Saint Tail #1 Paperback – May 1, 2001

I loved it! I remember having read only the second volume in 2003, so it was nice to come back and read it from the beginning 13 years later. It's got beautiful vintage shoujo art, a spunky protagonist, and a classic cat and mouse dynamic! It's a little pricey for a better quality book, but well worth it.

First chapter/issue of Saint Tail in really good condition.

Having Saint Tail being my favorite Anime, I felt I had to get the manga. I love Saint Tail!

Saint Tail is the story of a fourteen-year-old Catholic schoolgirl named Meimi Haneoka. At night, she transforms into the intrepid thief Saint Tail, a Robin Hood-like character, stealing things from people who took them unjustly and returning them to their rightful owners, using the power of magic tricks. With the help of her best friend, Seira Mimori, a nun-in-training, Meimi locates the people in peril and saves the day.However, it's not all that easy. A somewhat high-strung boy at Meimi's school named Daiki Asuka (a.k.a. Asuka Jr.), who wants to be a detective, has been appointed by the mayor to capture Saint Tail, and he is determined to do so. This is somewhat confusing, as Saint Tail is only out to do good deeds, and Asuka Jr. is PERFECTLY AWARE OF THIS, but he still makes a point of trying to capture her. (I think it's that he thinks thieves are unforgivable, but it still doesn't make any sense.)Asuka Jr. has no idea that Meimi is Saint Tail, because he has never seen her face. (Although at times she has been within perfectly good viewing range of Asuka Jr., so perhaps he is extremely nearsighted.)Among the other cast members are Manato Sawatari, a reporter for the school paper who does not get on terribly well with Asuka Jr.; Kyoko and Ryoko, a couple of schoolgirls who are friends with Meimi; Genichiro and Eimi, Meimi's parents, who are a magician and a former thief, respectively; and (introduced later on in the series) Lina (Rina?) Takamiya, the mayor's niece, a somewhat formidable girl who attempts to catch Saint Tail as well.Saint Tail is really nicely done; the art is not only really nice, but the writing can also be really clever and funny. However, sometimes it doesn't make any sense, since certain things aren't explained. (This actually holds true for practically all anime and manga, and it is somewhat frustrating, but it is to be expected.)Also, sometimes I get really annoyed at some aspects of Meimi and Asuka Jr.'s relationship, in that Asuka Jr. will occasionally act domineering and Meimi will act as if she hasn't any say in their relationship, and she should just do as Asuka Jr. says because he is apparently superior to her.This really gets on my nerves, but fortunately the rest of the series more or less makes up for it.In conclusion, Saint Tail is really good, and I'd recommend at least checking it out of the library. I'd also recommend checking out the anime if you like the manga.

I remember reading the manga and watching the anime when i was young. So this series really has a deep place in my heart. That said this manga series truly is the epitomy of cute, sugary, and nauxiating shojo style. Generally it will remind you of mangas like Alice 19th or Ceres. Card Captor Sakura is also not so far away from this genre.this mangas good point lies in its sugary cuteness,likable characters, and all the situations between the theif and the detective. How they will end up being is very obvious, and you probably can tell what will happen on the way pretty easily, but you will also find that it's very hard to to just push this book aside and say that "it sucks." Comedy and the cuteness certainly will keep you flipping you pages through till you reach volume seven and say "that was a fun read." romance also works out really well here as well I thought. I found myself cheering for the main characters in each event though the result was obvious. The characters are likable and attractive and the storyline cheerful.the negatives? If you expected deep analysis of the psychology of love that you would see in Kare Kano, that is not here. this manga really isn't about depth. But it certainly is about getting you cheer for its chracters. It's length is too long considering its content, but then again it could've gone longer as dragonball which has no depth and perhap no story went on for 42 volumes. If you do not enjoy these cute shojo manga, don't even try reading it. Don't force your self to read it so that you can say this manga sucks. Go read something else i would say. But if you like shojo genre certainly this manga is worth a try.But even for shojo manga this isn't the best. Among Shojo mangas I enjoy mangas like Kare Kano (Masami Tsuda), Fruits Basket (Natsuki Takaya) or Paradise Kiss (Ai Yazawa) more. New manga "NANA" by Ai Yazawa seem to be promising as well. Card Captor (CLAMP) is certainly better than this one as well. But hey if you already read most 1st rate shojo mangas this one certainly won't be a bad read.

This is cute. I mean, WAY cute. Saint Tail steals items and returns them to their rightful owners. But she doesn't do it alone. Her best friend, who is a nun in training, gathers the information for her and keeps watch.Saint Tail's nemesis is a boy named Asuka Jr., who is the son of a famous detective. He is determined to catch her at any cost.How will this play out? Watch and see!

Saint Tail isn't going to win any awards for ground-breaking plot, but if you're looking for a sweet story, look no further. Each chapter has Meimi, the main character, performing a theft as Saint Tail. However, she never steals without reason, and after the theft, everyone is happier. Her life is complicated by a schoolmate, Asuka Jr., who is determined to catch the mysterious thief.Also in this volume are two short stories. One is a take off of "The Little Mermaid," the other a story about using magic to win a love.The translation for this volume is very smooth, allowing the characters to retain their little idiosyncrasies. In all, this is a wonderful example of shojo manga (girls' comic) that can be enjoyed by all ages.

聖ポーリア学院所属の羽丘芽美は怪盗セイント・テールの一面も持っていました。彼女は同級生聖良のもと、懺悔する人の依頼で曰く付きのお品を手元から盗み出し処理する、秘密のお仕事に携わっていました。同じクラスには頭の切れる探偵、飛鳥ジュニアも居て、決して見つかってはならないハラハラ感があります。恋愛、任務、友情と盛りだくさんの少女マンガです。イラストは古いですがお話は女児受けすると思います。もう少し教養パートがあるとなお良いです。宝石の豆知識や学園内のゴタゴタとかストーリーの一本道だけでなく、肉付け部分を見たかったです。

英語版ということで、日本語のコミックとは反対のページから読み始めます。セーラームーン、レイアース、セイントテールと見て育ったので、１回読んだことのあるもので、台詞も大体覚えてるのに、英語で読む必要はあるのかなぁ？と悩んだ末に購入しました。台詞が大文字なので、講談社コミックスから出してるセーラームーンのように小文字だと更に読みやすいと思いますが…TOKYO POP以降再版されてない？ようなので、こちらを購入しました。１０年ぶりぐらいに読み返し、立川さんの絵描く可愛いキャラクター、英語で読んで分かる楽しさ、夢中になって読んでしまいます。英語力がなかなか上がらず苦戦しており、多読をしたいけれどペーパーバックを読める力がないので、挫折してします。漫画は読みきれるので、本を1冊読みきったという自信をつけてくれます。多読の習慣として漫画を取り入れることは、英検やTOEICの点数に直接結び付きませんが、英語を読むことが習慣化されるという意味では、良い方法かと思います。また、英検やTOEICに出てくる単語ではありませんが、広い意味で知らない単語を知ることは、英語力が高まるのではないでしょうか？ただ、多読をする上で英語版の漫画は、お値段が高いです。続けるには、ちょっとコストが掛かりすぎてしまいます。私は中古で購入でしたが、本の状態も良くほぼ新品同様のが届きました。少女漫画は洋書コミックを販売したときに、あまり需要がないのか、自分の好みの物を見つけるのが難しいです。講談社コミックから、セイントテールやレイアース、カードキャプターさくらを再びペーパーバックで手に入るようにして欲しいですね。今の流行りよりも昔のが読みたいので。セイントテールは、手元に残しておいて、絶対、損はないと思います。日本語版コミック同様、セイントテール４話分と読みきり２つ入ってます。作者のインタビューも英語になってるので、そちらも要チェックです。

子どもの頃に大好きで読んだマンガ。可愛らしいやりとりにキュンとしちゃいます。

アニメもコミックも読みました！今、電子なのが不思議ですね～♪

すでにコミックはそろえてますが、kindleで１巻が無料配信されておりましたのでＤＬやはり今でも心ときめく素敵な作品です。アスカJr.と誕生日が一緒なのがちょっと嬉しい笑