MeruPuri, Vol. 1: Volume 1
By (Author) Matsuri Hino
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
5th July 2005
United States
General
Fiction
741.5952
Paperback
192
Width 127mm, Height 191mm, Spine 18mm
197g
All high school freshman Airi Hoshina ever wanted was to someday live in a cozy home with a loving husband, and find joy in the little things in life. As a result, she makes it her daily mission to get to school on time because school legend has it that the longer one's non-tardy streak is, the better boyfriend one will find. But just when her daily routine is working like clockwork, an occurrence of fairytale proportions threatens to disrupt her grand plan.
On the way to school one morning, Airi loses her mirrorone that had been passed down to her through generationsand suddenly finds herself in a bizarre situation. Never in her wildest dreams did she expect Aram, a little boy from a magical kingdom, to have emerged from the mirror in the short time it took her to track it down!
A former bookstore shopkeeper, Matsuri Hino's first published title, Kono Yume ga Sametara (When This Dream is Over) appeared in LaLa DX magazine in 1995. With the success of her series Toraware no Minoue (Captive Circumstance) and MeruPuri, Hino has established herself in the world of shjo manga.