Title: Hiyoko Brand おくさまは女子高生 (The Wife is a High School Student) Vol. 3
Artist/Author: こばやしひよこ (Hiyoko Kobayashi)
Book Size/Pages: A-5, 164pp., w/o furigana
Original Serialization: Weekly Shonen Jump Vol 29, '03 - Vol 43, '03
First Printing: 12/23/03
Rating: 3/4

I started reading Hiyoko Brand solely because I like how Asami's drawn. The story is pretty simple: a high school teacher marries his student, but that's a total secret. At school they have to keep a "professional" relationship and at home, there are many awkward moments since he doesn't want to "do" anything with her until she graduates. There are many nudity scenes, but no action.

The artwork remains excellent in this volume too. While the plot is still rather weak, it's a lot better than the previous two volumes where it was just to show off her body (not that I mind).

There are about 6 color pages to start the book off (unfortunately, this is a far cry from the 80 color pages in vol. 1) as well as a letter from the author in the back. There's also a postcard with the book, but that could be just a first printing bonus.

The chapters are short and quite numerous so I'll just give an overview. Since this manga sells mostly for it's...ahem...artwork, the story line is pretty simple. This volume has two main storylines. The first story is where another teacher at their school seems to have fallen for Ichimaru and he, out of pity, seems to be spending more time with her. However, Asami keeps the faith. The second story has a fellow study who everyone labels as a pervert since he likes to take pictures and film girls. He asks to take pictures of Asami. At first, he refuses but later, he saves her from a pervert on the train so she goes and poses for him.

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