Title: 鋼鉄天使くるみ (Steel Angel Kurumi) Vol. 4
Artist/Author: 介錯 (Kaishaku)
Book Size/Pages: B-6, 164pp., w/o furigana
Volume: 4/11
Original Serialization: Monthly Shonen Ace Next 11/99-3/00
First Printing: 4/10/00
Rating: 3/4

Maybe I'm stupid, but I don't remember any of this happening in the anime, especially the girls singing the intro to the show. I liked this volume a little better than the previous one as it kept the less serious plots in separate chapters. The first two and last chapter were fun whereas the middle chapters were serious. I have to admit though that I was singing along at the beginning of chapter 18.

The bonus manga has the Steel Angels taking a tour of the animation studio, OLM, that's doing the anime. The backside of the dust jacket has a hand drawn, build-yourself Kurumi figure.

17. くるみ、恋のライバル出現 (Kurumi's Rival in Love Arrives): 氷姫 (Eiki) the mini-Steel Angel Nakahito picked up at the end of the last chapter in the cave has apparently merged with Nakahito in that anything she feels, such as pain, Nakahito feels too. Kurumi becomes jealous and asks Dr. Amagi for some help. She gives her a record player that will win his heart, but the three Steel Angels fight over it, break it, and send the loving vibes to everyone in the city who in turn fall in love with them.

18. アイドル天使・ようこそくるみ (Idol Angels, Welcome Kurumi): With their new popularity, they becoming a singing group and perform the theme song to the anime and also participate in a play retelling the story of Cinderella. Because of their stardom, two competing Steel Angels give them their emblems.

19. 二人の絆（前編） (Two People's Bond, First Part): Despite their powers, Kurumi, Saki, and Karinka don't rank up with other Steel Angels in the Academy's competition. This bothers one of the Academy's Angels, Kaga. There's rumors that Kurumi, Saki, and Karinka have been ganging up other Steel Angels and taking their emblems. Aoi and Shinobu go investigate. Kurumi doesn't know anything and has only collected the emblems because they looked nice. Nakahito himself doesn't know about the competition until Shinobu tells him. With Eiki's help, Nakahito has a vision and see Kurumi and gang in action.

20. 二人の絆（中編） (Two People's Bond, Middle Part): While the girls are out, they find some more emblems. However, Nakahito catches them red handed with the emblems and they can't explain how they got it, so he has no choice but to suspect the worst. Kurumi gets bummed and Saki tries to cheer her up. Nakahito and Shinobu then try their magic again, this time Nakahito sense that Aoi is in danger and runs out.

21. 二人の絆（後編） (Two People's Bond, Last Part): Kurumi, Saki, and Karinka also arrive and find their fake clones who turn out to be Kaga and two other angels from the Academy. Kaga just wanted to boost Kurumi's score so she can enter the final competition on the Ragnarok. To entice her, Kaga tells her that Dr. Ayanokoji is also there. Aoi tries to attack Kaga, but gets defeated and her sword broken.

22. くるみのデートでウキウキですぅ (Kurumi's Exhilarating Date): Kurumi and Nakahito go on a date with Saki and Karinka following. They end up at the hot springs where he, Kurumi, and Dr. Ayanokoji first met.

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