Royal 17

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Rumina is the successor to the wealthiest company in Japan, namely the Hanaki corporation., and is therefore in training to become a lady.

However, Rumina herself is not satisfied with this lifestyle and secretly sneaks out from time to time to eat fast food. And this is how she meets a mysterious guy, who pays for her meal in exchange for a 'date'. After Rumina refuses, he forcefully kisses her and she runs away.

The plot is not really orginal; rich girl with boundaries meets boy, wants to be with boy but can't since she's already engaged to another person. However it has a twist which ... might surprise you.

Still, Royal Seventeen's strongest point is the art - it's not great, but definitely good enough to catch your eye. The characters' design are well thought out, albeit their stereotype personalities.

The hereoine, Rumina, starts out as a fed-up, typically-cute girl who just wants the freedom to do whatever she wants. She's also constantly being sexually harassed, but of course saved by the good guy. The' good guy' is also the only one that the mangaka lets harass Rumina.

Rumina's love interest is perfect, and he can do anything from art class to martial arts. He never loses. His only flaw seems to be the normal bishounen trait: too possessive.

The supporting characters helps making the story lighter and more flipped out. I especially found the maid and Rumina's friend Jessica to be the most entertaining. Rumina's fiancé was a rich, but weak and a 'loser'. If he hadn't been so weird and more normal it would've been less clear as how to the story would turn out, although it would've lost a huge comedy element.

Sometime in the middle, I thought that she would grow a back-bone and stand up for herself, but sadly that developement never happened. Basically, the character development was non-existent which annoyed me to no end. Sure, it was fun to read but I found it a bit too stereotype and simple for me. I would've wished that the mangaka would've built up the attraction between Rumina and the guy more slowly, because to me it seemed that everything was happening way too fast.

But if you're looking for a decent smut; go on.

Story: I love the forbidden lovers thing so the story fit perfectly being as it was the forbidden love between a girl and her boyguard. I thought that the story felt a little rushed, and didn't really go enough into details. Like one moment they meet the next they're in love.

Art: Was very well done I like how clothes, hair,and accessories were drawn really exact, and was very detail to even small things.

Character: To me the lead girl character seemed to be a push-over, and was a person who didn't know what she wanted. Because of her traits I feel that it allows ... readers to feel more like she's real. I think that the led girl in the story acted similar to how average girls act. The main guy to me was the regular "I own her" type of a guy, that is the jerk/tough guy..etc.

Enjoyment: I have to say I enjoyed the funny moments, and the smut in the story, and also the progress that the characters made throughout the story.

The story seemed a little hokey, but that's the joy of shoujo right? I did like the animation, big eyes, sharp lines, handsome fellas.. always a good thing.. Character development was decent. There was a fair amount of conflict, which helped to move the story along nicely. Overall, it was good.