Sugar Princess
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| Sugar Princess | |
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 Sugar Princess volume 2 |
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| シュガープリンセス | |
| Genre | Romance, Sports |
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| Author | Hisaya Nakajo |
| Publisher |  Hakusensha |
| English publisher |   Viz Media |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Hana to Yume |
| Original run | 2005-02-05 – 2006-12-19 |
| Volumes | 2 |
Sugar Princess (シュガープリンセス?) is a manga series by Hisaya Nakajo, who is best known for her hit series, Hana-Kimi.
Sugar Princess is about ice skating. Two volumes have been released so far.
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[edit] Plot
Her first time ice skating, Maaya unknowingly makes a big impression on a mysterious man. She may end up with a chance to figure skate professionally, not to mention get closer to the cold figure skater, Shun.
[edit] Characters
[edit] Kurinoki Maaya
The heroine of the story. Maaya is in her 3rd year of middle school [equivalent to 9th grade in America]. In the first chapter, she makes an impression on when she imitates a double axel. Besides falling down, she did the jump perfectly. She calls Shun "Kira-Kira Prince" when she first sees him because of the beautiful way he skates, but when he meets her, he's rather rude and cold towards her. He refuses to become her trainer. Maaya starts developing feelings for Shun after a while, and when offered to be Shun's partner, she states she doesn't mind, as long as Shun is fine with it. She has 2 elder sisters and a younger brother.
[edit] Kanou Shun
The lead male character. Shun is in his 2nd year of High School [equivalent to 11th grade in America].He's a professional skater, and Maaya's trainer and skating partner. At first, he refuses to be Maaya's partner and trainer, but when they're both set up to save the rink, he becomes her "temporary" partner. He doesn't want to have a partner because when his previous partner and also sister, Aya, passed away, he doesn't want to replace her.
[edit] Todou Eiji
The man who Maaya makes an impression on. He scouts her at the local skating rink, and tries to make her and Shun skating partners. He has a niece who is seen in the first chapter.
[edit] Junye Kuze
A "prince". He's a professional skater who skates at another rink nearby, and Maaya takes a liking to his ways of skating. She visits his rink and skates with him, to Shun's annoyance.
[edit] Reina Komori
A professional skater. She's in love with Shun, and wants to be his new skating partner. When Maaya starts getting a bit too close to him, she tells her off, comparing her to his late sister.
[edit] Kiriya Hikaru
Attends the same ice rink Shun and Maaya does. He's in 6th grade, and close friends with both Maaya and Shun.
[edit] Nanako and Chie
Maaya's best friends. They first mistake Todou for a pervert and accompany her to the ice rink.
[edit] Oda
Shun's best friend from school. He's taken a friendly interest in Maaya, and notices the change in Shun since he became Maaya's trainer.
[edit] Duel Love
Hisaya Nakajo has put her manga career to a temporary hiatus as she was working as the artist for the Nintendo DS game Duel Love: Koisuru Otome wa Shouri no Megami. The game has been released March 18, 2008 in Japan. Nakajo might go back to writing manga, possibly to continue her manga series Sugar Princess she left on hiatus since December 2006.
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