Title: 天使のルージュ (Angel's Rouge) Vol. 2
Artist/Author: 山花典之 (Noriyuki Yamahana)
Book Size/Pages: B-6, 185pp., w/o furigana
Volume: 2/2
Original Serialization: Weekly Young Jump Vol 3, '03 - Vol 10, '04
First Printing: 10/24/04
Rating: 3/4

I've never seen anything like this before. The author just quit doing manga. In the letter he writes at the end of the volume, he explains how during some research he was doing for another manga, he wound up attending church and became a born-again Christian. With religion, he started questioning his own success and happiness and decided that drawing manga wasn't appropriate at this time and so he just stopped, leaving this manga in stasis, ditching his career (I don't think the Japanese are accepting of quitters, so I'm guessing he's never going to be in the manga business again), and leaving his fans out in the cold. He had several series running in one of the most popular manga magazines in Japan and has even had one of his series translated into an anime. And he threw it all away. Can't say that I would do the same thing, but I respect his decision. At least he knows what he wants out of life and isn't afraid to sacrifice for it.

Bonus comes with two one-shot manga that the author did. Those two stories account for half this volume.

8. はじめまして、かのんです (Hi, I'm Kanon): Reiko introduces Kanon, a little girl who has been a model for the company, to Daisuke. At first, she doesn't like him, but after Daisuke crawled through the sewers to save her hamster, she grows to accept him. He soon finds out that she's his boss's daughter.

9. 参戦資格 (Qualifications for Battle): The mother and child, with the manager and secretary, visit the deceased father's grave. At a employee party, Daisuke seems very out of it as he's wonder about what he should do. He likes his boss, but she's a widow. His family is surprised that such a young lady is married and has a child.

10. 秘書というもの。。。 (Being a Secretary...): Daisuke accompanies his boss as she goes on a lunch with an acquaintance of hers, Shibata. When he starts being a little too pushing in asking for her hand in love, Daisuke steps in.

11. 上海DOLL (Shanghai Doll): The company has a model, Cindy, from Shanghai to do advertisements. However, they find out that this girl doesn't like make-up from her previous experiences with it and didn't know that she was auditioning to pose for a cosmetics company. Daisuke tells her that make-up isn't necessary a bad thing. Cindy then asks that Daisuke do her make-up.

12. 替えてみせます、女の子！ (You Can Change, Girl!): Daisuke first tries on a fellow employee but does horribly. He gets some more coaching before putting it on Cindy. In the midst of beautifying Cindy, he takes a timeout with Ayaka. He almost comes to say that he loves her, but backs out at the very last minute. He succeeds with the cometic arts and Cindy becomes one of the company's poster girls.

13. 小さな願い (Small Wish): Kanon is jealous that all her friends have fathers and urges her mom to get remarried. She decides to run to Daisuke's place when her mom rejects her suggestion and at night, Kanon asks Daisuke if he could be her father and marry her mom.

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