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Pita-Ten: v. 3 (Pita-Ten)
by Koge Donbo
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Tokyopop Press Inc (2004-05)
ISBN: 1591826292
EAN: 9781591826293
Dewy Decimal #: 741.5952
Paperback: 208 pages
Reading Level: Young Adult
Condition: New
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Customer Reviews
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Pita-Ten complete series review
Rating  (5)
Date: 2007-07-31
Pita-Ten is a 8-volumes-long series by Koge Donbo, the creator of Digi-Charat. But don't expect tiny girls from outer space in this story.
Pita-Ten tells the tale of a young boy called Kotarou, who has to lead a rather independent life following the death of his mother and with his father often away at work. One day, however, an incredibly energetic and cheerful (more like hyperactive) girl called Misha moves in next door and claims to be an angel. The story mainly follows the relationship between Kotarou and Misha, as the "angel" tries to help her friend out in every way she can, but often makes the situation worse.
As you can probably work out by the art style, Pita-Ten is basically supposed to be an ultra-cute series. The pink-haired Misha often ends her sentences with "-su" and fills silences with a "teeheehee". In the English translation by Tokyopop, the way Misha talks can get rather irritating, as it gets a bit like strange a mix between Texan dialect and baby talk. I'll admit that the first time I picked up this series, I gave up reading by the first volume just because I couldn't stand the way Misha talked. But I'm glad I gave it another chance.
If you have seen the anime version of this (which is unlicensed at the time of writing), I can assure you that the manga series is darker and deeper. The first few volumes just show the characters going on with their ordinary lives, which holds a few funny moment. But if you're thinking it's a bit childish - stick with it. In the later half of the series, it gets surprisingly dark (for a series like this, don't expect anything like Hellsing here) as Kotarou finds out about who Misha really is. Before I knew it, I just kept reading and reading as more things were revealed. That was what made the series just slide up to 5 stars for me.
If you're interested in getting this series, I recommend getting the box-set with the first four volumes. The box itself is just made of thin cardboard, not as good as some of the other Tokyopop boxes, but it works out cheaper anyway. At just 8 volumes long, it's a nice (and more affordable) addition to a manga collection.
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One of the best., and getting better!
Rating (5)
Date: 2005-06-20
2 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
The second volume of the deliciously funny and heart-warmingly adorable Pita Ten series;
An angel has descended to earth to take care of lonely boy Kotarou Higuchi, but unfortunately for him they sent Misha-a bubbly, hyperactive little girl who always seems to be stalking his friends, interrupting his studies and generally wrecking his social life. In this volume:
-Crowd-shy Kotarou takes the leading role of his school's play; in a dress, a wig and high heels of course!
-Shia's pitiful attempts at finding employment (which are hysterically funny and heart-achingly sad at the same time!) become too much for Kotarou to bear, so he overcomes his indifference to help her out.
-And while all this is going on, poor Koboshi-chan is still facing competition from Misha for Kotarou's affections, and an incident involving a flying apple pie are likely to reduce her chances of romance.
Will Shia find a job? Will Kotarou live through the humiliation of opening night??!
Find out in this lovely little manga packed with mad humour, SWEET romance, SUPER-cute artwork, and as always lots of ANGELIC FUN! Buy it now!!
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