Confidential Confessions     Sep 12, 2008     reviewed by sir fernando    
(Confidential Confessions Vol. 01)

I LOVED this manga it has an excellent premise, and even in the story dealing with suicide it also deals with teen prostitution, which I here is pritty bad right now in Japan. This story is NOT for those of you who like a happy ending. This is entirly the opposite. YOu don't have to be 16 to read this book just be ready to be blown away.

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Confidential Confessions     Sep 12, 2008     reviewed by sir fernando    

Confidential Confessions is one of the greatest manga of all time because it deals with real issues. You wont find any magic, superheroes, or bishounen in this series. Instead you will read about girls who have to deal with tough issues such as bullying, rape, sexual harassment, drugs, prostitution, stalking, and suicide. I recommend that every teen read Confidential Confessions.

Vol. 1 A strong beginning to an amazing series. The first story in this volume deals with bulling, suicide, while the second story deals with prostitution.

Vol. 2 This entire volume deals sexual harassment and is an awesome follow up the first volume.

Vol. 3 The first story in this volume is great because it explores drugs and some of the reasons why kids take them, however the second story is forgettable and is overshadowed by its predecessors.

Vol. 4 The story in this volume deals with prostitution again but instead of having a protagonist go into prostitution because of bad circumstances, this girl goes into prostitution because she is very materialistic and wants money to buy brand name items. The next story revisits the issue of bullying but in more depth. Both of the stories are remarkable but the next story is (for lack of better terms) lame. It deals with lesbianism but the impact is not hard hitting because the main character seems like a stalker rather than someone who is hiding her true feelings for the same sex.

Vol. 5 This volume treads on the tender issues of rape and AIDS. This volume is magnificent and I believe it should have been the last because of the bittersweet ending.

Vol. 6 This is the weakest of all 6 volumes and is a pathetic and disappointing end to a great yet disturbing series. The first story is about stalking and the second story involves a girl who is transformed from a victim to a bully.

There you have it, the complete mini-guide to Confidential Confessions. Like I said before this is a great manga and should be read by all teens. My only complaint is that this story was meant for the Japanese and so some of the main characters actions wont make sense to Americans (you might say, what the hell is the matter with them, why don't they speak up for themselves!?) because the Japanese are much more reserved people who don't like to make trouble for their family of school.

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Love this series     Jun 16, 2008     reviewed by Ladayn92    

These stories are extremely realistic. You can definitely understand the situations of the characters even if you haven't gone through that type of situation. I recommend this for any teen mostly girls. I'm not sure about what guys would think about these stories though.

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Darker side of Shojo     May 16, 2008     reviewed by Bunnii    

This series is a collection of short stories about teenage girls dealing with prostitution, abuse, molestation, suicide, rape, etc. The more serious issues. It is far from your typical cute, happy, sweet, romantic manga.

Aside from the shocking stories, the art is amazing. Highly recommended if you want to try something different in the Shojo spectrum.

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