Cyboy by Mai Nishikata

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Cyboy by Mai Nishikata

Art and story (c) Mai Nishikata

Genre: Shojo
Length: 2 Volumes – 11 Chapters plus one special



           Art is good, though it was a little sketchy and amateur at times, with the side shots looking a little too skinny and backgrounds looking a little unfinished. Other than that it was on the good side of average, with character designs kind of cliche but the clothing

was interesting and fit well on the frames. The expressions were good, and the main character going from cool guy to dork and back is especially fun to see.
           Kiyosumi is one of the two most popular boys at his high school, always looking cool and aloof, he tends to be quiet. He has a secret, though, his 'cool' image is all fake. Having been called 'creepy' through out elementary schools in both Japan and America, he decided to change completely and try to be popular by asking the most popular kid he knew to teach him. Keeping up his facade has been hard during his first year of being a 'cyboy' or 'cyborg boy' which is the term he made up for his new way of reinventing himself, but he's finally got the courage to talk to the one girl in his class who he likes. Except when he does, she seems creeped out and runs away like people used to when he was unappealing!
           For a short shojo, this manga was fun and light with enough emotion and character growth to not be disappointing, except when you get to the end and you actually want a lot more. Some people might hate the non-ending ending, and feel like it was rushed but I didn't mind it. Kiyo-kun is super cute,

and his obsession with appearance is acceptably explained and his true personality is so squee-inducing that it really doesn't matter what he does, its fun. His best friend and mentor is rather plain, I wish his back story had been given more than just a bonus at the end explanation but still you can tell he's a real friend and you root for him to just be happy. The love interest also has a good personality, though she does seem rather plain for a little too long or doesn't even show up. There's not too much trumped up drama, at least I though so, yes there is shojo drama but it's not pushed to the extreme and things actually get worked out instead of being dragged on and on. The mangaka said from the beginning that they meant the story to only be two volumes so the planning and forethought really pulls the story through to the end instead of having it muddle about in shojo limbo where relationships don't progress just so the publication can last longer. Honestly there's not much I can complain about, I was looking for a light shojo and I found one with heart and laughs. I suppose the one thing that I can hark on is the fact that the title doesn't make any sense? The explanation, which is the one I give in the description really doesn't mean anything. It might be a translation type of thing though, so I'm not sure exactly how to put it so it actually signifies something. I guess its the fact that he changed everything about himself, or 'rebuilt' himself, that makes him a cyborg…? None of that matters one bit, though, I really recommend it.


5/5 Its sweet, its cute, its fun. What else do you need? 

That's great. His super cute crying face, I mean.