Kasumi, Vol. 1

I got this book in good condition, strange story, but I am glued to it, cant wait for more novels!

Love it

What does a girl have to do to fit into an elite school?Kasumi has been transferred to an elite school, Sieran, from an ordinary school. When she arrives, she meets Ryuuki, the president of the student council, and the `ruling' girls out to make her life miserable.Back to the question.What can a girl do to gain acceptance and find new friends amidst rich kids, and a high level of snobbery? Not being able to show off her cars, clothes, or possessions, she turns to what she knows best, her magic.Normally, that would be enough but when social standing is #1 in the minds of a school, even magic can be turned into embarrassment. That is, until she discovers she can turn invisible...Even the geeky Otaku Ken is impressed, and shares his obsession with Superguy Returns and befriends her."Kasumi" is not your average manga. It sparkles with an interesting twist on social interactions and the power of popularity. Looking to a different level, the power of invisibility just might be a higher theme. How do you stand out? Is almost the real question being examined here.Artwise, Hirofumu Sugimoto is competent and fills his panels with more than swish effects and emotives.Overall, one of the bettst manga to come out of delrey. Check it out at [...]Tim Lasiuta

Kasumi is a very unique story. Basically our main character has been granted magical abilities and then thrown into a new school. We dont know much of said abilites except for she turns invisible when she holds her breath.Kasumi as a character is very likeable. She's spunky, energetic, and cute. This series isnt littered with stereotypes and limits itself well to just a few that arent overpowering. The story itself isn't deep, but draws you into wanting to know more. Seeing how volume 1 leaves off on a cliffhanger.The art is clean and simplistic but doesnt leave out any emotions. It's very catchy.There's not really a downside to this, it just could be better to get it to 5 stars? But 4 is good.

I picked this up because of it's cute artwork, the character's expressions are expressed very vividly. Turning invisible when she holds her breath? This intrigued me, because it sounds fun before you realize that it could also be an inconvenience to Kasumi, think of all the times you are forced to hold your breath in real life.Kasumi is the first transfer student ever at Seiran, a high class, extravagant high school, I rolled my eyes and said "Ouran High School Host Club", that's what it reminded me of, especially when the students are, and act, snobbishly rich, and even throw out the word "commoner" at Kasumi. I quickly changed my mind when I saw how much bullying Kasumi goes through, something that keeps this story a little more unique.There is a fan club (RSF- Ryuu-sama's exclusive fan club) for the most popular boy in school, Ryuuki, the student council president. The fan club consists of girls who are in love with Ryuuki, and the girls have set out a list of rules that everyone must follow, for example, no one is allowed to give him love letters or gifts unless they are part of the club. Again, I shook my head because this sounds a lot like "Fruits Basket", Yuki Sohma being the object of worship of the fan club there. I thought about putting the book down right then, too many borrowed elements. But I kept reading and there is some kind of uniqueness to a story that seemed like it was going to be all to familiar. Kasumi continues to be bullied and as she is just beginning to realize her ability to turn invisible every time she holds her breath ..it may lead to new discoveries about other students in school.

This is a beautiful, cute, and captivating manga. Unfortunately only volumes 1 and 2 have been released and it seems unlikely that any more will be written. If you are looking for a completed manga series, this is not the one. As amazing as it is, and I definitely recommend it if you want to write/illustrate manga yourself because it is the great in that form, it is not and most likely will not be completed. It was been 5 years since it was touched.

I loved the way it was going and how cute it all was, but they aren't continuing further than volume 2...which is really unsettling since their could be more into this story! I want to read more, but can't!