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This review has been written with only 11 chapters out, so try not to judge it too harshly please.

Ok, the basic storyline follows the adventures of Zenkichi Hitoyoshi who helped his childhood friend Medaka Kurokami to become student council president with a 98% of the school's vote. He is then roped by Medaka into joining the council himself and she forces him into many bizarre situations in response to the many suggestions in the suggestion box. Hilarity ensues.

Story: 8/10
A classic style storyline, but a good one nonetheless. (I'm a bit of a sucker for school life.)

Art: 9/10
I find the art very well done. It ... allows you to really feel the character's emotions.

Characters: 10/10
This is where I think this manga really shines. The characters are the most enjoyable part of this manga.

Medaka Kurokami is a genius, brilliant at sports, and extremely rich. She also has a toned body and rather generous buxom (both of which she has little hesitation in showing off). Her dominant demeanor led her to victory in the student council election despite being a first year student. She often manipulates her childhood friend into helping her, despite his constant insistance that it's "just this once."

Zenkichi Hitoyoshi is Medaka's childhood friend. As is often stated at the beginning, he is also the one who understands her better than anyone else in the world. He is a rather hilarious fellow, who always falls for Medaka's "cute girl" switch. Putting all that aside, he really does care for her a lot, and will do almost anything she asks of him.

Last character review: Hansode Shiranui.
Though she's not "officially" a main character, she does appear in almost every chapter after the pilot. In my mind, she is the most amusing! She collects data from places "you're better off not knowing" and takes great pleasure in watching diabolical acts and humor. She has an baby face, immature body, and a severly twisted mind. Truly amazing!


Enjoyment: 9/10
All said Medaka Box is one of the most enjoyable slapstick style manga I've ever had the pleasure of reading. I really look forward to the next chapter and I hope that it proves just as enjoyable for the rest of its circulation.


Overall: 36/40=9/10

On a side note: there's just one thing in the manga I don't get:

Why on earth do several of the characters seem to think of the student council office as a changing room?

Synopsis: A 17 year old girl, named Ayu, is selling her body for money. She is depressed, doesn't believe in happiness, and thinks that the world is rotten and that the only way to make it in this rotten, immoral world is to become rotten yourself. She thinks that love is nothing more than an unwanted burden that will get in the way of her job. She leads a miserable life, until she meets a very kind old lady, and an abandoned dog whose tongue has been cruelly cut out...
Just from observing the old lady, her persistence, and will to do good, Ayu starts ... to change, both herself and her opinion of the world...

*end synopsis*

*enter opinions*

This manga basically completely and utterly reveals the sad truth of the world today. I think I liked it so much (and still do) because it is a tragic, romantic story of redemption.

I really liked the powerful emotions it evokes. They are really easy to relate too. Although in the manga, the emotions are a bit extreme, many of us (by which I mean humans) have experienced the emotional trauma on a lesser scale.

All the major characters are brilliant. They each personify an undeniable truth of the world. One portrays the absolute doubting and untrusting nature of humans. Another depicts our ability and willingness to persevere through hardship for a higher cause. The third clearly shows that we must enjoy what time we have, because it's our most precious and the scarcest of all resources.

The entire story is like a roller coaster. It has its ups and downs, and by the end you wish that it hadn't ended, or, sometimes you even wish that you hadn't gone on it at all. But, as with roller coasters, you'll remember the thrill that you got while riding it, and you'll find yourself wanting to ride it (or, in this case, read it) again.

I believe that this is possibly the best manga I've ever read. I know it's definitly in the top three. Of my three candidates, this is the one that grabbed me and controlled my emotions the best.

I give it a 10 and advise any manga fan to read it.

NOTE: THIS STORY IS NOT FOR YOUNGER AUDIENCES! IT'S RATED MATURE FOR GOOD REASON! PLEASE USE GOOD JUDGEMENT AS TO WHEN AND WHERE YOU READ IT! (Remember what the main character does for a living!)