Shinshi Doumei Cross
The Gentleman's Alliance Cross
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Shinshi Doumei Cross

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross, Shinshi Doumei +, Umi no Chikyuugi Nocturne, The Globe of the Sea - Nocturne, Shoujo Eve Ringo Jikake no 24 Ji, Shojo Eve: Eve's Applework 24 Hours, Kusame and Komaki and the Key of Love, Umi no C
Japanese: 紳士同盟†
English: The Gentleman's Alliance Cross
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 11
Chapters: 59
Status: Finished
Published: Aug 3, 2004 to Jun 3, 2008
Genres: Comedy Comedy, Drama Drama, Romance Romance
Theme: School School
Demographic: Shoujo Shoujo
Serialization: Ribon Magazine
Authors: Tanemura, Arina (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 7.841 (scored by 1268712,687 users)
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Ranked: #11672
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Popularity: #707
Members: 26,730
Favorites: 1,052

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Synopsis

Imperial Academy is an elite private school whose student body is divided into the ranks of Gold, Silver, and Bronze. Depending on your family's wealth and your individual merit, you can be classified as a Silver or Bronze student. However, there is only one Gold student, and this year that person is Shizumasa Touguu—nicknamed "the Emperor" because he is the Student Council President.

When she was very young, Haine Otomiya fell in love with Shizumasa, after reading the children's picture book that he authored. She had met him twice before attending Imperial Academy, but as a Bronze student, her rank is far below his, so she has been unable to approach him at school.

Haine jumps at an opportunity to get close to Shizumasa, and she unexpectedly becomes his bodyguard as well as a member of the Student Council. It seems like a dream come true for her, but soon she will learn that everyone in the Student Council is hiding secrets, and her own shameful history cannot be forgotten either.

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Background

Shinshi Doumei Cross was published in English as The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross by VIZ Media under the Shojo Beat imprint from March 6, 2007 to April 6, 2010.

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Reviews

Dec 4, 2022
I'd put this one at a 7.5/10. My favorite thing about SDC is the somewhat fantastical but still not magical academy setting. Something about Arina Tanemura's detailed art really lended itself to creating that surreal, immersive atmosphere. Very few other shoujo mangaka would be able to achieve this.

The heroine Haine is very standard for Arina, but she is at least a little flawed so I felt she was still somewhat likable. The plot is very heavy on the melodrama and while there were interesting parts, other parts made me roll my eyes. Overall, I guess SDC is more of a guilty pleasure of mine ...
Jan 18, 2017
Art :
Arina sensei sure have a good talent on drawing manga. I read Sakura hime kaden too (well, not finished because publisher in my country dropped the series) and I like it a lot. but not in Shinshi doumei cross. first book, I have to re-read it to remember the character (every chara look same!). I can't tell the different of Ushio and Haine when they close up. well, mailman and the strahl too (but I can look the different from the hat and hair when reading chapter 2).
Arina sensei drawing is good, but it's tiring reading this manga because almost of page is full ...
Aug 16, 2016
Mixed Feelings
Oh man, this manga. If you like over-dramatized, high school, slide-of-life manga, go right ahead.

-Story-

The plot is so over-dramatic I found it impossible to connect with any of the characters or the story at all. Even the overall plot of nice girl slowly melts the icy heart of popular boy so dull.

So much goes on with this story at such an inflated, ridiculous scale.

-Art-

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