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Imadoki!: Nowadays, Vol. 2
Imadoki! (Nowadays) follows the trials and tribulations of a budding horticulturist as she makes her way down the winding road to friendship. From Yuu Watase, one of Japan's most beloved shoc;jo artists, Imadoki! packs comedic charm and heartfelt antics into an adorable bouquet of whimsical fantasy. It sure isn't easy being a working-class girl attending the most posh high school in town. Even more difficult is starting up a Gardening Committee in a place where every bit of flora and fauna is artificial (wouldn't want to flare up the aristocratic student body's allergies). It's a good thing that Tanpopo Yamazaki is as tenacious and full of moxy as they come. With her eye on the prize, and an adorable pet fox named Poplar, Tanpopo is prepared to make friends and plant flowers by any means necessary.
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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Yuu Watase
354?books1,159?followersYuu Watase (¶ÉžÓÆÓî) is a Japanese shoujo manga-ka. She is known for her works Fushigi Y¨±gi, Alice 19th, Ceres: The Celestial Legend, Fushigi Y¨±gi Genbu Kaiden and Absolute Boyfriend. She likes all music, except heavy metal and old traditional music.
She received the Shogakukan Manga Award for sh¨jo for Ceres, Celestial Legend in 1997. Since writing her debut short story "Pajama de Ojama" ("An Intrusion in Pajamas"), Watase has created more than 80 compiled volumes of short stories and continuing series. Because of her frequent use of beautiful male characters in her works, she is widely regarded in circles[which?] as a bish¨nen manga artist.[citation needed] In October 2008, Watase began her first sh¨nen serialization, Arata: The Legend in Weekly Sh¨nen Sunday.
Her name is romanized as "Y? Watase" in earlier printings of Viz Media's publications of Fushigi Y¨±gi, Alice 19th, and Ceres, The Celestial Legend, while in Viz Media's Fushigi Y¨±gi Genbu Kaiden and Absolute Boyfriend her name is romanized as "Yuu Watase". In Chuang Yi's English-language versions of Fushigi Yugi (spelled without a macron or circumflex), her name is romanized as "Yu Watase".
She received the Shogakukan Manga Award for sh¨jo for Ceres, Celestial Legend in 1997. Since writing her debut short story "Pajama de Ojama" ("An Intrusion in Pajamas"), Watase has created more than 80 compiled volumes of short stories and continuing series. Because of her frequent use of beautiful male characters in her works, she is widely regarded in circles[which?] as a bish¨nen manga artist.[citation needed] In October 2008, Watase began her first sh¨nen serialization, Arata: The Legend in Weekly Sh¨nen Sunday.
Her name is romanized as "Y? Watase" in earlier printings of Viz Media's publications of Fushigi Y¨±gi, Alice 19th, and Ceres, The Celestial Legend, while in Viz Media's Fushigi Y¨±gi Genbu Kaiden and Absolute Boyfriend her name is romanized as "Yuu Watase". In Chuang Yi's English-language versions of Fushigi Yugi (spelled without a macron or circumflex), her name is romanized as "Yu Watase".
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April 20, 2021
Nothing is more iconic than Kugyou smacking people with a trowel.
Imadoki!: Nowadays, Vol. 2 follows Tanpopo as she navigates confusing emotions, an unlikely friendship, and discovers startling secrets.
In this volume, we're introduced to Kyogoku, who is a genius hacker with a knack for violence. I didn't like his character, I have never been able to get behind the whole 'violent and unempathatic' character tropes, but I'm interested in seeing how his character arc pans out. Arisa Uchimura also makes her first appearance, but I don't want to spoil anything, so I'll just say that it's refreshing to see the girl power in this volume.
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Imadoki!: Nowadays, Vol. 2 follows Tanpopo as she navigates confusing emotions, an unlikely friendship, and discovers startling secrets.
In this volume, we're introduced to Kyogoku, who is a genius hacker with a knack for violence. I didn't like his character, I have never been able to get behind the whole 'violent and unempathatic' character tropes, but I'm interested in seeing how his character arc pans out. Arisa Uchimura also makes her first appearance, but I don't want to spoil anything, so I'll just say that it's refreshing to see the girl power in this volume.
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January 15, 20253.25!
Tanpopo la prota que eres... I love this girl. No tengo mucho que decir porque he hecho un par¨®n importante entre el inicio y final del tomo pero me gustan los personajes nuevos que se han presentado y vaya con lo de el matrimonio concertado y la historia del t¨ªo.
Tanpopo la prota que eres... I love this girl. No tengo mucho que decir porque he hecho un par¨®n importante entre el inicio y final del tomo pero me gustan los personajes nuevos que se han presentado y vaya con lo de el matrimonio concertado y la historia del t¨ªo.
August 9, 2023
There is so much wrong with this series. It is COMPLETELY UNHINGED. But I also love every second of it omg. On to volume 3.
July 11, 2018
Really dramatic and it is only the second volume!
October 8, 2020
why do i love this cheesy shit? i would like to know.
March 21, 2021
The new characters introduced brought in some sexual harrassment and implied serious violence. I still love Tanpopo's enthusiasm to make friends and how she can overlook someone's cold shoulder.
October 18, 2021
Something light, very girly, teen ^^
October 26, 2024
Got introduced to a lot of mentally unbalanced people
September 20, 2016
This volume kicks off with Chapter:1-6.
This was one of Watase's more confusing series pertaining to chapters, because every volume starts back at Chapter 1.
The plot is a quick moving one, and doesn't stagnate. The main character Tanpopo(Dandelion) transfers to a top academy in Tokyo from Hokkaido. In the U.S. this would be equivilant to Hickville Alabama public school going to Harvard University. This seems to be a popular theme in manga dealing with bullies, and I love how Tanpopo approaches each day while dealing with them.
I'll write more when editing mode hits me.
Have fun reading!
Ta-ta Pretties!
This was one of Watase's more confusing series pertaining to chapters, because every volume starts back at Chapter 1.
The plot is a quick moving one, and doesn't stagnate. The main character Tanpopo(Dandelion) transfers to a top academy in Tokyo from Hokkaido. In the U.S. this would be equivilant to Hickville Alabama public school going to Harvard University. This seems to be a popular theme in manga dealing with bullies, and I love how Tanpopo approaches each day while dealing with them.
I'll write more when editing mode hits me.
Have fun reading!
Ta-ta Pretties!
June 16, 2009
its sooo cute how friends first meet in manga. even ones that hate you. and onces you have to watch out for. this book showed me so much. but alot of times still went the long way out and still lost alot.
great read
great read
March 2, 2021
Zum Inhalt:
Mit Yuu Watase auf die Schulbank
Unsere Heldin hei? Tanpopo, was auf Japanisch L?wenzahn bedeutet. Und genauso hartn?ckig wie die Pflanze ist auch Tanpopo in allem, was sie tut. Sie hat gerade die Schule gewechselt, ist nach Tokio gezogen und geht jetzt auf die renommierte Meio-Schule. Dort lernt sie einen geheimnisvollen Jungen kennen, der gerade einen L?wenzahn einpflanzt ...
In Imadoki verkn¨¹pft Yuu Watase ("Fushigi Yuugi", "Ayashi no Ceres") geschickt Themen wie Schulalltag, Freundschaft und Liebe. Sie erz?hlt eine dramatische, mit f¨¹nf B?nden abgeschlossene Geschichte, bei der Humor und Romantik nicht zu kurz kommen.
Cover:
Das Cover hat mir wieder sehr gut gefallen, es ist so ein richtig typisches Yuu-Watase-Cover und begeistert durch bunte Farben und ihren einzigartigen Zeichenstil. Zu sehen ist hier der Protagonist Kugyou, welcher einen Strau? Tulpen in der Hand h?lt. Das passt sehr gut zu der Projektgruppe, welche sich der Gartenarbeit verschrieben hat.
Eigener Eindruck:
Nach anf?nglichen Startschwierigkeiten sind Tanpopo und Kugyou nun doch noch Freunde geworden und haben sich entschlossen die AG f¨¹r die Gartenarbeit zusammen mit der eifers¨¹chtigen Tsuki zu machen, die Tanpopo noch immer als Rivalin sieht. Doch neuer Trubel rund um die quirlige Tanpopo und den beliebten Kugyou l?sst nicht lang auf sich warten. Kyougoku schlie?t Kugyou und Tanpopo im Lift der Schule ein und setzt Tanpopo so ihren schlimmsten ?ngsten aus. Was eigentlich als Dem¨¹tigung f¨¹r Kugyou gedacht war, endet damit, dass die Gruppe fortan noch ein weiteres Mitglied in ihrer AG hat. Und ein Besuch bei Kugyou zu Hause er?ffnet den Freunden, dass dieser bereits verlobt ist. Doch wer ist diese Erika und warum ist Kugyou in so einem jungen Alter schon jemanden versprochen? Au?erdem soll Tanpopo sich um die Freundin des Schulsprechers k¨¹mmern. Doch Arisa h¨¹tet ein dunkles Geheimnis¡
Etwas sprunghaft kommt der zweite Teil der Reihe ?Imadoki¡° daher. Doch wer Yuu Watases Werke kennt, der wird bald durch detaillierte Zeichnungen, witzige und einschneidende Szenen entsch?digt. Dieser Band hat es in sich und die sonst so herzliche und quirlige Tanpopo muss sich ihrer gr??ten Angst stellen und diese auch noch vor Kugyou offenbaren. Au?erdem gibt es eine weitere Gegenspielerin in Form der Verlobten Erika, welche das Emotionskarrussel nicht nur bei Tanpopo und Tsuki weiter kreisen l?sst, sondern auch den Leser recht baff zur¨¹ckl?sst. Zumal die Umst?nde dieser Verlobung doch recht gemein sind, aber das ist wieder typisch Yuu Watase. Da bleibt quasi kein Auge trocken. Jedenfalls verspricht dieser Charakter sicher noch jede Menge Drama. Und auch das Geheimnis der Schulsprecherfreundin Arisa ist nicht unbedingt ohne und l?sst den Leser ebenfalls recht betroffen zur¨¹ck. Vor allem die Nebenstory interessiert mich brennend, weshalb ich mich gleich auf den n?chsten Band st¨¹rzen werde.
Fazit:
Durchaus lesenswert und mit lehrhaftem Charakter. Mir gef?llt die Reihe eigentlich ganz gut, deshalb empfehle ich sie euch auch gern weiter.
Idee: 5/5
Charaktere: 4/5
Logik: 4/5
Spannung: 3/5
Emotionen: 4/5
Gesamt: 4/5
Daten:
ISBN: 9783770461530
Sprache: Deutsch
Ausgabe: Buch
Umfang: 178 Seiten
Verlag: Egmont Manga
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.11.2004
Mit Yuu Watase auf die Schulbank
Unsere Heldin hei? Tanpopo, was auf Japanisch L?wenzahn bedeutet. Und genauso hartn?ckig wie die Pflanze ist auch Tanpopo in allem, was sie tut. Sie hat gerade die Schule gewechselt, ist nach Tokio gezogen und geht jetzt auf die renommierte Meio-Schule. Dort lernt sie einen geheimnisvollen Jungen kennen, der gerade einen L?wenzahn einpflanzt ...
In Imadoki verkn¨¹pft Yuu Watase ("Fushigi Yuugi", "Ayashi no Ceres") geschickt Themen wie Schulalltag, Freundschaft und Liebe. Sie erz?hlt eine dramatische, mit f¨¹nf B?nden abgeschlossene Geschichte, bei der Humor und Romantik nicht zu kurz kommen.
Cover:
Das Cover hat mir wieder sehr gut gefallen, es ist so ein richtig typisches Yuu-Watase-Cover und begeistert durch bunte Farben und ihren einzigartigen Zeichenstil. Zu sehen ist hier der Protagonist Kugyou, welcher einen Strau? Tulpen in der Hand h?lt. Das passt sehr gut zu der Projektgruppe, welche sich der Gartenarbeit verschrieben hat.
Eigener Eindruck:
Nach anf?nglichen Startschwierigkeiten sind Tanpopo und Kugyou nun doch noch Freunde geworden und haben sich entschlossen die AG f¨¹r die Gartenarbeit zusammen mit der eifers¨¹chtigen Tsuki zu machen, die Tanpopo noch immer als Rivalin sieht. Doch neuer Trubel rund um die quirlige Tanpopo und den beliebten Kugyou l?sst nicht lang auf sich warten. Kyougoku schlie?t Kugyou und Tanpopo im Lift der Schule ein und setzt Tanpopo so ihren schlimmsten ?ngsten aus. Was eigentlich als Dem¨¹tigung f¨¹r Kugyou gedacht war, endet damit, dass die Gruppe fortan noch ein weiteres Mitglied in ihrer AG hat. Und ein Besuch bei Kugyou zu Hause er?ffnet den Freunden, dass dieser bereits verlobt ist. Doch wer ist diese Erika und warum ist Kugyou in so einem jungen Alter schon jemanden versprochen? Au?erdem soll Tanpopo sich um die Freundin des Schulsprechers k¨¹mmern. Doch Arisa h¨¹tet ein dunkles Geheimnis¡
Etwas sprunghaft kommt der zweite Teil der Reihe ?Imadoki¡° daher. Doch wer Yuu Watases Werke kennt, der wird bald durch detaillierte Zeichnungen, witzige und einschneidende Szenen entsch?digt. Dieser Band hat es in sich und die sonst so herzliche und quirlige Tanpopo muss sich ihrer gr??ten Angst stellen und diese auch noch vor Kugyou offenbaren. Au?erdem gibt es eine weitere Gegenspielerin in Form der Verlobten Erika, welche das Emotionskarrussel nicht nur bei Tanpopo und Tsuki weiter kreisen l?sst, sondern auch den Leser recht baff zur¨¹ckl?sst. Zumal die Umst?nde dieser Verlobung doch recht gemein sind, aber das ist wieder typisch Yuu Watase. Da bleibt quasi kein Auge trocken. Jedenfalls verspricht dieser Charakter sicher noch jede Menge Drama. Und auch das Geheimnis der Schulsprecherfreundin Arisa ist nicht unbedingt ohne und l?sst den Leser ebenfalls recht betroffen zur¨¹ck. Vor allem die Nebenstory interessiert mich brennend, weshalb ich mich gleich auf den n?chsten Band st¨¹rzen werde.
Fazit:
Durchaus lesenswert und mit lehrhaftem Charakter. Mir gef?llt die Reihe eigentlich ganz gut, deshalb empfehle ich sie euch auch gern weiter.
Idee: 5/5
Charaktere: 4/5
Logik: 4/5
Spannung: 3/5
Emotionen: 4/5
Gesamt: 4/5
Daten:
ISBN: 9783770461530
Sprache: Deutsch
Ausgabe: Buch
Umfang: 178 Seiten
Verlag: Egmont Manga
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.11.2004
May 1, 2018
I LIED! Jk I mean my prediction was wrong. So so wrong. Guess the girl isn't SUPER dense after all, she likes the rich guy now. Which honestly is not where I expected this manga to go at all... this is why Special A continues to be one of my favorites, just because the main girl is SO SO dense. Like she's hilarious because she's dense. In this case, though, Tanpop is dense too, but not to that extent. In this volume, we get introduced to Kyogoku, a prodigy in hacking. I don't really know how to feel about him... he's really weird... as in he always resorts to violence. Idk, also Tsukiko (the mean girl) is actually more on the mean side than I thought. I thought she was gonna thaw and be nice super soon but after this volume, I realize that it's not like that. Also, the fact that in this book we find out Koki (the rich guy) actually has a fiance! Lol to Tanpop's chance of him, but I bet they'll work something out. It always works out anywayssss.
November 10, 2020
¡°But I¡¯m a computer hacker. And a safe cracker and a butt smacker... And I¡¯ve got just the equipment to trim your hedge.¡± -Aoi Kyogoku
HAHAHA
So we have added another member to the planting club! Kyogoku makes one hell of an entrance to the story... tricking Koki and Tanpopo to getting in the elevator, shutting the power off to the school and then he holds Tanpop hostage with a toy gun... haha.
Then we learn that Koki¡¯s brother ran off so now Koki has to take over the family business and marry his brother¡¯s fianc¨¦e! Duh! Of course that¡¯s normal! (NOT!) and of course, Koki feels like he can¡¯t tell the fiancee he can¡¯t marry her... out of guilt... ShE MiGhT FaLl ApArt!!! Oh noooooo *rolls eyes*
What I like most about this volume, was the whole Ogata and Arisa situation. Koki defending Tanpopo with his scoop (he¡¯s always hitting people with his scoop! Haha) and Tanpopo hitting Ogata at the end of this volume because he¡¯s a little prick who deserved it!!
HAHAHA
So we have added another member to the planting club! Kyogoku makes one hell of an entrance to the story... tricking Koki and Tanpopo to getting in the elevator, shutting the power off to the school and then he holds Tanpop hostage with a toy gun... haha.
Then we learn that Koki¡¯s brother ran off so now Koki has to take over the family business and marry his brother¡¯s fianc¨¦e! Duh! Of course that¡¯s normal! (NOT!) and of course, Koki feels like he can¡¯t tell the fiancee he can¡¯t marry her... out of guilt... ShE MiGhT FaLl ApArt!!! Oh noooooo *rolls eyes*
What I like most about this volume, was the whole Ogata and Arisa situation. Koki defending Tanpopo with his scoop (he¡¯s always hitting people with his scoop! Haha) and Tanpopo hitting Ogata at the end of this volume because he¡¯s a little prick who deserved it!!
February 18, 2018
Tanpopo and Koki try and make the planting committee into an official club but the student council president refuses unless Tanpopo gets rid of the girl hassling him. As Tanpopo tries she finds out that the girl is pregnant and just what a jerk the class president really is. As well as this we have the budding romance between Tanpopo (who got in on a scholarship and is looked down on by everyone) and koki (practically school royalty)
While I prefer Yuu Watase's fantasy stuff there's no denying she's one of the best shojo manga artists out there - great characters and so much emotion. I love her art and her heroes - Thoroughly enjoying this series.
While I prefer Yuu Watase's fantasy stuff there's no denying she's one of the best shojo manga artists out there - great characters and so much emotion. I love her art and her heroes - Thoroughly enjoying this series.
January 1, 2020
About the same problems and strengths as the first. Cute, expressive art, and some laughs, but so many cliches.
We get some new characters, including the king of psychos -- does he end up in the friend group? Um, what do you think??? It's cliche, so yes! But seriously, he is actually psychotic and needs some mental health care. There's a surprising amount of violence, including an attempted/threatened rape, which didn't got far but still was tonally whack, to say the least.
Basically, if you liked the first, you'd probably still like this one. It adds things but doesn't hugely shake things up, even with some violence tossed in.
We get some new characters, including the king of psychos -- does he end up in the friend group? Um, what do you think??? It's cliche, so yes! But seriously, he is actually psychotic and needs some mental health care. There's a surprising amount of violence, including an attempted/threatened rape, which didn't got far but still was tonally whack, to say the least.
Basically, if you liked the first, you'd probably still like this one. It adds things but doesn't hugely shake things up, even with some violence tossed in.
July 16, 2019
One of the things that I remember about this series is that it deals with serious, controversial issues. Characters are nuanced (other than freaking Tanpopo) and have a lot going on. The obstacles that are thrown at them aren't simple (although their solutions aren't necessarily realistic). I'm enjoying the reread.
January 27, 2025
Two new characters are introduced in this volume. I loved Kyogoku. He is a bit of a spaz and he doesn¡¯t care about following the rules, which was fun to read. Seeing a lot of character development on Tampopo and Koki. Finding out some details about his past, that explains a lot about his character.
February 3, 2019
Okay, Arisa makes this volume more interesting. And what's-his'name, Wacko/Psycho etc. Hacking the school and terrorizing the place. Awesome! Sticking by your friends no matter what, admirable.
October 31, 2020
I ate this up. It's cute and even though the protagonist is a bit over the top and naive. I like her, she is positive and wants the best for the people she thinks they are her friends. Some are working that.
January 1, 2019
Un peu moins dr?le que ses autres s¨¦ries mais le but de valoriser l'amiti¨¦ est bien.
March 21, 2019
Je suis fan de ce manga :)
April 29, 2019
Really enjoyed it and I laughed and some characters did make me mad but I¡¯m enjoying reading more into the characters and the story line! ?
December 6, 2019
3,5 stars
December 23, 2019
I love the characters that are introduced into this volume. Also, the ending is *mwah*.
I wish we had more time to see these guys grow closer before the next arc (big bro and the fiance)
I wish we had more time to see these guys grow closer before the next arc (big bro and the fiance)
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February 15, 2021#5
October 13, 2021
Not quite as good as the first book. But still SO GOOD. These are the only two I have in my collection but I know I read the rest¡ now comes the decision to buy the others or not¡
November 9, 2021
The conflict escalated so much from the first volume...not a bad thing, but it was sort of whip lash in my opinion. Still liked the art.
February 2, 2022
Bisa dibilang lebih bagus daripada volume pertama. Aku suka sama explorasi tentang siswi yang hamil dibawah umur. Refreshing banget
May 7, 2022
This volume was more interesting than volume 1 but just as unrealistic.
Is it too much trouble to break the story into chapters?
Two down and one to go!
Is it too much trouble to break the story into chapters?
Two down and one to go!
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