Pretear, Vol. 1

By Junichi Satō and Kaori Naruse

Book Overview

Himeno is a high school freshman who's having trouble adjusting to the lifestyle of the very rich. Her father Kaoru is a one-time famous author of young girls' novels. One of his greatest fans was... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1413901441
• ISBN13: 9781413901443
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Adv Manga
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.8" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

A Fairy-Tale: Manga Style!

Himeno Awayuki and her father, Kaoru, live in a mansion. Just like in Snow White, she has a wicked stepmother, Natsue, who somewhat tries, to be or maybe even acts friendly with Himeno. And of course, there are the wicked stepsisters: Mayune (a freshman in high school, like Himeno), and Mawata (a second year in jr. high) (the stepsisters are turning the story into Cinderella) One day as Himeno was walking to school, she meets a young boy. When she touches the boy's hand, the next thing she knew, she was in a different realm! Then, the seven Leafe knights enter the picture! They tell her that she is the next chosen Pretear, who fights with the Leafe knights, against Fenrir, the Princess of Disaster. And so the advenure begins!! I love this series because the art is so great. The knights are in different elements, as I like in most series. There are battles, and even bishies, of course our Leafe knights! I think this series is great for girls of all ages, and of course maybe a few guys too!

The martial arts master!

Himino is just a regular high school girl who lives in a mansion? Nah! Her father, Kaoru, was a writer for young girls novels. Natsue was a big fan of his and decided to marry him because she loved his books so much. Naturally Himino came to live with them along with her two stepsisters. Everyone's jealous of her, but do they really see what's happening? Her two sisters who grew up in a wealthy enviornment shun her, her "mother" treats her like a slave, and her father has no clue! (sounds a little like cinderella, huh?) Then one morning after breakfast (himino's sisters already left in the limo) she races towards school because she's already running a little late. Suddenly, she accidently steps on a flower and is very sad to see it die. A little boy then comes out of the thicket and holds out his hand. Naturally Himiko takes it and the flower grows before her very eyes! Unfortunately it drains her of her energy, and when she comes to (yeah she fainted) a hansome stranger is leaning over her. Hayate! Knight of Wind! The little boy who held out his hand was also a knight called a leafe knight. Leafe is the living force of everything, like an energy source for all that's good. There are seven leafe knights who have come to find the "pretear" or the one person who can create leafe to stop the red snow from falling. A couple of days ago it started snowing red snow, and only the leafe knights know what's going on. The princess of disaster has awakened. If the pretear is the giver of life the princess of disaster is the one who takes it away. Himino and her seven knights must stop the princess of disaster before she destroys the world! * This review is about the manga. The anime is somewhat different, actually. One of the knights looks totally different (Kei knight of light) and the story changes too! (for the worse) If you're just getting started with pretear I really recommend the manga BEFORE if EVEN the anime.

Way better than the anime!

Reading the manga of Pretear is a lot better than watching the anime. You learn a little more about the other characters like Sasame and Mawata. Its a bit more into the storyline than the DVD. I suggest anyone who hasn't seen the Pretear anime to read the manga first.

Better than the anime

When I saw Pretear back in October all I could do was wonder when the manga would come out. A lot of people thought it was gonna be a repeat of the anime or some butchering of it (like Tokita's Gundam Wing and G Gundam manga) but that is a far cry from the truth. the story line is completely original and frankly I like it better. It gives the deep characters even more depth to them, and the art is gorgeous. If you loved Pretear or any manga with bishies and strong female characters this is a must must must read and the differences between the anime and manga are fun. Also this book gives one more allusion to snow white than the anime did backing up the full title "New Legend of Snow White Pretear"

Pret with me!

This book is better than the anime. I love to see the original art and storyline. If you are a die hard fan of the anime or just a casual manga reader, you will love this series. It is cute in a shoujo way, but it also has a very cool storyline that will keep you hooked. From cute bishounen to cute kids, the Leafe Knights alone will keep you coming back for more...:)