Idol dreams puts a smart twist on a common manga situation, that of ending up being well-known in show business. only Chikage is a 31-year-old office worker, unpopular, lonely, as well as anxious around men.
She’s having a mid-life crisis, feeling she peaked when she graduated high school. She attends her class reunion, dreaming of reuniting with her crush from back then, only to be embarrassed by a classmate blurting out her condition as a virgin. She’s hopeless as well as suicidal.
But then comes the wonderful part, as you’d expect from a manga by Arina Tanemura. (Idol dreams came about since she was asked to do “a wonderful woman series for adults.” Which implies fewer starry eyes, a restraint on Tanemura’s style I appreciated.) one more former classmate offers a medication that can make her 15 again. She gets a second possibility to make different choices. as well as she’s immediately chosen off the street to design in an ad with a young star who occurs to look just like her original high institution crush.
Having a possibility to do things over is a fantasy numerous adults have had, as well as it’s fun to see it play out, even full of coincidences as this is. The blend of teen fantasy (which Chikage embraces in purchase to make herself braver) as well as sympathetic adult office worker is intriguing. For a while, her life is full of men ordering her around, however later, her experience becomes relevant, as it provides her sympathy for the secretly lonely young star she’s paired with.
By the end, it’s remove that this is a contemporary twist on Cinderella, with, instead of a clock striking midnight, Chikage having to run away from her young prince before she re-ages. I understand the eventual lesson will include her ending up being stronger as well as less timid in her genuine self, however I’m looking ahead to what crazy teen adventures she has before then. (The publisher offered a evaluation copy.)
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