don't judge a manga by it's cover!>>> chloe's review
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Ok, I was in borders yesterday and looked in the manga books. i found a book that had bad words in every page! ugh.. so I kept looking and saw this book. I flipped through it and looked on the back cover it said "all ages" for the reading level. I picked it up and ran to my dad to pay for it. during lunch I relized that hey, I chose a good book! the front cover may look a little odd but don't judge a manga by it's cover! it's good for girls age 10-13 and there's NO bad words! Trust someone who read the whole thing!! and I bought 2-5 with it. I defintaly spent my money on a treasure! so like, GO TO BORDERS AND SEARCH FOR B. B. EXPLOSION! YOU WON'T BE DISSAPONITED!
A cute look into what it takes to make it. :)
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
As someone whom has seen many fascets to the entertainment industry, it is nice to see a fresh and innocent, yet VERY honest portrayal of the entertainment industry. Airi is a young 12yr girl whom is obsessed with an entertainment show that broadcast in her homtown Okinawa. She obsesses over the hip and hot boy band on the show, and when an opne audition is announced to go to the Elite "Actors School" in Okinawa she goes in hopes of meeting her teen idol. :) Little does she know is that she in for far much more than she EVER expected. She is mentored by a gaurdian statue named Caeser that comes to life and follows he around, he claims that ONLY people whom have what it takes to make it can see him. This adds a cuteness and somewhat fantastical character to it, that COULD undermine the story by making it see to fluffy, but it doesn't. It works with the story overall, and it is interesting to see how he's used throughout the series. :) The great thing about this, is that it teaches you that, although the industry want someone to convey their own ideas and images, that need someone whom is comfortable in their skin, and not jsut a carbon copy of someone else. And it shows the hard work that goes on behind the scenes and the tears, without seeming soap-operish and trite, like some stories I've read. Because of its cast of young and well fleshe dout characters, it is a fresh portrayal of one girls climb to the top. :) I would recomend this manga highly to anyone!!! I devoured the first 3 volumes in one sitting!!! It is worth every penny, and is worth re-reading, and is oppropriate for ALL ages. :D So if you're looking for something to read that is fun and fresh, and that has an overall positive message without being trite, pick up B.B. Explosion!!! :D God Bless ~Amy
THIS GRAPHIC NOVEL IT GREAT!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
B.B. Explosion is my favorite graphic novel I own. Once you read it you will totally flip! Did you know most of the people in the book are real? Airi is real. Yu Yamanda is real and so is 'Da Pump'. Haven't seen anything about Yumi though! Read the others. Each english version comes out every three months!
Better than American Idol, this is the REAL THING!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
Forget American Idol. Just turn that horrible nonsense off (just turn off the TV, why you're at it), get your butt over to Walden Books, buy THIS BOOK, and LOVE IT! Because this is way more interesting and fun than that. I have read this book and I must say: Yasue Imai's artwork is very wonderfully done and the story is very nicely translated into English. the characters such as Airi and her other friends are really kawaii (cute, for those who don't know Japanese)! Wow, very good! I hope as this series moves on, Airi will be with the man of her dreams, Issa-kun. For those who think that American Idol is so cool, you would do yourself a favor and pick up this book and give it a really good read. You may just change your mind about that American Idol nonsense. And hey, you don't even got to worry about that disgrace of a guy Simon when you're reading it! This definitely beats American Idol by far! So, what are just sitting around watching that TV for? Waiting for the next lame episode of American Idol. Oh no. No you don't. Get up and go find this book. Buy it and love it! See ya!
couldn't stop reading
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
The books starts out with Airi who watches a American-Idol like TV show called Boom Boom. She hears about an audition to go to the Actor's School and appear on the show. She makes it and finds the hardships of learning to become Japan's next big thing with the help of her gargoyle-like statue guardian and friends. This manga is really awesome with Airi saying she'll do whatever it takes to be a pro singer.
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