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Reviewed by Dan Polley In Moyoco Anno’s “Sugar Sugar Rune,” two friends, Vanilla and Chocolat, are vying in the human world to become the next Queen of the Magical World. Vanilla is stuck in a sort of trance, asleep for a long while. Chocolat tries her best to help her friend regain control of her life — to wake up. But trouble also comes when Chocolat’s crush, Pierre, suddenly arrives at Chocolat’s school and appears to try to take over reign of it. One of the ways in which “Sugar Sugar Rune” excels is through the use of panels. They differ on almost every page, or so it seems. That leads to a sense of feeling as though the magic is flowing through each page. The panels don’t have traditional borders, but instead use an on-the-spot method of keeping action separated from other action. It adds another layer through which the magic of the series is conveyed. The artistic style is, if anything, youthful. It’s not cartoony as one might expect for a manga aimed at a young audience. It borders just above that, making sure the style veers toward cartoony, but doesn’t cross over into it. That makes it effective not only in portraying the characters, but also in conveying the story and the emotions therein. “Sugar Sugar Rune” is captivating and endearing. It’s a quirky, magical ride with Vanilla and Chocolat as they set their courses to have fun and lead their lives. Comment on this review of Sugar Sugar Rune v6 on the Manga Life Forums. |
6 October 2009
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