Sana's Stage

by Miho Obana

Book Overview

Sana gets a part in a TV movie, costarring with a hot new actress, but she’ll never get to the studio if she can’t survive the bullies at school. Akito "the Demon" Hayama continues his reign of terror... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 193151450X
• ISBN13: 9781931514507
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: TokyoPop
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

This is such a GREAT story!!!!

This is a great story! It has comedy with a little bit of romance in it! Sana has a reputation that is always happy and still mysteriouse at the same time! Akito also has a reputation of leave me aone. It is just a perfect conflict! I really think you should get it! You won't regret it!

Manga like this does not roll around every day....

Kodocha (Short for Kodomo No Omocha which means Child's toy) tells the unique story of Sana and her life as a child star, and a student. How ever one person ruins her life daily, Hayama, whom she calls "The Demon". You do not really get to many stories like that, it reminds me of an odd day dream I would have a young child. But its more then that, the characters actully devolop VERY well, and this is only the first volume, Sana and Hayma always remind me of Amuro Rei and Char Aznable from "Mobile Suit Gundam" an there is a real chemistry between this characters, as their relationship changes from rivals, to more friendly terms, its quite interesting to read through. There are also other neat characters, like Sana's "gigilo", that relationship is interesting because when they ask Sana if she knows what a gigolo is she explains how she pays him to spend time with her, Sana's mom is a real interesting character, probably because she has an animal living in her hair. As the book progresses it begins to deal with some serious issues, including things like depression and suicide.Would I suguest this? Yea, but I do not really suguest getting this for young children, becuase it eventaully deals with issues like depression and suicide.

Kodomo no Omocha, a series you should be all over

If you are thinking of buying this book, don't think anymore! Quit reading my review, and go buy it! If you are not too financially strapped, buy all of the others in the series, or at least a few more, because from the first volume it just gets better.Okay, if you stuck around for some reason, I will explain to you why you should get Kodocha: Sana's Stage. The standard explanation for the book is that it is about a hyper child actress named Kurata Sana, and her enemy, Hayama Akito. The heading on the back of the manga says, "comedy". I feel this is wrong, though, because Kodomo no Omocha (Child's Toy) is so much more than that.Kodomo no Omocha is a story about relationships. That's its main focus. Relationships, between Sana and her mother, Sana and her manager, Sana and her friends, and of course, the main one, Sana and Akito. This is the only manga, by the way, that can make me cry and then, on the very next page, make me crack up. If you buy this book, you are making a commitment, because you will become addicted. Also, it goes on a wild roller coaster ride of emotions, particularly in books 9-10, which grow very serious and deal with big issues like depression. Don't be surprised if you find yourself a little down when Sana is, and on the top of the world when she is. It is especially gratifying, and somehow beautiful, to watch Akito grow and emerge with his emotions.So don't be fooled by anything, not even the covers. This is a brilliant work of art, not just a manga, and in my opinion it is not even comparable to other manga, because it soars above the rest. Buy all ten volumes, and don't expect not to be on the edge of your seat at the end of each one. Even my review cannot do this series justice.WHY ARE YOU STILL READING??? BUY IT!!!

YAY!! Three cheers for an amazing manga :-)

WHoo Hooo! Kodocha is the best manga written!! This is about a girl named Sana, she is a child T.V star living in Japan. If you thought you had it bad in your school just wait 'till you read Kodocha. A bully named Akito is harrassing teachers and students. Sana and her friends haven't done school work in months. Sana finnally gets extremely fed up with what is going on so she tries stopping Akito, and boy is that gonna be hard. First off he has a huge following, or as Sana calls it his "Monkey Group" second off he is extremely strong and not afraid of hurting girls. -Sorry I'm probably revealing a little too much. Anyways the reason I love Kodocha is becuase the characters are just so darn hilarious. The all have there own kooky traits and personalities so you feel like you actually know them. I also like the drawings. They're not amazing but they're sone with so much detail and personal style so they're fun for the eye. Kodocha takes a very long time to read because there is so much fine print and hilararious background drawings. The beginning of the first book is a little strange and confusing, but so is most manga and anime when you first start it. Over all I love Kodocha but my one problem with it is that the covers are so corny. Do NOT be fooled by the terrible front covers. Kodocha is hilarious for pretty much all ages mabye 11+ You're gonna have to stick with this wonderful characters. All in all there is 10 Kodocha's in Japanese but sadly at this moment (2/24/2003) there is only 5 out in English GRRRRRRRRR. The first one is probably my 3rd favorite of the ones I have read, meanign Kodocha just gets better and better. YAY go out and buy it today:-) The hilarious side pannels are great also, don't forget to read these.

Very Entertaining.

A good friend of mine first introduced me to the Kodomo no omocha anime back in 2000, and since then I have waited patiently for it to be translated into English. I can read Japanese, but my knowledge of the language mainly deals with formal speech that is hardly used in manga. Anyway this is a very entertaining series about an 11 year old actress named Sana. Sana is a very happy girl, loving life, her mama, her friends, and her gigolo, pimp, Rei. Don't ask you must read this to understand. Sana, however, does have one blemish on her perfect world, and that blemish is Hayama Akito, a mean spirited bully.Kodocha is a very funny series, but it is also very serious. It tackles many issues, including divorce, death of loved ones, and family turmoil. It is a very good series that should be read by any who are a fan of good manga.