mother, has asked Soshi to look after Riiko in their absence. They care about Riiko, especially her father, who feels that Riiko is growing up too fast. Concerning Riiko’s potential boyfriends, Yoshiharu prefers Soshi, whom he finds practical and intelligent, though Makiko seems to like Night, whom she thinks is well-mannered and respectful. Riiko's parents, thanks to Gaku's intervention, are tricked into believing Night is the son of the director of a large company (Kronos Heaven) and Yoshiharu accepts Night as Riiko's friend.

Vanessa - Reiko's rival to Night. She and Reiko was also classmate.

Suzaku24
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