Max Lovely!

Max Lovely!
Cover of volume 3
MAXラブリー!
Genre	Comedy, Romance, School Life
Manga
Written by	Erika Kurahashi
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Shōjo
Magazine	Ribon
Original run	November 2, 2001 – November 29, 2003
Volumes	5
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Max Lovely! (MAXラブリー!^?) is a shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Erika Kurahashi.

Plot

Best friends Tokieda Airi and Sahara Taki have had a happy junior high school life, but the mysterious group "F" begins to target them because they attract too much attention! "F" has already hurt many attention-grabbing students, and they begin their attacks on Airi and Taki by trying to split the best friends apart. When this method doesn't work, they sink even lower: they target Airi's sister Nako! Airi and Taki's beautiful school life has been ruined, and now they must race to reveal the culprits of "F"...

Characters

• Tokieda Airi

loves Taki. In the end, Airi gets engaged to Taki.

• Sahara Taki

The first ranked student in their whole grade, Taki is Airi's best friend. He's very much relied on by Airi and Airi trusts him completely (once even saying that her heart would stop if he really wanted to ignore her). Airi complains to him a lot, and he always comforts her. Apparently they can talk to each other using telepathy (only shown once in Ch 12). He has been in love with Airi prior to the beginning of the series. In the last chapter, Taki boldly announces over the school's P.A. system that he and Airi are engaged. He gives her an engagement ring after a Christmas party at her house.

• Tokieda Nako

Airi's step sister (not related by blood). After getting bullied by students in her old school to the point of not wanting to go to school anymore, she transfers to Airi's school in grade 8. She was tricked by Hatori Kumika. Hatori steals her shoes while actually targeting Airi. They make up after but Hatori still avoids Airi. Airi protects her a lot.

• Kazami Hikaru

Hikaru is the president of Airi's fan club. In the beginning he has a crush on Airi. It later becomes obvious that Nako has a crush on him. Hikaru was responsible for taking pictures for the school news club of Airi. When Hikaru accepts Nako, Airi tells him to quit her fan club. Hikaru accepts Airi's order, and Nako and Hikaru are together.

• Iseya Gorou

Is always ranked second in the grade after Taki. Has a bit of a crush on Airi and tried to kiss her in the beginning of the series. Sides with 'F'. It is hinted in the end that Gorou gets together with Michiru.

• Kanzaki Michiru

Gorou's childhood friend. When she finds out that he like Airi, she decides to go after Taki. After a little misunderstanding is cleared up, Kansaki and Airi become friends. She tends to be very fickle when it comes to boyfriends and acts extremely bipolar, as Airi once dully noted. In Grade 6 elementary, Michiru confessed to Gorou, but was rejected. Since then, she ignored him completely and began dating many different boys in order to forget him.

• Hatori Kumika

Became Nako's friend in the beginning, but it was only to get information on Airi. She later starts to bully Nako, but Airi immediately puts a stop to it. She also pays a group of boys to beat up Taki when he's sick. She later betrays 'F' along side with Iseya. Sides with 'F'. In the end, Hatori is determined to battle Michiru for Gorou's affections.

• Gojou-sensei

An extremely sadistic gym teacher who is in control of 'F'. He calls himself "The God of 'F'" He doesn't allow anyone in 'F' to act without his permission, even going as far as to hit those who disobey. His first priority is to save himself, laying the blame on others. He is only liked by the members of 'F'. When Taki, Airi, Iseya, Kumika, Michiru, Hikaru and Nako have evidence that 'F' is doing bad things, he orders the members to knock them unconscious and throw them into the swimming pool to drown. However, it turns out that he had a miserable middle school life, forced to committ crimes for his classmates. they don't turn him into the police, and he becomes a better teacher.

Volumes

1. ISBN 4-08-856381-6 published on June 14, 2002
2. ISBN 4-08-856424-3 published on December 11, 2002
3. ISBN 4-08-856459-6 published on May 15, 2003
4. ISBN 4-08-856496-0 published on October 15, 2003
5. ISBN 4-08-856525-8 published on March 15, 2004

External links

• Max Lovely! (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia