Product Description

When Shuichiro rescues an angel he is granted a single wish. The problem? Shuichiro can’t think of any wishes that he couldn’t grant himself. Refusing to leave Shuichiro without granting a wish Amber, the angel, moves in with the young doctor to help out around the house and wait for a chance to return the favor. Of course, angels aren’t the only supernatural beings wandering the Earth. Soon, demons and archangels alike are stopping by Shuichiro’s house, making things difficult for his angelic roommate.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #298505 in Books
• Published on: 2002-08-13
• Released on: 2002-08-27
• Original language: Japanese
• Number of items: 4
• Binding: Paperback
• 200 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781591820345
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From the Publisher
CLAMP is an all-female team and one of the hottest groups of manga creators in Japan today. Credited with bridging the gap between male and female comic fans, CLAMP has many other series to their credit, including X, CLOVER, and MAGIC KNIGHT RAYEART. Their manga are followed fanatically by readers wherever they`re available.

Customer Reviews

Just to clear up the gender issue
The angels in Wish have no gender, and the original dialogue deliberately avoids using gender-specific terms for them. In English this isn't possible (unless you want to make up words, or call them "it"), so Tokyopop chose a gender to use when referring to each one, and stuck with it. The editor, Jake Forbes, has specifically said that this is the only reason this was done, and that even in the English version the angels are actually genderless (there's even dialogue in later volumes that makes this clear).

It's a heavy oversimplification, if not a complete lie, to say that the two main characters were originally both male and they changed one of them to female to cover up a homosexual relationship. The gender ambiguity leaves plenty of room for homosexual subtext, but there were no overtly homosexual relationships in the original Japanese version of Wish. Also, Tokyopop are releasing several series with gay characters (including two that revolve around gay main characters) - isn't it a bit implausible that they would intentionally cover up a relationship between two men?

Light-hearted but sort of deep - funny and dramatic!
Well, first off I should say that I did read translations of all four Wish books online, before Tokyopop bought the rights. That being said, I really enjoyed this rendition of Wish.
Let's start with the story. As you can read just about anywhere, Wish is about a doctor who rescues an angel from a mean crow (who later turns out to be a fallen angel). The little angel is, to be frank, a bit of a sissy, but is very adamant about granting the doctor a wish to thank him for his kindness. The doctor, however, is content with his life and doesn't need a wish.
(Please note, even though Amazon.com refers to the angel as "Amber," this is not his/her name in the manga. Tokyopop left it as the original Japanese name.)
A fallen angel and his two female helpers enjoy picking on the little angel and drooling over the doctor. As it turns out, the little angel is seeking an Archangel who has disappeared.

Pros: This manga is very cute but makes fun of itself whenever it starts to cross the border to "sickeningly cute." That's quite refreshing. The characters are quite interesting and also well drawn. The story, while rather simple in theory, packs a lot of sub-plot and subtle innuendo in. There's a good amount of humor in it, too, which is nice. It's not bloody and doesn't contain much violence (well, that may be a "con" depending on what you like ;) ).

Cons: Well, originally the angels were gender-neutral, from what I understand, but in the Tokyopop English version, they're assigned gender. That doesn't really bother me, though. Some people may be offended by the idea of angels engaging in sexual activities and/or falling from Heaven. Hey, I gotta warn you, right?

That being said, I REALLY enjoy it. It's one of my favorite manga. It's rather gentle, humorous and touching without being "icky!"

What would you think if you found an angel?
Shuichiro Kudo is walking along, minding his own business, when he ends up saving a tiny angel, a tiny angel stuck in a tree being attacked by a crow. Is she real? How can something that small have SUCH a huge head? Anyway, after saving her she offers to give him a wish. The problem is that he does not WANT one. His life is OK, his work is going well, he has no money problems and he believes in fulfilling his own dreams!

What can an angel do? Well, Kohaku (that's the angel's name) decides that the best thing to do is hang around and help him till he DOES think of a wish she can grant.

Can some wishes be fulfilled alone or do you sometimes need help?
If you didn't need help...why bother to fall in love?