The Magic Touch (manga)

The Magic Touch
親指からロマンス
(Oyayubi kara Romance)
Genre Romance
Manga
Written by Izumi Tsubaki
Published by Hakusensha
English publisher Viz Media
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Hana to Yume
Original run 2004 – 2007
Volumes 9
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The Magic Touch (親指からロマンス Oyayubi kara Romance?) is a Japanese shōjo manga written and illustrated by Izumi Tsubaki. It was seralised in Hana to Yume magazine and collected into nine bound volume by Hakusensha between 2004 and 2007.[1][2] It is licensed in North America by Viz Media, which released the first volume of the manga on February 3, 2009 and the final volume on August 3, 2010.[3][4] It is licensed in French by Akata, which is releasing the manga as Sweet Relax.[5]

Reception

Casey Brienza, writing for Anime News Network, described the manga as "the single worst concept and the single worst execution of a shōjo manga serial that this reviewer can recall seeing since the start of her reviewing career".[6] Melinda Beasi, reviewing the first volume, noted that the plot complications were resolved too easily.[7] Jennifer Dunbar felt that the fourth volume was full of "shōjo stereotypes", and noted that it was unusual that the fifth volume's primary focus was on massage. Dunbar enjoyed the portrayal of the massage school.[8] Katherine Dacey felt the story was "bland".[9] Ysabet Reinhardt MacFarlane felt that Chiaki's evil twin sister was "cringe-worthy".[10] Jason Thompson, writing for the appendix to Manga The Complete Guide, felt the manga was extremely unrealistic, and "too dumb to even be a guilty pleasure".[11]

References

  1. ^ "親指からロマンス 1" (in Japanese). s-book.net Library Service. Hakusensha Inc. http://www.s-book.net/plsql/slib_detail?isbn=4592178092. Retrieved 15 December 2011. 
  2. ^ "親指からロマンス 9" (in Japanese). s-book.net Library Service. Hakusensha Inc. http://www.s-book.net/plsql/slib_detail?isbn=9784592182597. Retrieved 15 December 2011. 
  3. ^ "The Magic Touch, Vol. 1". VIZ Media. http://www.viz.com/product?id=6960. Retrieved 15 December 2011.  Query Wayback Bibalex Wayback WebCite Wikiwix.
  4. ^ "The Magic Touch, Vol. 9". VIZ Media. http://www.viz.com/product?id=7523. Retrieved 15 December 2011.  Query Wayback Bibalex Wayback WebCite Wikiwix.
  5. ^ "TSUBAKI Izumi" (in French). Akata. http://www.akata.fr/auteur.php?id=68. Retrieved 15 December 2011.  Query Wayback Bibalex Wayback WebCite Wikiwix.
  6. ^ Brienza, Casey (12 July 2009). "The Magic Touch GN 1-3". Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/the-magic-touch/gn-1. Retrieved 15 December 2011.  Query Wayback Bibalex Wayback WebCite Wikiwix.
  7. ^ Beasi, Melinda (17 February 2009). "On the Shojo Beat: The Magic Touch and More: The Magic Touch, Vol. 1". Pop Culture Shock. Archived from the original on 4 July 2010. http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/manga-recon/on-the-shojo-beat-magic-touch-and-more/#magic. Retrieved 15 December 2011.  Query Wayback Bibalex Wayback WebCite Wikiwix.
  8. ^ Dunbar, Jennifer (11 January 2010). "Manga Minis, 1/11/10: The Magic Touch, Vol. 5". Pop Culture Shock. Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/manga-minis-11110/#mt5. Retrieved 15 December 2011.  Query Wayback Bibalex Wayback WebCite Wikiwix.
  9. ^ Dacey, Katherine (2 July 2009). "Short Takes: The Big Adventures of Majoko, The Magic Touch and The Manzai Comics". The Manga Critic. http://mangacritic.com/2009/07/02/short-takes-the-big-adventures-of-majoko-the-magic-touch-and-the-manzai-comics/. Retrieved 15 December 2011.  Query Wayback Bibalex Wayback WebCite Wikiwix.
  10. ^ http://www.mangalife.com/reviews/TheMagicTouchv1.htm
  11. ^ Thompson, Jason (8 July 2010). "365 Days of Manga, Day 282: The Magic Touch". Suvudu. http://suvudu.com/2010/07/365-days-of-manga-day-282-the-magic-touch.html. Retrieved 15 December 2011.  Query Wayback Bibalex Wayback WebCite Wikiwix.

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