I'm No Angel Brings Ai Yazawa's Signature Shojo Style to a New English Audience
The release gives English readers access to one of Yazawa's more obscure series, expanding the catalog available from the creator of Nana and Paradise Kiss.
Reporting from 1 sources: Siliconera (Anime).
Viz Media has released the first volume of Ai Yazawa's I'm No Angel in English. The manga follows Midori, a popular but insecure high school student, as she pursues a crush on Akira, a kind delinquent type. The series features Yazawa's hallmarks: flawed heroines, complicated relationships, and subplots beyond the main couple.
Viz Media has been steadily bringing Ai Yazawa's older manga to English readers, and I'm No Angel is the latest addition. The series, which predates Nana and Paradise Kiss, centers on Midori, a popular student who falls for Akira, a motorcycle-riding boy with a reputation as a delinquent. Midori is not a typical shojo heroine; she is insecure, emotional, and prone to impulsive acts like climbing a bathroom stall wall to confront someone. The first volume also introduces subplots involving other student council members and complicated family dynamics, giving the story more depth than a simple will-they-won't-they romance.
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- Siliconera (Anime) I’m No Angel Feels Like a Typical Ai Yazawa Manga