Title: 妹 (Akane) Vol. 11 "17 Years Ago"
Artist/Author: 山花典之 (Noriyuki Yamahana)
Book Size/Pages: B-6, 189pp., w/o furigana
Volume: 11/14
Original Serialization: Weekly Young Jump Vol 32, '02 - Vol 41, '02
First Printing: 12/16/02
Rating: 3/4

Well, Akane finally figures out that she's going to be sent back to her mothers, and for the most part, she handles it pretty well despite being deceived this whole time. But her calmness yields a pretty uninteresting story. The best few chapters in this volume have to be the ones that deal with Mio giving birth and how she tries to make Akane understand that her mother went through the same thing. A little seriousness amongst pages of fanservice is a good thing.

There's a bonus chapter with Mecha-Akane and the cover art features a full frontal of the heroine.

110. リトルデイト (Little Date): Emily finally informs Marina that Akane is in love with her brother. In order to support their relationship, Marina along with Emily invite Shinpei out on a date to teach him a few things about being a good boyfriend.

111. スペシャル　デコレーション！？ (Special Decoration): For Shinpei's 21st birthday, Rei has a crooked idea of having Akane be smothered in whip cream and presenting herself as the birthday cake. Of course it goes afoul. Shinpei then gets a call that Mio's in labor.

112. 17 Years Ago: With Akane watching Mio at the hospital, there's a flashback to when Akane was born. Despite being pregant with Akane, her biological mother would still work late nights. Back to present day, Mio gives birth.

113. 私のお母さん (My Mother): Later, Mio tries to tell Akane that her mother must have looked at her the same way as she does her new born child. Akane still doesn't recognize her biological mother though. At the end, Shinpei mentions that there's 227 days before Akane graduates.

114. かきこうしゅう (Summer Session): The guys at the auto shop aren't the sharpest bunch and so the boss asks Akane to tutor them. During the study session, everyone else gets bored and secretly leaves, leaving her and Shinpei. She trips, rips her pantyhose and then more nose-bleed scenes.

115. 告白旅行 (Confession Vacation): Akane and Shinpei go to the beach. In the hotel they're staying in, they're stuck with a single and no other rooms available.

116. 愛が止まらない (Love Won't Stop): That night, Shinpei hugs Akane in bed. The next day, Akane overhears Mio telling Tetsu about Akane going back to her mother's.

117. 止めたい言葉 (Words I Want to Stop): Being the first time she hears that she's being handed back, she doesn't accept it and says that Shinpei promised her that he'd never leave her.

118. もう、離れられない (I Can't Let Go Anymore): Akane decides to take a plane to to Italy to confront her mother and she looks for a job at the club where Rei works at to earn some travel money.

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