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Wish

Note- *scratches her head* Um, although I have my own opinions on the matter, so as not to “offend” any people who have their hearts set one way or another, I am going to refer to Kohaku and Hisui as “its”. ^_^

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Summary
One evening, while walking home from a tiring shift in the operating room, 28-year-old Shuiichirou Kudou hears a strange noise coming from a tree. On closer inspection, he finds what looks to be a small child stuck in the tree’s branches. A small child with wings. Before Shuiichirou can ponder this any further, a crow swoops down and begins to attack the seemingly-defenseless child. Reacting on instinct, Shuiichirou grabs the tiny being away from the crow. After being thanked profusely, the little one tells him that it is an angel named Kohaku, and since Shuiichirou has saved its life, it will grant him one wish. Shuiichirou has a hard time believing this at first, but the tiny angel follows him home, and the next morning Shuiichirou is surprised to find that Kohaku has transformed into what looks like a beautiful adolescent. Kohaku insists it will be punished if it does not grant Shuiichirou a wish, and asks if it can stay with him until the wish is granted. By this time, Shuiichirou has given up on any rational explanation for what has occurred, and agrees to let Kohaku stay. He does not, however, think there is any wish Kohaku can possibly grant him. Over time, a host of interesting characters show up at the astonished Shuiichirou’s doorstep, and eventually all come to live with him. There’s the young demon Kouryuu, whose greatest pleasure in life is tormenting the innocent Kohaku, and so follows it everywhere; his two cat-demon servants, Hari and Ruri; and finally, Kokuyou and Hisui. Kokuyou is the son of Satan and Hisui is the archangel of wind, and because they have fallen in love, the only place for them to be together is on Earth, since angels cannot enter Hell, and demons cannot enter Heaven. The trials and tribulations of romance and family life are stretched to their very limits in this unusual household. When it finally dawns on Shuiichirou that there IS a wish only Kohaku can grant him, something happens which may forever ruin the chances of getting that wish granted. Will Shuiichirou’s wish ever come true?

Summary

One evening, while walking home from a tiring shift in the operating room, 28-year-old Shuiichirou Kudou hears a strange noise coming from a tree. On closer inspection, he finds what looks to be a small child stuck in the tree’s branches. A small child with wings. Before Shuiichirou can ponder this any further, a crow swoops down and begins to attack the seemingly-defenseless child. Reacting on instinct, Shuiichirou grabs the tiny being away from the crow. After being thanked profusely, the little one tells him that it is an angel named Kohaku, and since Shuiichirou has saved its life, it will grant him one wish.

Shuiichirou has a hard time believing this at first, but the tiny angel follows him home, and the next morning Shuiichirou is surprised to find that Kohaku has transformed into what looks like a beautiful adolescent. Kohaku insists it will be punished if it does not grant Shuiichirou a wish, and asks if it can stay with him until the wish is granted. By this time, Shuiichirou has given up on any rational explanation for what has occurred, and agrees to let Kohaku stay. He does not, however, think there is any wish Kohaku can possibly grant him.

Over time, a host of interesting characters show up at the astonished Shuiichirou’s doorstep, and eventually all come to live with him. There’s the young demon Kouryuu, whose greatest pleasure in life is tormenting the innocent Kohaku, and so follows it everywhere; his two cat-demon servants, Hari and Ruri; and finally, Kokuyou and Hisui. Kokuyou is the son of Satan and Hisui is the archangel of wind, and because they have fallen in love, the only place for them to be together is on Earth, since angels cannot enter Hell, and demons cannot enter Heaven. The trials and tribulations of romance and family life are stretched to their very limits in this unusual household.

When it finally dawns on Shuiichirou that there IS a wish only Kohaku can grant him, something happens which may forever ruin the chances of getting that wish granted. Will Shuiichirou’s wish ever come true?

Reviews
I guess CLAMP decided to take some time off from working on X to write something that has nothing to do with the end of the world and where they don’t kill off almost every character they introduce. Wish, a cute story about angels and demons who come to live in the human realm, is what they came up with. And it is really cute, although I did find myself noticing that there were some surprising similarities between Wish and a little series called Ah! Megami-sama (Oh my Goddess!). But that’s not the point. The first thing that caught my attention when reading Wish was the extreme difference between its art style and the style I was used to seeing in CLAMP’s other works. It shows in the way the lines are all light and clean, the panels are most often white, not dark, and the character designs are not incredibly detailed. Of course, that does not make the artwork any less beautiful, just gives it a more cheerful feel. The character designs in this manga are so original and cool to look at, I often found myself just staring at the pictures instead of reading the story. Kohaku and Kouryuu are absolutely adorable in their chibi forms, and gorgeous in their regular ones. It did bother me that Shuiichirou always walked around with a frown on his face, but I guess that was what his character was supposed to be like. Still....smile more, darn you! I liked the way every character had a story, and no one was static or boring. Shuiichirou’s mother, Hotaru, was a very interesting lady. But I have to say Kouryuu was my definite favorite. He seemed so mean and nasty to Kohaku, but if you looked deeper, you understood it was just a defense, like a child who doesn’t know how to show he cares. The interaction among the characters in this manga was definitely the most enjoyable part of reading it. At first I thought we were going to have a sad ending, which didn’t seem to fit the overall tone of the story, but the actual ending was so very fitting it made me smile. So for anyone who likes angels, and would enjoy reading a cute, innocent story about growing up (in more ways than one), check out Wish. While not as deep and thought-provoking as some of CLAMP’s other works, it certainly cheers me up when I’m having a bad day.

Reviews

I guess CLAMP decided to take some time off from working on X to write something that has nothing to do with the end of the world and where they don’t kill off almost every character they introduce. Wish, a cute story about angels and demons who come to live in the human realm, is what they came up with. And it is really cute, although I did find myself noticing that there were some surprising similarities between Wish and a little series called Ah! Megami-sama (Oh my Goddess!). But that’s not the point.

The first thing that caught my attention when reading Wish was the extreme difference between its art style and the style I was used to seeing in CLAMP’s other works. It shows in the way the lines are all light and clean, the panels are most often white, not dark, and the character designs are not incredibly detailed. Of course, that does not make the artwork any less beautiful, just gives it a more cheerful feel.

The character designs in this manga are so original and cool to look at, I often found myself just staring at the pictures instead of reading the story. Kohaku and Kouryuu are absolutely adorable in their chibi forms, and gorgeous in their regular ones. It did bother me that Shuiichirou always walked around with a frown on his face, but I guess that was what his character was supposed to be like. Still....smile more, darn you! I liked the way every character had a story, and no one was static or boring. Shuiichirou’s mother, Hotaru, was a very interesting lady. But I have to say Kouryuu was my definite favorite. He seemed so mean and nasty to Kohaku, but if you looked deeper, you understood it was just a defense, like a child who doesn’t know how to show he cares. The interaction among the characters in this manga was definitely the most enjoyable part of reading it.

At first I thought we were going to have a sad ending, which didn’t seem to fit the overall tone of the story, but the actual ending was so very fitting it made me smile. So for anyone who likes angels, and would enjoy reading a cute, innocent story about growing up (in more ways than one), check out Wish. While not as deep and thought-provoking as some of CLAMP’s other works, it certainly cheers me up when I’m having a bad day.