Tamon's B-Side, Vol. 1

by Yuki Shiwasu

Overview

Tamon is an insecure mess in real life, and what’s worse, he’s threatening to quit! Utage refuses to let anyone stand in Tamon’s way—least of all himself. What’s a fangirl to do but roll up her sleeves and support her favorite singer with everything she’s got?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781974741823
Publisher:	VIZ Media LLC
Publication date:	10/03/2023
Series:	Tamon's B-Side , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	167
Sales rank:	109,865
File size:	84 MB
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About the Author

Born on March 7 in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, Yuki Shiwasu began her career as a manga artist after winning the top prize in the Hakusensha Athena Newcomers’ Awards from Hana to Yume magazine. She is also the author of Furou Kyoudai (Immortal Siblings), which was published by Hakusensha in Japan.

Editorial Reviews

12/01/2023

Gr 8 Up—Utage's obsession with her favorite boy band F/ace may be to an unhealthy level, but her part-time job as a housekeeper ensures she has the income to support expensive albums and meet-and-greets. However, her latest client happens to be the object of her obsession: sexy bad-boy front man, Tamon! At home though, Tamon is depressive, antisocial, and anxious. Utage finds her job is not only to clean his house and get him on a much healthier diet, but also to help him realize his dream that he professed on his audition tape two years ago: "to make people all over the world smile." This story is overall sweet with some wonderful messaging about taking care of yourself as well as being inspiring for others, although hopefully the series evolves away from Utage propping up Tamon's mental health. A few moments of sexual innuendo and hormone-charged attraction aims this at teen readers. VERDICT Overall, this is a fun rom-com perfectly suited for fans of other manga series such as "My Special One," or "Phantom of the Idol."—Sara Smith

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