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QUEEN OF HEARTS

Little witch-girls Chocolat and Vanilla are best friends, but only one of them can be Queen of the Magic World. To determine who deserves the title, they must go to the Human World and enter a strange competition. Whoever attracts the most human boys . . . wins!

Here’s how it works: When a boy falls for a witch-girl, she utters a few mystic words and the boy’s heart will be hers in jewel-like form. It may sound simple, but winning hearts is tricky business. While Chocolat had no problem enticing witch-boys with her forthright personality, human boys seem to be drawn to shy and modest girls like Vanilla. And to make matters worse, Chocolat is finding herself increasingly drawn to the cool and mysterious Pierre–who feels nothing for her! The girls had planned to be best friends forever, but both of them want to be Queen. Will their rivalry ruin their friendship?

Following in the witch-girl subgenre, this manga is the story of Vanilla and Chocolat, two best friends competing to be Queen of the Magic World. They go to earth to see who can attract more boys and capture their hearts as jewels of different colors. If your teeth aren't aching yet, then you may be the target audience for this book. At first, Chocolat's too brusque and Vanilla's too shy, but the outgoing one quickly learns that human boys prefer a demure, suggestible girl, always thanking people and apologizing, so Vanilla gathers hearts more easily. Chocolat, meanwhile, may be falling in love with an older student called the Ice Prince, but if magical girls fall in love, they could die. The leads' huge eyes and hair makes them look all of their 10 years old, which contrasts oddly with the beautiful boys hanging around them and the strange, cynical views of emotions and manipulation. This attempt at a modern fairy tale is trying too hard, especially with the message that quiet girls make more friends.
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