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In The Wallflower, Vol. 14, Sunako and the handsome and alluring Kyohei end up trapped in their mansion’s basement, and due to a rainstorm, the flood waters are closing in on the hapless duo.  Sunako may finally get the chance to see a real corpse, if Kyohei dies first!  Meanwhile, the reclusive Sunako tries to fit in with mainstream society while out for a day of shopping – with disastrous results.

THE LOWDOWN:  A frolicking shoujo (girls’ comics) title, The Wallflower is slapstick romantic comedy for the teen set.  The narrative, however, often gets crowded out by a too-large cast.  The best stories focus on one or two of the leads, such as the chapters “Dreams of Lovers in Love” (about Sunako’s attempt to fit in) and “Sweet Typhoon” (in which Sunako and Kyohei are trapped together).  Those stories allow the characters to stretch and show more of themselves, giving a reader a better grasp of their finer points.

POSSIBLE AUDIENCE:  There’s also lots of bishounen (androgynous or feminized beautiful boys) fun and man-crushing, which will take The Wallflower beyond its target audience of older teen females to older female readers.

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