Kitchen Princess 3

Genre manga Author Miyuki Kobayashi Publisher Del Rey Manga External Links Official Del Rey Manga

Burgers, French-fries, milk shakes are no challenge for Najika who can whip up all kinds of recipes in the kitchen. From her fruit tray desserts to custard cream puffs, and chocolate banana pops, there isn't anything Najika can't pull off. Luckily, for her talent in the kitchen she manages to nail an interview for a top private school known as Seika Academy. When she's not cooking up a storm in the kitchen and sticking her face in a book, Najika finds her home away from home in a nearby Fuijita diner. There she reminiscences about her family back home, continues her passion to cook, and fantasizes about the boy who once saved her as a child, a boy who she calls her ‘prince'. Just when things seem to go well for her, a jealous class mate whips up a plan to send Najika out of school and away from everyone for good! Furthermore things become ten times worse then they were to begin with, Najika receives a call on her beloved guardian who grew ill. Will Najika be gone for good? Will her hope in finding her prince and passion for cooking all be gone?

When it comes to the writing in this comic I think it was well written in terms of getting to the point. The author Kobayashi stressed on getting all the characters good and bad intentions in a bluntly clear fashion through the writings. In other words never leaving the reader guessing or confused as to what is happening in the scene. An enjoyable perk in the book is the attached recipes for every dessert that was mentioned through out the story. Leaving you to not only know how to bake your own cake but to be able to eat it too! An additional bonus to the book is not only the translation notes but also a chapter of the up in coming volume four, which should be released on October 30th 2007. Another interesting attribute given is the commentary by the author Kobayashi herself, mostly regarding why she illustrated certain scenes the way she did.

All the sketches were suitable as far following each dialogue scene goes. An enjoyable bonus added by the illustrator drew the recipe steps towards the end, so you have the option of reading the recipes or looking at the pictures to guide on making your very own dessert too. So there you have it, an enjoyable well told tale about a young aspiring chef who in the end lusts for her "prince" and some great recipes to make on game nights. Without further a do, I leave you by saying enjoy...